Directed by The Spierig Brothers Music by Charlie Clouser Production company Twisted Pictures | Starring Tobin Bell Music director Charlie Clouser Cast Tobin Bell | |
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Produced by Gregg Hoffman
Mark Burg
Oren Koules Written by Josh Stolberg
Pete Goldfinger Based on Saw
by James Wan
Leigh Whannell Initial release 20 October 2017 (United Kingdom) Directors Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Screenplay Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger Similar Saw VII, Saw, Saw VI, Saw II, Saw III Profiles | ||
Saw: Legacy is an upcoming American horror film directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, and starring Tobin Bell, Mandela Van Peebles, Laura Vandervoort, Brittany Allen, Callum Keith Rennie, Matt Passmore, Hannah Emily Anderson, Josiah Black, Shaquan Lewis, Michael Bolsvert, and James Gomez. It is the eighth installment in the Saw franchise, picking up over a decade after the death of the Jigsaw killer during the investigation of a new succession of murders that fit his modus operandi.
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The film is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2017 in the United States.
Development
Saw 3D was intended to be the final film in the Saw franchise, with the film being split into two parts. However, Lionsgate Films only allowed the filmmakers to make one more film after Saw VI under-performed at the box office. According to Saw 3D writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, because of the change, "the big reveal of Dr. Gordon was a bit underserved ... Perhaps creating more questions than answers. There were several ideas we never quite figured out. But I don’t want to say what they were, because you never know what might happen in the future."
In February 2016, it was reported that Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger will write the script. It became known in July 2016 that Michael and Peter Spierig will direct the film. Mark Burg and Oren Koules, who produced all of the previous entries in the Saw series, will also reprise their roles as producers. Composer Charlie Clouser described Legacy as a "reinvention" of the franchise, opining that "the Spierig brothers can deliver a fresh take on the material that will establish a new story line and new characters that can carry the saga into the future."
Filming
In October 2016, production was confirmed to have commenced on Saw: Legacy. The film was shot in November 2016, before entering post-production by that January. On March 2, 2017, Bloody Disgusting broke the first plot details and a full actor list, confirming that Tobin Bell will be returning in the role of Jigsaw to some degree.
Music
Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous entries in the Saw series, will return to score Saw: Legacy. Clouser will reimagine the music of the Saw franchise, following the six year hiatus between Saw 3D and Saw: Legacy. According to Clouser, "this will be an opportunity for me to re-imagine how I approach the score, and I’ll be trying a more stark, bold, and stripped-down approach that will be more in line with the strong vision that the Spierig brothers are bringing to the table."