The long-running Saw franchise is headed back to the big screen this Halloween season, with the box office success of last year’s Saw X paving the way for this year’s Saw XI.
Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report this week that Saw X director Kevin Greutert will return to direct the upcoming Saw XI! In addition to Saw X, Greutert directed both Saw VI in 2009 and later Saw: The Final Chapter in 2010, along with the horror movies Jessabelle in 2014 and Jackals more recently in 2017. He also edited Saw I through V and Jigsaw.
This has to be considered very good news for Saw fans, as most felt that Saw X was a much-needed course direction for the franchise, finally bringing it back to the highs of the past. Greutert’s return to the twisted and bloody saga brought both Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and Amanda (Shawnee Smith) back for a sequel cleverly set between the original film and its first sequel.
As we learned late last year, Saw X writers Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger will not be back to write the screenplay for Saw XI. Stay tuned for more info on the Saw XI creative team.
The games return to theaters on September 27, 2024.
Saw X, meanwhile, is now available on VOD outlets as well as 4K, Blu-ray and DVD. The franchise’s tenth film ended its worldwide box office run with an impressive $111.8 million.
It seems like Saw has once again become an annual Halloween tradition.
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