Saw V, VI, VII and possibly VIII!

[_____V_____]

...and you thought the making of Saw IV was exasperating...:rolleyes:


March 3, 2008 - IGN TV recently spoke to Scott Patterson (The CW's Aliens in America), who had a notable role in last fall's Saw IV as Strahm, the FBI agent who found himself trapped in a bad situation as the film ended. Patterson will be reprising that role in Saw V and revealed that he hadn't seen a script yet, but that production begins very soon – on March 17th -- noting that the producers are always "very secretive."

Patterson said that when it comes to getting hints on what's next in the extremely interconnected series, the actors are given some information but, "They don't give you much. And we're not really permitted to talk about it. The level of secrecy…I signed all these forms. They could take away my house if I mentioned a storyline."

Patterson is actually signed for the series through Saw VI, though he stressed, "Well, they can kill off any character at any time – as you've seen. I'll be doing V and I'm signed for VI – but that doesn't mean I'll actually be in it or do it. It's their option."

The actor told us about the difficulties of working on the films, saying, "There's a lot of choices that can't be made because it doesn't fit into scene six of the first Saw movie. A scene in one film informs the next and so on in every direction possible. And also there's things that the director knows that will be happening in V and VI that will dictate notes that he gives you on a scene. So he can't tell you much, but all he can say is, 'You really can't make that choice because it won't fly in VI…and then they'll have to rewrite VI….' It does get a little confusing at times. But as long as you don't knock over the furniture and slip on the blood, you're OK."

Meanwhile, IGN has confirmed that Saw IV cast members Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, and Costas Mandylor will return for the Lionsgate franchise's fifth installment, which will be directed by the series' former production designer David Hackl.

Bell plays the franchise's central character Jigsaw, while Patterson and Mandylor play FBI Agent Strahm and police detective Hoffman, respectively. Patterson made his franchise debut in Saw IV, while Mandylor joined in Saw III.

Saw V begins filming March 17, and is slated for a October 24, 2008 release.

[Freak]

Wow I can wait.Oh wait yes I can becasue they will probably be as horrible as 4 was.Saw IV was alrigh til the end, that just didn't make any sense at all.

[Kane_Hodder]

They are churning out a sequel every year? This is ridiculous.:rolleyes:

[siorai]

I don't really mind them continuing the series. At least with Saw the movies are all interconnected. It's an ongoing, evolving storyline. Take something like Friday the 13th and the sequals are really just excuses to kill more people. The storyline doesn't evolve anywhere at all. "OK, we're doing a new Friday the 13th movie. No, I have never seen any of the others, but I'm going to write and direct this one anyways. Now the only question that matters: where are we going to have Jason killing completely random people this time?" Bleh.

I fully realize that Saw is a pretty popular franchise to rag on, but at least they're doing more than just throwing blood, tits, and ass on the screen yet again and laughing the whole time while they rake in the cash from people watchign the same movie yet again, just in a slightly different setting.

[wildfire]

I love them!! The last one was heavy on the gore.......... Yeah!! :D

[Despare]

Wow I can wait.Oh wait yes I can becasue they will probably be as horrible as 4 was.Saw IV was alrigh til the end, that just didn't make any sense at all.

The ending of IV made perfect sense and if V and VI are as good as IV I'll watch them. If V sucks I will skip VI. Damn, I wonder why people have this inherited desire to hate any sequel past 3 (or for some 2), just watch the movies and if you think they're bad skip the next ones. Like you Freak, I see a legitimate reason for you not to want to see V and VI but people who liked Saw II didn't want a third, and some who liked III didn't want to see IV. At least they're not remakes and it's nice to see a company actually working with the IP they have to tell a complete story. Now if IV was "Jigsaw Takes Manhattan" I'd be worried.

[Castlewood]

I heard they're stopping at VII.

That would be cool... Seven solid films, all connected.

[_____V_____]

Mar 15, 2008


Latest Casting News:-

Betsy Russell - who plays Jigsaw's wife Jill - will be joining Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor and Mark Rolston in Lionsgate's Saw V, which hits theaters October 24.

David Hackl takes the reigns of director for the latest film, which begins lensing this Monday in Toronto, Canada.

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton continue to write for the franchise that is looking as far down the line as six sequels.

[_____V_____]

First poster for Saw V, releasing on Oct 24th :-


http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12736

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3966867200/tt1132626

[Freak]

I have to admit that poster is pretty sweet.

[_____V_____]

It turns out there's plenty of life left in "Saw" and Jigsaw John.

