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Saw IV
Final theatrical release poster
Directed byDarren Lynn Bousman
Written byStory:
Marcus Dunstan
Screenplay:
Marcus Dunstan
Patrick Melton
Produced byLeigh Whannell
James Wan
StarringTobin Bell
Scott Patterson
Shawnee Smith
Lyriq Bent
Costas Mandylor
Betsy Russell
Justin Louis
CinematographyDavid Armstrong
Edited byKevin Greutert
Music byCharlie Clouser
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
October 26, 2007
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 Million (Approx.)[2]

Saw IV is an upcoming horror film scheduled to be released on October 26, 2007. The film is the fourth installment of the Saw film series and was directed by Saw II and Saw III director Darren Lynn Bousman alongside with co-creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell returning as executive producers.[5]

Synopsis

Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) and his apprentice Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith) are dead. Upon the news of Detective Kerry (Dina Meyer)'s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) and Agent Perez (Athena Karkanis), arrive at the depleted police precinct and help veteran Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) sift through Jigsaw's latest grisly game of victims and piece together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent), the last officer untouched by Jigsaw, is suddenly abducted and thrust into the madman's harrowing game, the officer has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of interconnected traps,or face the deadly consequences. Rigg's citywide pursuit leaves a wake of dead bodies, and Detective Hoffman and the FBI uncover long hidden clues that lead them back to Jigsaw's ex-wife Jill (Betsy Russell). The genesis of Jigsaw's evil is unveiled, exposing the puppet master's true intentions and the sinister plan for his past, present and future victims.

Cast

Cast Character
Tobin Bell John Kramer / Jigsaw[6]
Costas Mandylor Forensic Hoffman[6]
Scott Patterson Agent Strahm[6][7]
Betsy Russell Jill[6]
Lyriq Bent Sergeant Rigg[6]
Athena Karkanis Agent Perez[6]
Justin Louis Art[6]
Simon Reynolds Lamanna[6]
Donnie Wahlberg Detective Eric Matthews[8]
Angus Macfadyen Jeff Reinhart[9]
Shawnee Smith Amanda Young[10]
Bahar Soomekh Lynn Denlon[10]
Dina Meyer Detective Kerry[10]
Mike Realba Fisk[6]
Marty Adams Ivan[6]
Sarain Boylan Brenda[11]
Billy Otis[10] Cecil[12]
James Van Patten Dr. Heffner[10]
Kevin Rushton Trevor[10]
Julian Richings Vagrant[10]
Kelly Jones SWAT Pete[10]
Ingrid Hart Tracy[10]
Niahm Wilson Corbett Reinhart[10]
Janet Land Morgan[10]
Ron Lea Rex[10]
Eric Gores Matt[10]
Devon Bostick Derek[10]
Tim Burd Obi[13][14]
Tony Nappo Gus[10]
Emmanuelle Vaugier Addison[10]
Noam Jenkins Michael[10]
Mike Butters Paul Stallberg[10]
J. Larose Troy[10]
Kim Roberts Nurse Deborah[10]
Oren Koules The Man[10]
Laura Bosserman TBA [15]

Production

There were rumors about who was writing the script for Saw IV, including Patrick Melton.[16] On a news article on the same rumor site, an actual writer was revealed, Thomas Fenton.[17] There was also a hunt for the director of Saw IV before it was officially stated that Darren Lynn Bousman should direct the fourth installment. Two of the rumored directors were David Moreau and Xavier Palud.[18] It has been stated that 90% of the crew from the last movie will be back.[3]

On the official Saw fan page, director Bousman says: "Scott Patterson, the first day he shows up, he says, ‘I’m going to do something a little different here.’ And I’m like, ‘Alright.’ We yell ‘action’ and all of a sudden he started improvising and it was gold. It was like the best stuff I’d ever seen and he’s insane."[3]

Production offices opened on February 12 to begin the pre-production period. The filming of Saw IV began on April 16, 2007[19] and continued for 6 weeks.[20] The filming location for the horror film was Toronto, Canada,[21] the same place both Saw II[22] and Saw III[23] were filmed. Post-production period began on May 19th.[24]

Shooting for the film ended on May 30, 2007.[3] In an interview with Darren Lynn Bousman, he stated that the last work on Saw IV will happen in August to be able to have prints made.[2]

At Comic Con 2007 it was revealed that the MPAA had given the film an NC-17 rating for extreme graphic violence, mayhem, pervasive terror, and bloody torture. They would have to figure out whether or not to cut the film to achieve an R rating or release it as an NC-17 film.[25]

Lionsgate has teamed with the American Red Cross for the annual Saw IV Blood Drive.[26] Since the first Saw blood drive in 2004, Saw film-goers have donated nearly 38,000 pints of blood to help save as many as 112,500 lives. Collection totals have doubled year after year resulting in tens of thousands of lifesaving blood transfusions.

On August 30, 2007, it was announced that the film was officially rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language. This was clarified by the new poster (which can be seen at the top of this page), www.ropeofsilicon.com, and numerous other websites.

On August 31, 2007, the official trailer was placed on Yahoo Movies. [27] At the same date, the official website for Saw IV was launched.

