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Lionsgate Already Planning on Eighth ‘Saw’ Film
A small piece of news was hiding in the Hollywood Reporter’s article about “Clive Barker’s Hotel”, a new TV series being scripted by scribes Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. “The pair wrote the previous two movies in the [Saw] franchise and also penned the screenplay to this fall’s “Saw VI.” They are attached to write as many as two of the movies beyond that.” This would mean the duo is already set to return for Lionsgate’s Saw VIII, which would probably arrive in theaters October of 2011, assuming all goes well with the sixth and seventh film (said to be in 3-D). How crazy is this? EIGHT films! Jigsaw appears to be unstoppable.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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