The Saw franchise dominated every Halloween season with new entries for years. After Chris Rock tried his hand at the series with his Jigsaw copycat killer spin-off Spiral: From the book of Saw, the OG is back as Tobin Bell returns to play more games. Saw X aims to take back the spooky holiday and revitalize the franchise.
The promotion machine is chugging along for the new torture film, and the official social media account for Saw X has released a new teaser video. ComingSoon.net reports that the new tweet sports the caption, “be careful who you put under the knife. #SawX #SawTenber.” In the teaser video, there is a cheeky parody of the popular board game from Milton Bradley, Operation. Only now, it’s Saw style. The board game is rebranded “Saw-peration” and the tagline on the game is “I want to *play* a game.” The game is designed with Jigsaw’s image and plays an audio clip of chilling laughter.
The synopsis for Saw X reads, “In the Twisted Pictures next installment John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back, and it’s the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s final games. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. The infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.”
It was recently reported that Saw VI and Saw: The Final Chapter director, Kevin Greutert, returns to helm this installment. Also, the Jigsaw and Spiral: From the Book of Saw screenwriters Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg have returned as well to pen the screenplay. Stolberg has promised that this entry “is gonna make John Kramer fans very happy!” It was additionally said that “The upcoming Saw movie is planned to be very much a John Kramer story…The idea is that the story is being told from Kramer’s point of view as opposed to following the trap victims.”
Get caught in the trap with Saw X this September 29.