Recently Videos of Billy has been posted on Youtube, Myspace, Bloody-disgusting, Fearnet and ComingSoon.Net promoting the film.[28] An additional one was uploaded on Break.com.[29] Another one has also been seen at Yahoo.com.

Plot

As early as February 2007, the series creator/producer Leigh Whannell was reported to have stated that "many unanswered questions from Saw III will be answered, such as the tape Jigsaw pours wax over, Obi's connection to Jigsaw, among other things."[14] Rumours of Lyriq Bent's return as Rigg had been confirmed in April by director Darren Lynn Bousman.[30] Two other lead characters have been confirmed to be female, and the film itself is described as having more "character stuff" than Saw II after most of the original characters being killed in Saw III.[31][32]

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Bousman has hinted that his blog on FearNet contains a clue on the film's plot in the form of a double entendre, and confirmed that his dog Chance would make a cameo in the film.[33] A post dated April 12 indicated that he would be using rats in a trap, while a post on the 16th stated that James Wan had actually been disgusted by some of his concept art.[34][35] Disgust with the film's content was reportedly widespread among its crew, with Bousman himself claiming to have regurgitated in the face of one scene.[34][3]

Several independent sources have reported that the film will pick up from the ending of Saw III with Jeff Reinhart attempting to find his daughter.[2][36] In an interview in June, Bousman specifically denied these reports to be true, and described the plot of the film as having "four different story lines going on."[32] He also indicated the first 20 minutes will contain extreme gore, enough that it might create a reaction from the MPAA board.[37] In another interview, he stated that Saw IV will be like a combination of all three movies, mostly the first and the second, also stating that the fourth film will help people better to understand the Saw series, while still being an independent film that can be understood if viewed first over any of the previous films.[2][32]

Tobin Bell has stated on the role of his character, the Jigsaw Killer, "You find out why I'm back in the very first scene" and his appearance in Saw IV will be connected to a "tremendous ending".[37][38] He will also be dealing with one of the two characters Perez and Straum, with the character in question being described as "one of the disenfranchised of the world" and in contrast to the "extremely educated" Jigsaw, he "hasn't had anything."[38] Another interview with Bell named one of the characters who would die in a trap as "Cecil."[12] Mark Burg confirmed in yet another interview that Jigsaw had indeed been killed off in Saw III and his role will be neither a ghost nor confined to flashbacks, while his practice of cutting a jigsaw piece in his failed victims will be further explored.[31]

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The second released promotional shot from Saw IV, depicting one of the tests.

Official statements have revealed that the film will explore several plot elements relating to the character Amanda Young, who was also confirmed by Burg to be dead, including the upsetting contents of an envelope she saw and the man she killed in the first film. Amanda's portrayer Shawnee Smith was not on set during filming, however, so any appearance from her will likely be confined to flashbacks.[31][39] An article on Rotten Tomatoes has stated that Donnie Wahlberg is set to return as Detective Eric Matthews, although the actor is upset his character was not killed off in Saw III as originally planned.[8]

A clip of the film was released at the Comic-Con International 2007, revealing one of the "traps", as well as revealing the NC-17 rating given by the MPAA.[40] According to the interviews with the producers and directors, they had originally wanted to show the first 5 minutes of the film, but it was turned down by the CCI, so they chose instead to launch the trap clip. After the NC-17 rating was given, it was later released that they cut the film down further to receive the desired R rating.[41] The clip was later posted on the official Saw fan club web page with Lionsgate watermarks.

Three new stills have recently been released. The first is of a man in a chair, with knives wedged against his face. The second is a screenshot of the aforementioned clip, and the third is of Jigsaw's ex-wife, Jill,[3] screaming. All of which have been put on the Official Saw fan page.[42]

The official teaser trailer was first released on August 31, 2007 to Yahoo! Movies.[43]

On September 11, 2007, Fearnet released an exclusive video titled "Autopsy". The autopsy taking place in the clip was none other than Jigsaw himself; as doctors cut open Jigsaw, a tape is discovered in his stomach. The words "WHAT THE FUCK IS ON THE TAPE?" appear on screen, and when Forensic Hoffman plays the tape, Jigsaw's voice states that his 'games' have only just begun. The video was promptly taken down the same day; but, it is now available to view on The Official Saw Fan Club, and saw4.com.

On September 19, 2007, a new video was released on saw4.com entitled "W.T.H. IS ON THE TAPE?" It is an edited version of the "Autopsy" scene with much of the gore edited out. Instead of the words "WHAT THE FUCK IS ON THE TAPE" appearing, the words "WHAT THE HELL IS ON THE TAPE" is shown instead, for TV friendly promotional purposes.

On September 28, 2007, 6 new images were released on The Official Saw Fan Club which shows:

  • Darren Lynn Bousman on one of the sets of Saw IV
  • A man in a room standing on a block of ice, and a chair with straps on it is also in the room.
  • Detective Matthews being dragged by a hooded figure.
  • The blind man from the Blind & Mute Trap.
  • From a flashback segment of the film, Jigsaw with his then-wife Jill.
  • A man in a box in his underwear surrounded by ice cubes (which has since been removed per Lionsgate's request).

