With the original Saw film heading back to cinemas almost a decade on since its initial release, it seems that the franchise might not be as finished as we expected it to be.
Saw producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules recently opened up to the idea that an eight instalment in the horror franchise could happen, with Saw: The Final Chapter, as the name suggests, meant to be the final film from the series when it was released back in 2010.
“James [Wan] and Leigh [Whannell] …when Saw came out they were so afraid of being ‘the Saw guys’,” Koules explained in a recent interview with Shock Till You Drop. “Now that they’ve made their own mark, they’re very comfortable to come back. We’re getting there. James and Leigh are absolutely going to put their mark on it.”
Neither producer mentioned as to when this new Saw film would take place in the franchise’s timeline, leaving the possibility open that John Kramer, AKA Jigsaw, may not return in the series that centres on his iconic tests — or the eight instalment may serve as a prequel to the original Saw film, of course.
“Our goal is to go to Comic-Con, not next summer but the summer after [2016] with our heads up saying, ‘Here we go,’” Koules added. “James and Leigh are comfortable with the success they’ve had. And it’s time. James is in post on his movie. Leigh’s on post on [Insidious: Chapter 3]. Everyone has time and it’s time.”
Saw is scheduled to be re-released in cinemas on October 31st, 2014.
Via: Shock Till You Drop