Spiral: From the Book of Saw director reveals deleted trap

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

So this is kind of a bummer. On this week's Boo Crew Podcast, Spiral: From the Book of Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman detailed a trap that was filmed, but ultimately cut from the film. 

Here are the pertinent quotes:

We cut an entire scene out, an entire trap scene…Which was a huge kind of bummer for me. We were having huge problems with the MPA this time. And I’m not even sure why, because I don’t think in any respect this is the most violent Saw film. But I think it may be the most widely accessible Saw film in the way you have two huge superstars [Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson] plus Max Minghella bringing a whole different side of audiences. I think the MPA was really on the offensive when they heard we were coming in.

There was a scene that took place in the third act, I won’t say who it was but another character dies…And it was by far the most gruesome, 100%. It was also the most mean-spirited. We’re like, ‘The movie can completely exist without this scene.’ And we ended up losing it, in the very end, I would say the last week before we locked the edit. I’m happy for that actor because he now survived. Now he can come back if there’s another one…

There were a lot of traps that didn’t make the cut, that we had ideas on, but there was only one trap that was shot that ended up getting cut. A guy’s face is completely… his entire face has come off. There was definitely some gore that was cut out.

Meanwhile, Spiral: From the Book of Saw – starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson – will play games in theaters May 14th!

So what do you guys think? Sad to see more gore go? Either way, sound off below!