Jigsaw Returns To Theaters For 10th Anniversary of SAW
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 28 August 2014 08:20
- Written by Lupe R Haas
SAW launched the careers of director James Wan and his co-writer Leigh Whannell who went to to create other horror franchises such “Insidious” and the best horror film of 2013 - “The Conjuring.”
Starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Tobin Bell and Monica Potter, SAW was a groundbreaking film for its originality. The villain Jigsaw masterminded the kills, but he actually didn’t commit them as he let his human victims choose for themselves whether they were selfish enough to survive at the expense of others.
Following SAW’s success, other films copied the splatter and torture horror style. If you haven’t seen it on the big screen, now’s your chance. Starting October 31, 2014, SAW will be available in theaters for one week only.
For more on the news, read the official press release below.
SANTA MONICA, CA August 27, 2014 – This Halloween, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the theatrical release of SAW, the film that kicked off the most successful horror franchise in history, by bringing it back to theaters nationwide for one week only. The film will open on Friday, October 31st, with select screenings beginning Thursday night, October 30th. The seven SAW films grossed $874 million at the box office worldwide and were hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Most Successful Horror Franchise” of all time.
“The launch of SAW was a signature event in Lionsgate’s history, establishing our first franchise and paving the way for our growth into a global studio,” said Lionsgate President of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Jason Constantine. “We are excited for our fans to revisit the twisted magic that first blew their minds on Halloween 2004.”
“As part of SAW’s 10th anniversary, we’re thrilled to give new fans and audiences the opportunity to experience this film on the big screen for the very first time,” added SAW’s producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg.
SAW was the first collaboration for co-creators James Wan, who directed the film, and Leigh Whannell, who wrote the screenplay. Together, they also created the successful INSIDIOUS franchise, and Wan has gone on to direct such high-profile films as THE CONJURING and the upcoming FAST & FURIOUS 7.
Directed by Wan from a script penned by Whannell, SAW is a psychological thriller focusing on two men who wake up in a secure lair of a serial killer, with a dead body lying between them. The killer, nicknamed “Jigsaw,” leaves them tape recorded messages with details of how to make it out alive. The only way for one man to make it out alive is to do the unthinkable. The two men desperately try to find a way out, while also trying to figure out who's behind their kidnapping. The film, which was released over Halloween weekend on October 29, 2004, was produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules, and Mark Burg.