“John’s voice is iconic in the original opening and we thought it would help set the perfect tone in our own intro. “It felt important to honor the original ‘TCM’ at every opportunity,” Texas Chainsaw Massacre director David Blue Garcia said to Variety (opens in new tab). John Larroquette ( Night Court, The Librarians) will once again be serving as the narrator for Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
There is one actor from the original 1974 movie that is going to be a part of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, though he was never actually seen on screen. Fouéré is best known for roles in Mandy, Beastly and will be seen in the upcoming movie The Northman. Olwen Fouéré has been brought on to take over the role of Sally in this new movie. Marilyn Burns played Sally in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but she passed away in 2014. Like Leatherface, the 1974 original character Sally Hardesty will appear but not be portrayed by the original actress. Some of Burnham’s previous credits include Ultrasound, Lowlife and appearances on ‘90s shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 3rd Rock from the Sun. Instead, it will be Mark Burnham who dons the mask and wields the chainsaw in Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Leatherface. Unfortunately, Gunnar Hansen, the original Leatherface from the 1974 movie, passed away in 2015 and will not be able to reprise the role in this sequel. We also know that there will be at least one more connection to the 1974 movie than just Leatherface, as Sally Hardesty, the original’s final girl, will return and is looking for revenge. Netflix’s page for the movie adds these new characters/victims are “influencers looking to breathe life into a Texas ghost town.”
“After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas Town.”