A French directing partnership enters the franchise
Leatherface
Production history
Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury directed from Seth M. Sherwood’s screenplay. Their partnership brought a different filmmaking background to the series, with interviews frequently comparing the assignment to their earlier horror work.
Sam Strike plays Jackson, Vanessa Grasse plays Lizzy, Lili Taylor plays Verna Sawyer, and Stephen Dorff plays Hal Hartman. Antoine Sanier photographed the film, with John Frizzell composing the music.
The source collection separates the screenwriter’s account from the directing duo’s interviews. These perspectives can explain different stages of an origin story’s development without assuming that every early idea survived into the finished film.
Anton Bitel interviews both directors about taking on an established horror figure. The discussion connects their own filmmaking background with the franchise assignment.
A FrightFest conversation with the directing duo. Festival interviews capture the film’s presentation before or around its wider international release.