With "Saw VI" due to open in the usual October slot, Lionsgate has greenlit "Saw VII" with a January start of production.
David Hackl -- production designer of the second, third and fourth films and helmer of "Saw V" -- has been tapped to direct.

Mark Burg and Oren Koules, who have produced all six of the "Saw" pics, are back as producers.
And scribes Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who penned the fourth, fifth and sixth films, are writing the seventh.

Lionsgate has worldwide rights in North America and the United Kingdom.
The five "Saw" pics to date have grossed more than $700 million worldwide.

Dunstan and Melton, who broke into Hollywood via Project Greenlight, also wrote home-invasion thriller "The Collector," which opens next weekend through Freestyle Releasing.
That pic also marks Dunstan's helming debut.

[fuglystick]

I suppose as long as they keep making 14 year olds, they'll keep making Saw movies.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

i suppose as long as they keep making 14 year olds, they'll keep making saw movies.

lol


,,,,,,,,

[serdarot]

This film series was in the dumps after part 2, which is a pity given how fresh the original Saw film was when it came out.

[HostelSaw]

I like the saw and am a huge fan (not 14 either :) ) I think there is still so much to go on and so far the only one I didnt really care for was 2 but V's ending was great and I think 6 will be awesome too

[_____V_____]

IGN had the chance to sit down with the producer, director and writers of the upcoming Saw VI to discuss the future of the franchise, and while all involved were fairly mum on the plot of the newest film and where it might go in the next installment, they did talk about the decision to film Saw VII in 3-D.

"Saw, just by the way it's shot, lends itself to being a 3-D movie," said producer Mark Berg. "We saw a test that somebody did, a minute of Saw transferred from 2-D to 3-D and it looked great. We're not going to transfer VII, but we'll actually shoot it in 3-D. We want to be able to build the sets in a way that takes advantage of depth. We're going to design traps to come out at you. The pendulum trap that opened the last movie would have been great in 3-D. There's a lot of the movie we're planning through the victims eyes, seeing stuff as it comes toward them. But I think the audience wants those moments where the weapon comes into the audience."

Co-writer Marcus Dunstan seemed enthusiastic about the jump to 3-D. "It adds a whole new layer of discipline and criteria to creating these moments. We've had a very flat surface to try to get a reaction out of you. Now, we get to push out a bit and envelop the viewer, still maintaining the patterns that have worked and been successful, but also to raise it up a notch."

"When you say you're doing 3-D, everybody thinks you have to go out and show the widest vistas and the most majestic landscapes," added co-writer Patrick Melton. "But in a way, when we go to 3-D on the Saw films, it's like an anti-3-D movie. We're now in a box, and it's going to make the house of horrors come to life even more. Now we have a lead character and you're going to be inside this place with him and when things come out at him, they'll also come out at you."

As far as where the series might go from there, don't expect to get much from Berg. "We have the story threaded through Saw VIII. Where it goes beyond that, I couldn't tell you."

[friday13thfan]

Seriously. Stop with the 3D. It was ok for a few movies but thats all movies are now is 3D it seems. To many 3D movies takes away from the "novelty" of it all.

[book_and_horror_lover]

i just watched a trailer for saw VI.. i have to say it doesn't do it for me.. but i'll watch it to see if it's any good when it's in the cinema.. but i don't see how it's going to be good.. i think they've gotten it all finished with after V saw films.. don't get me wrong i LOVE the saw films.. and i am hoping i'm wrong to think the new saw films won't be good or as good as the others.. so fingers crossed ;)

[marianne]

i havnt really seen the new film becasue i am too young but i thought that the other films of the saws was quite good but not as good as the first, but then how the ghell does the original man jigsaw find other ppl to kill now that he is dead??

but i thought that the poster on the wall for the new saw looked really really good.
marianne

[_____V_____]

Despite Saw VI getting trounced at the box office, Lionsgate has confirmed that the horror series will continue.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns said at the Media and Money conference in New York on Thursday that Saw VII will go ahead. "As long as we make money on it we'll keep doing this," the studio exec declared.

In related news, Shock Till You Drop reports that Lionsgate and Twister Pictures have set a October 22, 2010 release date for Saw VII, which will also be the first installment in the series made for 3-D.

Returning for VII are screenwriters Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton and director David Hackl, as well as stars Costas Mandylor and (presumably) Tobin Bell.

[The_Return]

"As long as we make money on it we'll keep doing this," the studio exec declared.

At least they're being honest...

[Doc Faustus]

Get me the head of a Lion's Gate, a camera and a fifty dollar Home Depot gift card. I'll show you what torture looks like.

[p1zl3]

I have a feeling the Saw series will get good around Saw: XXVII...

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