| Saw VII | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kevin Greutert |
| Produced by | Mark Burg Oren Koules |
| Written by | Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan |
| Starring | Tobin Bell Costas Mandylor Betsy Russell |
| Cinematography | Brian Gedge |
| Editing by | Andrew Coutts |
| Studio | Twisted Pictures |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate (United States) Maple Pictures (Canada) |
| Release date(s) | October 22, 2010 |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million[1] |
| Preceded by | Saw VI |
Saw VII (also known as Saw 3D) is an upcoming 3-D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Betsy Russell. It is the seventh and (tentatively) final installment of the Saw film series, and the first shot in 3-D. An eighth installment was planned, but the decrease in box office numbers for Saw VI has caused Melton to suggest that Saw VII will be the final installment and that the plot for Saw VIII will be incorporated into VII. Saw V director David Hackl was to direct the film, but two weeks before filming Lionsgate announced that Greutert, who directed the sixth film, would direct. Filming began in early February and is expected to end in early April. It is scheduled to be released on October 22, 2010.[2]
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Variety reported in July 2009 that Lionsgate had greenlit the film and announced Hackl would return to direct; producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules and writers Melton and Dunstan were to return.[11] Pre-production began September 14, 2009 and the following month it was announced that it would be filmed in 3-D.[12][2] Originally two sequels were planned after the sixth,[13][14] but Melton stated in a podcast interview with Demon FM in December 2009, that Saw VII is planned to be the final installment and will be addressing some unanswered questions from previous films—such as the fate of the first film's character Dr. Gordon, and other survivors of previous films, while bringing a final resolution to the series. This was due primarily to the low and disappointing box office numbers for Saw VI.[15] The budget for each of the previous films never reached over $11 million,[16] but with the cost of filming in 3-D, Greutert said that Saw VII was the "most expensive Saw film to date".[17] Greutert was about to begin work on Paramount's Paranormal Activity sequel, which is also planned to be released the same day as Saw VII, when Lionsgate suddenly dismissed Hackl and hired Greutert by exercising a "contractual clause" in his contract, much to his dismay.[18][19] When Greutert arrived on set before filming he did a "compressive re write" of the script. Melton explained, "He has a lot of ideas, but it’s a bit hard and extreme to implement all of these ideas because sets have been built, people have been cast, props have been bought or created, and with the Saw films they are so specific in set design because of the traps. It becomes very problematic and difficult to change things a whole bunch right in the middle of it".[20]
Casting began in mid-December 2009.[21] While Tobin Bell was initially only signed up for six installments in the series prior to 2009,[22] he has been prominent in interviews and news articles concerning the film, inadvertently confirming his reprisal of the role of Jigsaw.[3] When asked in an interview, Betsy Russell, who plays Bell's ex-wife in the films, if Bell was going to reprise his role, she confirmed that he was "definitely in Saw VII 3D".[5][3] Costas Mandylor was the first actor that was confirmed to reprise his role as Mark Hoffman.[4][2] Russell was interviewed by Movieweb.com the first day on set, confirming her return as Jill Tuck. She said that "You see a lot of Jill in this film ... I'll say that, you do, which is great for me."[5] The unannounced season two winner of Scream Queens will also have a role in the film.[23] It was confirmed by Dunstan on the Saw VI Director's Cut commentary that season one winner, Tanedra Howard, would reprise her role as Simone.[7] On February 22, 2010, Cary Elwes was listed on the Toronto Film & Television's official list of personnel website for Saw VII. Though on March 8, 2010 the list was updated and his name, along with the other cast listed, was removed. He will presumably be reprising his role as Lawrence Gordon.[6]
The first new character in the film was revealed on March 3, 2010. It was confirmed that Chad Donella would appear in the film as an as-of-yet unnamed character. Despite being new to the series, it was quoted that "You certainly won't forget Chad in SAW 3D."[10]
"We’re actually shooting it in 3-D. A lot of people just do the 2-D to 3-D transfer, but we want to be able to build the sets in a way that takes advantage of depth".
The film began principal photography in Toronto, Canada on February 8, 2010 and is expected to come to an end in early April.[5][25][20] Filming of the "trap" scenes began on March 8th.[20] It is shot entirely in 3-D; rather than filming on set traditionally and transferring the footage to 3-D, the sets are being redesigned for filming with actual 3-D cameras.[26] Before choosing 3-D, Burg and others viewed a minute of the original Saw film rendered in 3-D and were pleased, which led to them choosing 3-D for VII.[24] When determining the style of 3-D shooting they wanted to use, Burg felt that the audience would want several moments where objects move into the audience, comparing this to My Bloody Valentine 3D. He acknowledged that this method would be used, but expressed an interest in shooting from the victim's perspective, similar to that of first-person shooter video games being rendered in 3-D.[24] Dunstan added that "It adds a whole new layer of discipline and criteria to creating these moments. We've had a very flat surface to try to get a reaction out of you. Now, we get to push out a bit and envelop the viewer, still maintaining the patterns that have worked and been successful, but also to raise it up a notch."[24] Commenting on the change to filming in 3-D, Bell stated that it will not affect his performance or methods of acting, noting that it will be an "interesting experience". Bell expressed that he was more concerned with the quality of his acting rather than the special effects, making the change to 3-D a minor one. He is taking cues and instruction from 3-D technicians to take advantage of the cast in shooting.[3]
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