Blumhouse Officially Gets 'Saw' Rights With James Wan & Leigh Whannell Involved
The Saw film franchise has been in a difficult time following the success of Saw X . In fact, it was unclear if fans were ever getting an eleventh Saw movie. Now things have taken a turn for the better with the announcement that Blumhouse has acquired the rights to the Saw franchise.
As shared via Deadline, this deal will also allow James Wan and Leigh Whannell to return to the franchise in a creative capacity. Though details are being kept under wraps at this time, this is all due to Blumhouse's acquisition of the rights owned by Twisted Pictures. Lionsgate still owns the other 50% of the franchise and they will continue to be involved as a partner.
Fans of the franchise are quite familiar with James Wan's contributions, having specifically directed the original 2004 film that started it all. Leigh Whannell, on the other hand, operated as a co-writer on the 2004 movie alongside Wan. Whannell returned to contribute his writing to Saw II , later writing Saw III based on a story he co-wrote with Whannell, and thus passing the series off to new creators with Saw IV .
Wan continued to receive an executive producer credit on the following films, though he was no longer involved creatively. Now that Blumhouse has the rights to the Saw franchise, this will give Wan an opportunity to be involved once again, especially since his own Atomic Monster label recently merged with the studio.
An eleventh Saw film has yet to enter production – though one was previously announced for a September 2025 release date. Big plans are currently being put into place here, however, so we'll likely have more news regarding the franchise's future soon. Saw X recently rejuvenated the brand quite successfully, so hopefully fans will see the series continue in that direction.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the Saw film franchise as we have them – especially now that Blumhouse has acquired Twisted Pictures' share of the rights. Exciting times are ahead for fans of the long-running horror franchise.
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