Samuel L Jackson stars in trailer for new Saw movie: 'You wanna play games, motherf***er?'
Trailer features callback to very first film in franchise
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Your support makes all the difference.The first trailer for new Saw film, Spiral, has been released online.
Chris Rock spearheads the project, whose full title is Spiral: From the Book of Saw.
The comedian has collaborated with Lionsgate for a fresh interpretation of the film series and its villain Jigsaw, who traps victims in situations that demand the greatest of sacrifices to survive.
Samuel L Jackson and Max Minghella also star in the film that sees a killer, inspired by Tobin Bell’s Jigsaw, targeting cops.
The final moments of the trailer sees Rock’s character chained up with nothing by a saw, harking right back to the first film starring Leigh Whannell and Cary Elwes.
“I’ve been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004,” Rock previously said about the project. “I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.”
The franchise has so far grossed nearly $1bn worldwide. The new film will be a completely new story set in the same world as the eight previous instalments.
Mark Burg and Oren Koules, who produced the original franchise, will again serve as producers, with Darren Lynn Bousman, behind Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV, on board as director.
The screenplay is based on a story conceived by Rock, but was written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg.
Rock’s take on Saw be will be released in cinemas on 15 May 2020.
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