quote:

It looks interesting. I would like to see it, and mostly because I actually liked Dead Silence, and was by the makers of the Saw. This one could be good as well.

Saw(s) however, are not.

quote:

Coming to theaters on July 31st from Freestyle Releasing is the highly anticipated gore horror film from the duo behind FEAST and SAW IV through VI. The film was originally about to be a prequel to SAW, here's what co-writer Patrick Melton had to say about it; "Well, the story is that Leigh [Whanell] didn't want to do any more after 3. So, they were looking for writers. They didn't have much of a story for 4, and an executive over at Twisted read THE MIDNIGHT MAN and thought it could be a good prequel, explaining a traumatic incident that happened to John Kramer when young. Mark and Oren didn't want to do a prequel like that, so the idea got squashed, but the script as a sample is what got us the deal to write SAW 4, 5, & 6."

After Twisted passed on making a prequel, Melton explains how the Weinstein Company ended up making it. "Well, it all sort of happened at the same time. Fortress Features paid us to write the script with the agreement that Marcus directs," he explains. "They were going to fund it, but ended up needing more money and pursued other investors. However, Marcus didn't have a good reel, so Fortress funded a shoot to make a five minute concept teaser (like a fake trailer). Based upon that, we met with a bunch of investors hoping to make it independently (Twisted being one of those companies). Bob Weinstein ended up getting his hands on the concept teaser, and when he saw it, he stomped to his office door, slammed it shut and said, 'You're not leaving this office until I have this movie.' When Dimension showed interest, two other studios also started bidding for it, but Dimension ended up winning out in the end because they agreed to make the film with Marcus at the helm and with a big penalty if we didn't go into production within a year."

quote: (post)

Originally posted by MildPossession
I like it when they do the flashback ending with the music at the end of the Saw films.

quote: (post)

Originally posted by MildPossession
and rigged it with a series of deadly traps. [/I]

the guy who wrote Saw 4, 5 and 6