But with a grander mystery in play, and the potential for some sharp, self-reflective consideration of Saw’s place in the canon, there could be more to the movie than the marketing is willing to share. Watching Rock chew on the most basic detective one-liners gives Spiral the air of an MTV Movie Awards parody. “HOW CAN I CATCH THIS GUY IF THERE’S NOBODY ON THE FORCE I CAN TRUST!” Here are a few select quotes from Spiral: Bousmans proximity to the Saw franchise makes him arguably the best choice to take on a new Saw film. Additionally, Bousman co-wrote the Saw II script with Leigh Whannell. In the past, Bousman directed three Saw films: Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), and Saw IV (2007). In fact, the film, written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger ( Jigsaw, Piranha 3D), and directed by Saw series stalwart Darren Lynn Bousman, looks more like the ultimate Screaming Cop parody, with a backdrop of Jigsaw lore. The Saw reboot has secured Darren Lynn Bousman to direct. With Rock as both a producer and actor in the film, Spiral might have interesting questions to ask about race, the current copaganda conversation, and horror tropes. Now, a year later, the movie is ramping back up for an actual theatrical release on May 14, and a new trailer sets the tone: more Extreme Se7en than chained-in-the-basement-awaiting-intricate-sharp-object-death horror. Then COVID-19 happened, and we all experienced our own year of being locked up at home. Jackson, way back in February 2020, when the film was due out that summer. We got our first taste of Spiral, a new sequel/reboot of the Saw franchise starring Chris Rock and Samuel L.

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