It was only a matter of time before the promises of last October's 'Saw 3D' being the last 'Saw' film were shattered and left on the floor in a horrible, bloody mess.The head of Lionsgate, Michael Burns, has commented that "you'll see Saw back in the picture," when asked about the future of the horror franchise.
He didn't give out any more details than that, so its open to speculation whether Lionsgate is eyeing up another sequel, or a possible reboot of the franchise.
Personally, I think the first few 'Saw' films are somewhat strong for what they are. But, it is definitely starting to show in overall quality that there isn't much to go on anymore. Killing off the most interesting character (not to mention the main character!) three movies into a seven movie franchise was a horrible choice.
The first 'Saw' was good because it was new, inventive, and had one hell of a twist. The next two carried the torch adequately, adding new scenarios and expanding the mythos, but the last few have consistently failed to add anything of worth to the franchise. They try to be smart but simply aren't.
Obviously, I'm not excited for a new 'Saw', but that doesn't change the fact that each entry has been successful, and with one coming out every Halloween season, the franchise has made quite a bit of reliable money. It's also obvious that this is the reason to bring the franchise back after its 'final' chapter.
I wouldn't be surprised if Lionsgate fast-tracked a sequel to be out by next Halloween, but with no word yet I would imagine that we might atleast get a one-year reprieve of 'Saw' in 2012.
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