It seems like just yesterday that horror fans were introduced to the twisted world of Jigsaw in the Saw franchise. But it’s actually been 19 years since the R-rated film from James Wan and Leigh Whannell grossed out audiences in theaters. Between 2004 and today, there have been nine Saw movies. Number 10, the appropriately titled Saw X, heads to theaters later this year, with Lionsgate teasing its impending arrival with a bizarre poster.
Tobin Bell reprises his role as Jigsaw/John Kramer for this tenth installment. Kevin Greutert, director of 2009’s Saw VI and 2010’s Saw 3D, is at the helm, directing from a screenplay by Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. (Greutert was the editor of the original Saw as well as Saw II, III, IV, and V.)
Saw X opens in theaters on September 29, 2023.
Lionsgate released this description of the new installment in the billion-dollar-grossing franchise:
“John Kramer (Bell) is back. The most chilling installment of the Saw franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.
Armed with a newfound purpose, John returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through a series of ingenious and terrifying traps.”
