Saw (franchise)
Saw is an American horror franchise distributed by Lionsgate. It is produced by Twisted Pictures and created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. It is made up of eight movies. In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short movie to help pitch as a potential feature movie.
The sequels were directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, David Hackl, and Kevin Greutert, and were written by Wan, Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The movies are released every October the Friday before Halloween.
Saw 3D, is the final installment of the series.[1] Lionsgate reportedly wanted to continue the franchise in 2012 with a reboot.[2] An eighth movie, Jigsaw, was released in October 2017.
The franchise is about John Kramer (played by Tobin Bell), also called the "Jigsaw Killer" or simply "Jigsaw". He traps his victims before killing them through traps.
The franchise has made over $1 billion from box office and retail sales by 2009.[3]
Other characters in the franchise are Billy the Puppet, David Tapp (played by Danny Glover) and Amanda Young (played by Shawnee Smith).
Movies
Saw (franchise) Media
Significant cast members of the Saw film series, actors to have appeared in more than one film or received recognition for their participation including (left to right, starting with the top row) Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Cary Elwes,
The Saw series was placed in the Guinness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Franchise". Pictured here is director Kevin Greutert receiving the award at the 2010 Comic-Con.
Saw – The Ride at Thorpe Park
References
- ↑ Bowles, Scott. 'Saw 3D' will be the final cut for horror franchise. USA Today (July 22, 2010). Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ↑ Lionsgate Remaking Saw?DreadCentral.
- ↑ Lidz, Franz. Limbs Pile Up, and Money, Too (October 21, 2009)The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 3, 2017.