Do you want to play a game? Because the producers of the Saw franchise might have another one lined up for us very soon.
In an interview with Shock 'Till You Drop, the producers of the Saw franchise said that the series will probably return soon, saying that their decision to re-release the original film in theaters this October was partially to build up buzz for the franchise again.
Producer Oren Koules said their goal is to have something concrete ready for Comic-Con 2016, meaning the new film would need to start heading into production sometime in 2015 or early 2016.
Koules also noted that they hope to see the return of creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Wan is currently in post production on Fast and Furious 7, and Whannell is is in post production on Insidious Chapter 3. Because of this, Koules said that everyone has time in their schedule opening up soon, and that now is the perfect time to bring Saw back.
As pointed out by CinemaBlend, if Wan and Whannell were to return to the franchise, they would probably be able to inject some new energy into the series that we haven't seen since the first few movies. Wan left as director after the first Saw, and Whannell only worked on the franchise up until Saw 3.
The Saw series is still one of the most successful horror franchises ever, and so its return for an eight installment was always pretty inevitable. From 2004 to 2010, there was a new Saw movie in theaters every October, and it became something of a Halloween tradition. Across all seven films, the franchise grossed $415 million domestically and $873 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
So where could the Saw franchise possibly go with another movie? As fans know, the series got pretty ridiculously complicated over its run, having to scramble to deal with the (spoiler alert!) death of Jigsaw in Saw 3.
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter seemed to end things pretty definitively, so there's always the chance a new movie could just be a reboot rather than having to deal with seven movies worth of canon that even fans have trouble keeping track of. A reboot would also provide an opportunity to bring back the real Jigsaw, rather than a Jigsaw imitator.
But if we've learned anything from horror franchises like Friday the 13th, which called its fourth installment of the 12 movie series "The Final Chapter," just because a horror movie claims to be the end doesn't mean it won't be brought back soon after. It appears as if Saw is no exception.