This morning, Bloody Disgusting exclusively confirmed the addition of Samuel L. Jackson to the cast of SAW, the ninth installment of the popular franchise that will be helmed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV).
Production has officially begun on the still-untitled film, in which Chris Rock will play a police detective investigating a series of grisly crimes and Jackson will portray Rock’s father, Bloody Disgusting learned. Also joining the cast will be Max Minghella (pictured above; Horns, The Darkest Hour) who will play William Schenk, Rock’s partner and Marisol Nichols (pictured below; Scream 2, “Riverdale”) will play Capt. Angie Garza, Rock’s boss.
The film will offer fans worldwide a new amped-up level of deviously treacherous traps, clever clues and the edge-of-the-seat suspense they expect from one of the world’s most terrifying horror franchises.
And for those wondering, the film is in production as “SAW IX” and will be canonized, which is confirmed by Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate.
“We think Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock along with Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols make this film completely special in the SAW canon and we can’t wait to unleash this unexpected and sinister new story on fans of this franchise,” said Drake. “This is next level of SAW on full tilt.”
There’s also still no word on if we’ll see Tobin Bell‘s Jigsaw in this new installment, which will be released on October 23, 2020.
The film is produced by longtime SAW filmmakers Mark Burg and Oren Koules – who are back once again to shepherd this re-imagining. The film itself, being described as “a SAW experience,” was developed based on Chris Rock’s love of the franchise and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. The film will be executive produced by Chris Rock, long-time SAW executive producer Daniel Heffner and the original creators of SAW, James Wan and Leigh Whannell.
