John Frizzell has signed on to score Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. The latest reimagining of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic is directed by John Luessenhop (Takers, Lockdown) and stars Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Dan Yaeger and Trey Songz. The movie is reportedly set immediately after the original film and follows a young woman who travels to Texas to collect an inheritance that includes Leatherface. The project’s script is written by Adam Marcus (Jason Goes to Hell: Final Friday) and Debra Sullivan. Carl Mazzocone (Repo! The Genetic Opera, Boxing Helena) is producing and Avi Lerner & Mark Burger are among the executive producers of the Nu Image Films production. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D is scheduled to be released on January 4, 2013 by Lionsgate. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website.
As previously reported, Frizzell also has the thriller The Loft starring Karl Urban, James Marsden, Eric Stonestreet, Wentworth Miller, Rachael Taylor, Isabel Lucas and Rhona Mitra coming up.