Thursday, November 8

• Saw's Smith set to Slaughter movie lovers with snuff film

  No, Slaughter is not a biopic based on the seminal early '90s hair metal band responsible for such awesomely craptastic hits as "Up All Night" and "Fly to the Angels"; it's a new horror pic starring current reigning scream queens Shawnee Smith (Saw II, Saw III, and presumably Saw IV through XVII), Erica Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and AnnaLynne McCord (Day of the Dead). According to The Hollywood Reporter, all three have signed on for the flick, in which they'll play "actresses unknowingly cast in a Japanese snuff film."

  Which begs the question: how many actresses are knowingly cast in snuff films? Do they hold auditions for these things? I can't say I've ever overheard an out-of-work actor say, "Man, I really hope I get that Japanese snuff film I auditioned for."

  
  

  Posted 11/08/2007 by Thomas

  Shawnee Smith | Erica Leerhsen | Saw V | Saw VI | Saw IV | Saw III | Saw II | Slaughter

Saturday, October 27

• Return of the living dead (characters)

  You just can't keep a good horror villain down. When we last glimpsed Saw's fiendishly sadistic bad guy Jigsaw, at the end of the popular horror series' third installment, he was lying in a pool of blood -- unquestionably, irrefutably, undeniably dead. Deader than the Rockies' chances of winning the World Series.

  And yet, not only does Jigsaw return to his torturous ways in Saw IV, star Tobin Bell is signed on to reprise his signature role in two additional installments of the lucrative franchise.

  While slasher flicks are notorious for resurrecting dead characters, the dubious practice is surprisingly common in other genres as well. Check out our list of eight of the lamest excuses for bringing deceased characters back from the dead. 

  
  

  Posted 10/27/2007 by Thomas

  Tobin Bell | Saw IV | Saw III

Thursday, June 14

• The Return of Jigsaw

  When we last left Jigsaw, the horror genre's preeminent villain was lying in a pool of blood, his throat slashed from ear to ear during the closing moments of Saw III.

  But good horror villains rarely stay dead for long, and Jigsaw is set to resume his fiendishly sadistic ways this October in Saw IV. The question is, how exactly do the filmmakers plan to resurrect him? The web is awash with rumor and speculation from the Saw faithful.

  At a Tuesday press mixer to celebrate the completion of principal photography on their latest blood-soaked epic, Saw IV star Tobin Bell, director Darren Lynn Bousman and producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules coyly avoided spilling any details regarding Jigsaw's return. They did, however, assure us that Jigsaw does not have a twin brother. Nor is he a ghost or some other supernatural entity. And no, Saw IV will not be a prequel. And though I forgot to ask whether Jigsaw had somehow been cloned, I'm fairly certain that's not the case either.

  Check back with us in a few weeks for a more detailed rundown of Tuesday's event. In the meantime, email me your own Jigsaw conspiracy theories at tleupp@reelzchannel.com.

  
  

  Posted 06/14/2007 by Thomas

  Tobin Bell | Saw IV | Saw III

Friday, April 6

• Saw IV News  
  

  In the grand schlock horror tradition, it appears the Saw series is going the way of the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street series in that, it really doesn't seem to matter to much that Jigsaw died last time around. He'll still be back in Saw IV.
  
  Our buddy over at bloody-disgusting.com, Brad Miska, is reporting that some story details have come out on the latest movie. Darren Lynn Bousman is back to direct and Gilmore Girl's Scott Patterson will portray Jigsaw's latest plaything. Saw IV releases just before Halloween on October 26th.
  
  
  
  
  Next Showing: Saw IV opens October 26, 2007
  

  A clip from Saw III

  Posted 04/06/2007 by Jeff

  Scott Patterson | Saw III | Saw II | Saw