SAW XI withdrawn from the Lionsgate calendar: what becomes of the horror saga?
“I have read rumors. They say it’s game over. You should all know me better than that. The game is never finished …”, reacts Billy the Puppet, the Jigsaw ventriloque puppet.
With ten films in twenty years, we thought that nothing would stop the horror saga, one of the most profitable in Hollywood history. Especially thanks to the innovative approach to Saw X which recreated clever links with the first films. But the rest of the horror franchise, the exit of which was planned the September 26, 2025 (the same day as The Strangers: Chapter 2), has been withdrawn from the Lionsgate calendar.
The scriptwriter of the saga, Patrick Meltonhad already confided in The Hollywood Reporter on “” “THE bickering» Between producers and the American company on the rest of the film. Important for the cinema giant, the franchise Saw has garnered more than a billion dollars at the world box office after its launch in 2004 with the original film directed by James Wan. So, is the game definitely finished? We are not so sure …
Monday, Lionsgate shared a disturbing speech of Billy The Puppetthe ventriloque puppet used in films by Jigsaw (John Kramer):
“” “I read rumors. They say it’s game over. You should all know me better than that. The game is never finished. “
Saw XI canceled? Production would have stalled for a year
In May 2024, Patrick Melton and his collaborator Marcus Dunstan had already made a first version of the film. The project was “Blocked at the management level”Adds the scriptwriter.
“” “Saw XI may not be achieved, but the story is very topical, and I hope it will be for this reason. “
A news that we already find in SAW VI In which Jigsaw takes revenge on the leaders of a health insurance company, a theme which is again on the agenda with the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of Unitedhealthcare.
Removed from the Lionsgate exit calendar and probably mixed with arguments, the saga seems today on stand-by …
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