The Saw franchise has always had a reputation for being intense, gory, and generally hard to watch. Nevertheless, audiences keep coming back to see the twisted traps Jigsaw creates to punish his victims. But as the movies have moved from director to director and the story has taken countless improbable twists and turns, the spirit of the Saw movies has drifted from where it began.
Now, the franchise’s co-creator is involved again for the first time in 20 years, and he’s spoken about how he intends to bring the franchise back to basics. James Wan may be best known today for his work with the Aquaman and Insidious movies, but he got his start co-directing Saw with Leigh Whannell back in 2004. He returned to co-write Saw III in 2026, but otherwise, he’s been largely uninvolved with the movie’s sequels. That’s about to change now that Blumhouse Productions has bought Twisted Pictures’ stake in the franchise.
