Bell eager to see Autopsy

October 18th 2007, 12:00am

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

Tobin Bell, the man that has given a face to the Jigsaw voice in the SAW franchise, may just be one of my favorite actors of all time. He really embodies what it means to be the character and is the reason I keep seeing SAW films.

MTV News got a chance to sit down with Tobin Bell to talk about the upcoming film. He admits he hasn’t seen the film yet, but anxiously awaits to watch the graphically gory autopsy scene.

“I look forward to seeing it — it’s the first thing in the film,” Bell said about watching his own autopsy, including the slicing open of his head and chest plate and the weighing of his brain. “Within the first four minutes of the film, you’ll get a really [good sense that Jigsaw is dead]. … I was back on the gurney. I’ve spent a lot of time in these films on steely slabs. … It’s interesting that Jigsaw gets dissected with the same kinds of metallic instruments that many of his [victims] get subjected to.

In what might be the ultimate testament to Bell’s scaring skills, however, even as Jonathan Kramer’s skin is being pulled back off his lifeless body, you can’t help but fear that his eyes are about to pop open so he can announce one last game. “Good,” cooed the series star. “That means I’ve conditioned you to my recuperative powers.”

I like that Tobin can see symbolism in the films every time he talks about them. He’s definitely a guy you can sit down and have a long deep talk with. Anyways, Bell continues to talk about the past aspect of Jigsaw’s life in SAW IV and how much they had to steer away from turning the film in to JIGSAW IN LOVE…(someone should make the fake trailer and post it on youtube right now!)

Click here to read the entire interview and be sure to see the next SAW film, SAW IV on October 26th.