Horror lovers are buckling up for “the most disturbing installment of the Saw franchise still.”
An official synopsis for the forthcoming 10th entry in the legendary display franchise, starring Tobin Bell as John Kramer a.k.a. Jigsaw, carries on: “Set among the occasions of Saw I and II, a unwell and determined John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental health care method in hopes of a wonder cure for his cancer — only to learn the overall procedure is a fraud to defraud the most vulnerable.”
The newly released trailer for Noticed X teases the beginning of John’s journey and his horrible epiphany — and what he then resolves to do. It appears a new spherical of gore, psychological torture and deadly game titles of survival ensue.
Calling its tale “Jigsaw’s most personalized video game,” distributor Lionsgate’s synopsis concludes, “Armed with a newfound objective, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.”
Noticed X, directed by Saw VI and Saw 3D helmer Kevin Greutert and written by Spiral and Jigsaw scribes Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger, costars Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Manufacturer and Michael Seashore. It marks Bell’s return to the screen as the legendary engineer-turned-killer he’s identified for, as perfectly as Smith reprising her role as the unsafe Amanda Younger.
At first scheduled for late October, Lionsgate declared on July 20 amid this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that Noticed X has shifted up to a September 29 theatrical release.
Of the 80-yr-old Bell’s ninth look as Jigsaw in the billion-dollar Observed franchise (he’s featured in all but 2021’s Chris Rock-starring Spiral), producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules known as it “a thrill” in a statement.
“His performance as John Kramer is component of the magic that designed this franchise a phenomenon and his character is an active section of this film.” Bell, who has been nominated for Most effective Villain at the MTV Motion picture Awards for his position as a display horror icon, is also a Daytime Emmy nominee for a 2016 overall look on Times of Our Life.
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On February 10, Greutert revealed on Twitter that filming on Observed X had wrapped: “Though the worries were being substantial (effortless movies are seldom worthwhile in the conclusion), it was one particular of the most satisfying and epic encounters of my lifestyle. Cast and crew were being firing on all cylinders.”
The director wrote in comply with-up tweets that 1 of his troubles concerned contracting COVID towards the close of output. “The movie was created totally on edgy areas listed here in Mexico City,” he extra. “I hope we can use the title ‘Saw X’ for the reason that this chapter really gets back to the roots of what tends to make [the franchise] so unique to me and everybody else who enjoys John Kramer’s saga.”
The Saw franchise commenced in 2004 with a James Wan-directed hit — grossing $103 million throughout the world off a price range of only $1.2 million — which starred Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover and Bell in his short but pivotal Jigsaw function.
Saw X is in U.S. theaters September 29.