Recently TV trailers for Saw IV have shown brief clips of Billy on a television screen, laughing and saying "Hello". A new trailer was also released, showing more flashes of things from the movie, including a wider shot of Cecil, the knife chair victim.

As early as October 12, a video of the "Knife Chair" trap has appeared on ign.com, showing Jigsaw talking with Cecil and explaining the rules of his game. It then goes on to show Cecil struggling with his trap, and various clips from previous trailers.

As early as the week of October 15th Saw4.com contained a secret clip that was unlockable by clicking on the numbers 1026 in the password box here. The clip shows Billy the Puppet explaining one of his "games" to Rigg.

On October 19, a new clip was released, showing Jill leaving her workplace. Cecil runs in with a knife and proceeds through the double doors of the clinic where Jill worked. Jill leans next to the wall and looks through the window in the door, and Cecil rams the door at that time. Jill was heavily pregnant, and the door hit her stomach. This caused Jill's baby to die, while John was outside waiting for her at that time.

On October 22, new clips were released on both Myspace and Youtube,showing Billy on a television screen talking about the film first weekend as it was referred as "Saw Weekend" as also a new trailer of the film was released. It also showed a scene from the first film when Adam and Dr. Gordon discover that the saws were there to cut their own feet. The following day, a second version of the Saw Weekend video was released on MySpace showing the scene from Saw II when Amanda plays the tape for everyone.

Sound Track

Original Release Date: October 23, 2007
Number of Discs: 1
1. Nitzer Ebb- Payroll (John O Mix)
2. Saosin- Collapse
3. Drowning Pool- Shame
4. Sixx:AM- Tomorrow
5. The Red Jumpsuit Aparatus- Misery Loves Company
6. Avenged Sevenfold- Eternal Rest
7. Ministry- Life Is Good
8. Everytime Time I Die- Werewolf
9. Soulidium- Trapped
10. Submersed- Better Think Again
11. From Autumn To Ashes- On The Offensive
12. Skinny Puppy- Spasmolytic (Deftones Remix-Habitual Mix)
13. Dope Stars INC- Beatcrusher
14. Emilie Autumn- Dead Is The New Alive
15. Oxygen- Do You Want To Play A Game
16. The Human Abstract- Crossing The Rubicon
17. The Red Chord- Dread Prevailed
18. Fueled By Fire- Thrash Is Back
19. Charlie Clouser- Just Begun
Moviemiguel 23:52, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Release dates

Sequels: Saw V & VI

Costas Mandylor has signed up for the next two installments in the horror franchise along with main character; Jigsaw, portrayed by Tobin Bell.[44]

It was confirmed through multiple sources that David Hackl, the production designer for Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV and second unit director for Saw III and Saw IV has officially been attached to direct both Saw V and Saw VI.[4]

The writers of Saw IV, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, will be writing Saw V and Saw VI.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Darren Lynn Bousman Interview, SAW 4. Movies Online. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e Saw 4 News. The Official SAW Website and Fan Club. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  4. ^ a b SAW V and SAW VI Director Already Signed!
  5. ^ Bousman Returns to Direct Saw IV. ComingSoon.net, 2007-02-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference Plotrevealed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Saw IV fact sheet - Agent Straum
  8. ^ a b Wahlberg Upset Over Saw IV Cameo
  9. ^ Page 30 in Fangoria magazine, issue #267 (top half of the second column of text).
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Saw IV Production Notes
  11. ^ Even More 'Saw IV' Casting News Revealed!
  12. ^ a b EXCLUSIVE: Tobin Bell's First Interview Since Completing Saw IV! MovieWeb.com, 2007-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  13. ^ Darren Bousman answers fan questions in HouseOfJigsaw.com forum post on September 17th
  14. ^ a b 'Saw 4' to Begin Shooting in April, Whannell Speaks! Bloody-Disgusting.com, 2007-02-18. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  15. ^ SDCC 07: More 'Saw IV' Casting News, NC-17?! Bloody-Disgusting retrieved 2007-07-27.
  16. ^ Yet Another 'Saw IV' Writer Revealed!Bloody-disgusting retrieved 2006-11-12
  17. ^ Actual writer for Saw IV revealed
  18. ^ Rumors about who to direct Saw IV
  19. ^ Date set for filming
  20. ^ Production offices open Feb, 12th and filming set to last just 3 months
  21. ^ Location set for the filming of Saw IV
  22. ^ Saw II filming location MovieWeb retrieved 2005-27-10.
  23. ^ Saw III filming location Movieweb retrieved 2006-04-17.
  24. ^ IMDb post-production period
  25. ^ Saw IV Too Much for Comic-Con Retrieved on 2007-08-07
  26. ^ [1]Saw IV Blood Drive
  27. ^ [2]Saw IV Trailer
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  40. ^ SAW 4 Gets NC17 & Comic Con Clip
  41. ^ SDCC 07: More 'Saw IV' Casting News, NC-17?!
  42. ^ Saw IV clip
  43. ^ Saw IV teaser trailer at Yahoo! Movies
  44. ^ Actor Signs for more Saws
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