Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures will be partnering with award-winning actor, director, and stand up comedian Chris Rock (yes, THAT Chris Rock) to spin-off and expand the world surrounding the SAW franchise. The new film will be released in October 2020 and this re-imagining will be directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who helmed three of the most successful films in the franchise.
Bousman tweets:
Start shooting the new Saw film in just a few days. Something I never thought I be typing again! Gotta be honest. No one is ready for the insanity about to bleed out on screen!
Bousman will direct the new flick from a screenplay is based on a story conceived by Chris Rock and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. It will be executive produced by Chris Rock, long-time executive producer Daniel Heffner and the original creators James Wan, and Leigh Whannell.
The film will be produced by longtime SAW producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules who said:
Chris wants to put his own spin on the Saw franchise in the way Eddie Murphy put a completely fresh perspective on buddy-cop films with 48 Hours. This new Saw is going to be an event film in the making for horror fans. It will have all of the twists and turns and hardcore layers that our fans expect directed by one of the masters of the craft, Darren Lynn Bousman. We can’t wait to get started.
Rock said this about the movie back in May:
I’ve been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004. I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.
The new film will be released on October 23, 2020. Are you excited for more adventures in the torture porn subgenre? Let us know below!