Chris Thomas Devlin | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Chris Thomas Devlin is an American screenwriter, best known for his work on Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) and Cobweb (2023).
In 2015, he began his career by scripting The Wretched Emily Derringer, which appeared on that year's Black List survey. [1] [2] In 2018, Devlin wrote an unsolicited screenplay for the horror film Cobweb (2023). [3] The screenplay was included in 2018's Black List and Blood List. [4] [5] In November 2019, he gained notability when he was hired as a screenwriter on Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), which served as a direct sequel to the original film and ignored all other installments of the franchise. [6] [7] [8] The film was met with largely negative critical and audience reviews. [9] By November 2020, Lionsgate bought Devlin's screenplay for the horror film Video Nasty. [10]
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