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Sunday, October 11
After dying in Saw III, how will Jigsaw be significant in Saw VI? Tobin Bell describes Jigsaw's role in the upcoming sequel in a new featurette found on MySpace that includes new footage not found in the trailers. Check it out below.
Next Showing: Saw VI opens October 23
Posted 10/11/2009 by Ryan
Related: Saw III | Saw VI | Tobin Bell
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Wednesday, October 22
After four straight successes for the Saw franchise and a fifth seemingly in the bag, some surprising reports are emerging that Saw VI may be delayed, or might not even happen. These reports contradict other Saw news.
In an interview with Screens and Tech, Tobin Bell says he "wouldn't be surprised if it went further" before adding "if the fans want more, it means there's a market for more."
Other online reports have indicated that a Saw VI and VII were already greenlit and in pre-production, although producers were reluctant to offer confirmation at the recent round of press tours for Saw V.
Saw IV's box office take was down slightly from Saw III, but considering the average budget on III, IV, and V was in the meager $10 million range, ending the franchise would make little sense financially.
One final indicator that would seem to contradict emerging reports: The new VH1 reality show Scream Queens, co-hosted by Saw star Shawnee Smith, has contestants competing for the grand prize of a part in Saw VI.
Next Showing: Saw V opens in theaters nationwide this Friday, October 24
Posted 10/22/2008 by reelz
Related: Saw | Saw II | Shawnee Smith | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw VI | Tobin Bell | Saw V
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Thursday, November 8
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 11/8/2007 by reelz
Related: Saw II | Shawnee Smith | Erica Leerhsen | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw VI | Slaughter | Saw V
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Saturday, October 27
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 reelz
Related: Saw III | Saw IV | Tobin Bell
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Thursday, June 14
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 6/14/2007 by reelz
Related: Saw III | Saw IV | Tobin Bell
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Friday, April 6
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
Posted 4/6/2007 by reelz
Related: Scott Patterson | Saw | Saw II | Saw III