Saw 4 Coming Halloween 2007
SAW III opened to a $34.3 million weekend, the biggest debut weekend for the franchise. Because of the growing success of the Saw franchise, Lionsgate Films plans to add more films to the SAW series beginning with SAW IV in October 2007.
"The entire Lionsgate team has displayed boundless creativity, energy and marketing savvy, and they have been key to the success of this franchise. And there is still a lot of life in the SAW franchise," SAW producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures said. "Writers have been hired and work is underway on SAW IV, which will continue the SAW reign of terror for Halloween 2007 ... After all, legends never die."
The opening weekend for SAW III also gave Lionsgate its highest-grossing weekend in its history. The previous record was held by SAW II which took in $31.7 million on its opening weekend.
"As a filmmaker and horror fan, it's been amazing to helm both of these films, SAW II and SAW III. This premise and franchise have so much substance to them, and with the devotion of the fans it is even more important that the SAW series continues," SAW III director Darren Lynn Bousman said. "We came up with a lot of great ideas and threads while making SAW III, and fortunately we were able to turn those ideas into individual scenes that perpetuate the SAW themes and motifs. Now that we've laid the groundwork for future SAW chapters, I'll hand off the filmmaking baton and look forward to next Halloween and another Jigsaw fix."
UPDATE (02/20/07): It seems that Bousman will not be handing off the baton afterall. Bousman, who also directed Saw II and Saw III, will return to the director's chair for Saw IV.
"It's not often that a filmmaker is given the opportunity to follow a genuinely compelling character through two films, much less three," Bousman said in a story on Mania.com. "So I'm very excited about picking up the reins on 'Saw IV,' and delving even deeper into the Jigsaw legend."
"The entire Lionsgate team has displayed boundless creativity, energy and marketing savvy, and they have been key to the success of this franchise. And there is still a lot of life in the SAW franchise," SAW producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures said. "Writers have been hired and work is underway on SAW IV, which will continue the SAW reign of terror for Halloween 2007 ... After all, legends never die."
The opening weekend for SAW III also gave Lionsgate its highest-grossing weekend in its history. The previous record was held by SAW II which took in $31.7 million on its opening weekend.
"As a filmmaker and horror fan, it's been amazing to helm both of these films, SAW II and SAW III. This premise and franchise have so much substance to them, and with the devotion of the fans it is even more important that the SAW series continues," SAW III director Darren Lynn Bousman said. "We came up with a lot of great ideas and threads while making SAW III, and fortunately we were able to turn those ideas into individual scenes that perpetuate the SAW themes and motifs. Now that we've laid the groundwork for future SAW chapters, I'll hand off the filmmaking baton and look forward to next Halloween and another Jigsaw fix."
UPDATE (02/20/07): It seems that Bousman will not be handing off the baton afterall. Bousman, who also directed Saw II and Saw III, will return to the director's chair for Saw IV.
"It's not often that a filmmaker is given the opportunity to follow a genuinely compelling character through two films, much less three," Bousman said in a story on Mania.com. "So I'm very excited about picking up the reins on 'Saw IV,' and delving even deeper into the Jigsaw legend."
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