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Spiral director says the film will expand the Saw mythology and bring a fresh tone to the franchise

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Spiral: From the Book of Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman has discussed how the ninth film in the long-running Saw horror franchise will compare to the previous instalments. During an appearance on The Boo Crew Podcast (via Bloody Disgusting), Bousman revealed that Spiral looks and feels like a Saw movie, but will also something completely different especially with the […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw director on whether he’s open to more Saw sequels after directing four instalments

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Although Spiral: From the Book of Saw has recently been delayed by Lionsgate to May 21st, 2021, director Darren Lynn Bousman has discussed his future with the Saw franchise moving forward. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Bousman admitted that after directing three previous Saw films a decade ago he thought he would never return to the franchise but now, […]

Tobin Bell endorses another actor to take on the role of John Kramer/Jigsaw

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Although Tobin Bell has had a long career as an actor, he’s perhaps best known amongst horror fans as John Kramer a.k.a. Jigsaw in the Saw franchise. While Bell’s future as the character is currently unclear, he has offered his support on another actor taking on the role in future instalments. In a recent interview […]

New international poster for Spiral: From the Book of Saw

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Following on from last month’s teaser trailer, Lionsgate has now unveiled a new international poster for the next instalment in the Saw franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw featuring Chris Rock; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell reveals Chris Rock expressed his interest in the franchise to him years ago SEE […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw receives an R-rating

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As a surprise to no one who is even remotely familiar with the franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw has received an R-rating, as with all eight previous instalments in the horror series. Reported by Bloody Disgusting, Spiral: From the Book of Saw has officially been rated “R” for “sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, pervasive […]

Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell reveals that Chris Rock expressed his interest in the franchise to him years ago

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The news that Chris Rock was to executive produce and star in a brand-new instalment in the Saw franchise was a surprise to everyone. However, according to Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell, who wrote the screenplay for the first three movies, Rock had expressed his interest in working on a Saw title with him at a party back in 2015 […]

Saw reboot Spiral gets its first teaser trailer and poster

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The news that Chris Rock was to executive produce a new installment of the Saw franchise had every one sit up and take notice, which is something you probably hadn’t expected as the law-of-diminishing returns had long since taken over the horror series. Well, now it’s almost upon us, and not only have Lionsgate released […]

Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols join Chris Rock in Saw reboot as filming begins

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Back in May it was announced that Lionsgate and Chris Rock are joining forces to reboot the Saw horror franchise, and now comes word that the comedian is set to be joined in the cast of the film by Samuel L. Jackson (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Marisol Nichols (Riverdale). […]