According to ScreenRant, the long-running Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is getting a full reboot, with 2026 confirmed as the target window. Details remain scarce, but the announcement alone is enough to send the horror community into full speculation mode — and honestly, that's exactly where the fun begins.
Why This Reboot Has Fancasters Fired Up
Leatherface is one of the most iconic figures in horror history, and reboots of this caliber come with enormous expectations. The franchise has been through multiple iterations — sequels, prequels, reboots, and Netflix reimaginings — but a fresh 2026 take means a completely clean slate. That means new survivors, a new tone, and most importantly, a new actor stepping into that terrifying mask. For fancasters, this is the dream scenario: wide-open roles, no confirmed cast to argue with, and a property beloved enough that everyone has a strong opinion.
The key questions are already swirling. Do you go with a physically imposing unknown to make Leatherface feel genuinely threatening? Do you cast a recognizable character actor who can bring something unexpected beneath the surface? And who plays the survivors — the people who have to make audiences actually care before the chainsaw comes out? These are exactly the kinds of casting puzzles that myCast was built for.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The fancasting community hasn't been waiting around. Three separate Texas Chainsaw Massacre stories are already live on myCast, and together they paint a fascinating picture of where fan thinking is headed.
The most developed of the three, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, features 27 roles and has attracted votes across nearly every position in the cast. The most telling pick? Fans have tapped Mark Burnham for Leatherface — a choice that makes a lot of sense given his chilling, lumbering performance in the 2022 Netflix film. Clearly, some fans aren't ready to let that interpretation go, even for a full reboot. Behind the camera, Ti West has earned a vote as director, which feels like a genuinely inspired suggestion — his work on the X trilogy proved he understands how to make rural horror feel both grounded and deeply unsettling.
The survivor roles are where things get really interesting. is fan-cast as Jenna Hardesty, appears as Sally Hardesty, and and round out the ensemble alongside and competing for the same role of Derick Carson — which tells you fans are split on that one. Over in , the picks get more eclectic: showing up as Jerry and as Kirk suggests some fans want genuine star power leading the charge against the Sawyer family. A third story, , has 12 roles waiting and zero votes — a wide-open canvas for anyone who wants to make their mark early.