Saw Producers Hint at the Possibility of A New Film in the Franchise

<p>With the original <em>Saw <&sol;em>film heading back to cinemas almost a decade on since its initial release&comma; it seems that the franchise might not be as finished as we expected it to be&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Saw <&sol;em>producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules recently opened up to the idea that an eight instalment in the horror franchise could happen&comma; with<em> Saw&colon; The Final Chapter<&sol;em>&comma; as the name suggests&comma; meant to be the final film from the series when it was released back in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;James &lbrack;Wan&rsqb; and Leigh &lbrack;Whannell&rsqb; …when Saw came out they were so afraid of being &OpenCurlyQuote;the Saw guys’&comma;” Koules explained in a recent interview with Shock Till You Drop&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Now that they’ve made their own mark&comma; they’re very comfortable to come back&period; We’re getting there&period; James and Leigh are absolutely going to put their mark on it&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Neither producer mentioned as to when this new <em>Saw<&sol;em> film would take place in the franchise’s timeline&comma; leaving the possibility open that John Kramer&comma; AKA Jigsaw&comma; may not return in the series that centres on his iconic tests &&num;8212&semi; or the eight instalment may serve as a prequel to the original <em>Saw <&sol;em>film&comma; of course&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our goal is to go to Comic-Con&comma; not next summer but the summer after &lbrack;2016&rsqb; with our heads up saying&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;Here we go&comma;’” Koules added&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;James and Leigh are comfortable with the success they’ve had&period; And it’s time&period; James is in post on his movie&period; Leigh’s on post on &lbrack;Insidious&colon; Chapter 3&rsqb;&period; Everyone has time and it’s time&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Saw <&sol;em>is scheduled to be re-released in cinemas on October 31st&comma; 2014&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via&colon; <a title&equals;"Exclusive&colon; Producers Believe It’s Time for a New Saw Film&comma; Offer Time Frame" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;shocktillyoudrop&period;com&sol;news&sol;367851-exclusive-producers-believe-time-new-saw-film&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Shock Till You Drop<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;