Kevin Greutert, who has directed three earlier Saw motion pictures, will tackle Saw XI.
Saw X director Kevin Greutert has signed on to make Saw XI, in accordance with a brand new report. The filmmaker, who additionally directed 2009’s Saw VI in 2009 and 2010’s Saw: The Final Chapter, returned to the franchise with a splash final yr, bringing again Jigsaw and getting the very best fan response that the sequence has had in years. While the movie’s writers aren’t coming again (there isn’t any phrase but on who’s writing the brand new script), bringing again Greutert makes lots of sense, contemplating the franchise is aiming to get one other installment into theaters this yr. That offers them comparatively little time to develop and produce it.
The information comes from horror outlet Bloody Disgusting, who teased “stay tuned for more” from the film. It is not clear whether or not they know an announcement is imminent.
Saw X occurred between the occasions of the primary two motion pictures, and introduced again each Tobin Bell’s Jigsaw and Shawnee Smith’s Amanda. It was a return to type, and one which thrilled followers as a result of within the time since Jigsaw’s demise, the franchise had tried and didn’t recapture the vitality he dropped at the desk a few instances.
“Originally, we were bringing it [Spiral] way more into the Saw universe, with Tobin Bell,” producer Oren Koules mentioned of Chris Rock’s 2021 spinoff. “Lionsgate convinced us to do a standalone movie. I loved Spiral, I’m really proud of it, but it did not do what we had hoped at the box office. We decided to go back and do the story that we originally planned on doing [with Saw X].”
In addition to incomes over $110 million on the field workplace and profitable over the disillusioned fanbase, Saw X managed to earn a “certified fresh” ranking (over 75% constructive critiques) on Rotten Tomatoes — the one film in your complete franchise to take action…and even come shut, with the next-highest-rated being Saw with 50%.
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