The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American horror film that is a prequel to the remake of New Line Cinema's 2003 film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). It is directed by Jonathan Liebesman, written by Sheldon Turner and David J. Schow, and produced by Michael Bay, Mike Fleiss, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Bradley Fuller, Kim Henkel, and Tobe Hooper. It is distributed by New Line Cinema and was released on October 6, 2006 in North America.