Lovers of goreporn, unite: the ‘Saw‘ franchise is officially back after a seven year hiatus.
Well, *technically* that news has been around for a while – the big deal today is that Lionsgate has changed the title of its eighth ‘Saw’ film from ‘Saw: Legacy‘ to ‘Jigsaw‘, and confirmed a 2017 release date.
The news came from the official ‘Saw’ Twitter account, which until now has been dormant as hell, and mostly retweeting stuff about the ‘Blair Witch Project‘ reboot.
#Jigsaw – In theaters October 27, 2017. pic.twitter.com/2gb0sq3yte
— Saw (@SawMovie) June 21, 2017
Tobin Bell, who plays the now eponymous serial killer Jigsaw / John Kramer in the franchise, tweeted that the new film was “stunning”, which is an odd way to describe a series of increasingly gruesome deaths but there you go.
On October 27, 2017 the sun will rise on a new era. The stunning new film #jigsaw will arrive in theaters. @SawMovie @Lionsgate #saw pic.twitter.com/mFKNvNDmZG
— Tobin Bell (@officialtobin) June 21, 2017
Y’know, until now, of course.
‘Jigsaw’ opens in the US on October 27 – a.k.a. four days before Halloween – with an international release scheduled for early 2018. Get amongst it.
Photo: Lionsgate.