{"id":448588,"date":"2026-01-31T01:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448588\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T01:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:53:09","slug":"james-wan-on-returning-to-saw-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448588\/","title":{"rendered":"James Wan On Returning To “Saw” Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lionsgate<\/p>\n

Confusion has bloomed following comments by acclaimed horror filmmaker James Wan at a special screening of 2004\u2019s \u201cSaw\u201d at the Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Wan and Leigh Whannell created the franchise with the original film, which Wan directed and Whannell wrote and co-starred in. Both have remained executive producers throughout, but have had no real involvement with the sequels beyond writing contributions on the second and third films.<\/p>\n

Over six months ago, Blumhouse successfully acquired the rights to the franchise while Wan\u2019s Atomic Monster label joined forces with Blumhouse recently \u2013 effectively bringing the \u201cSaw\u201d franchise back under Wan\u2019s purview.<\/p>\n

Wan confirmed at the screening that the next film will serve as his comeback after nearly two decades of not being involved with the franchise, saying he and Whannell are heavily involved in the creative development of \u201cSaw 11\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I can say at this point is\u2026 we\u2019re gonna do one. We are going to make one. I don\u2019t want to say too much. It\u2019s very early still. Needless to say, the franchise has actually come back to Leigh and me. So we\u2019re very excited\u2026 yeah, that means a lot.<\/p>\n

We want to hark back to the spirit of the original film. We want to be mindful and be respectful of what fans have learned about the soapy nature of the entire franchise. We know there\u2019s a lot of love for the world, but we definitely want to go back to the spirit of the first film. We want to make another scary Saw movie. That\u2019s the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people ran with those comments, claiming that Wan would be returning to direct but Dread Central\u2019s Brad Miska<\/a> cleared that right up, saying \u201cI made a few calls and can put that to rest \u2013 in the viral clip, he was talking about being more hands-on with the franchise now that it\u2019s back with James and Leigh Whannell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Let Me Explain Movies<\/a><\/p>\n