The independent archive / 1974—2022
Franchise credits, character connections, and collected research.
Crew / 2017
Direction
An escape from a youth institution becomes a violent journey toward the identity of Leatherface. Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s prequel follows a different origin from the Thomas Hewitt story in The Beginning.
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Jim Alexander interviews Maury about the prequel. The article places the film alongside the French directing partnership’s earlier horror work.
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A release-period conversation about building a Leatherface origin story. Read alongside Sherwood’s interview to compare directing and writing perspectives.
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Anton Bitel interviews both directors about taking on an established horror figure. The discussion connects their own filmmaking background with the franchise assignment.
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A FrightFest conversation with the directing duo. Festival interviews capture the film’s presentation before or around its wider international release.
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Jennie Kermode’s interview considers the challenge of approaching Leatherface’s legacy. It adds another independent critical conversation with the filmmakers.
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