In practice, a franchise horror rebootquel works a lot like an organ transplant (and we are sorry for the comparison). If the conditions are there — just replace your average kidney with Chris Rock in this case — and you very well might have yourself a successful extended life. But sometimes, even the best-laid plans don’t work out, and the body rejects the new organ.
Well, it looks like that’s what happened to the Saw movies over the last five years: It seems like Spiral or Jigsaw didn’t take, and audiences and critics alike rejected their approaches to the material. So now we’re back to the mainline title numbering — this is Saw X, motherfuckers — and Tobin Bell is back as Jigsaw.
Lionsgate dropped the first trailer on Sunday, and boy, this looks like what you’d expect from a Saw movie after two failed attempts to bring it back. Peep it:
Here’s a synopsis:
“John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most disturbing installment of the ‘SAW’ franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw’s most personal game. Set between the events of ‘SAW I’ and ‘II,’ a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer – only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.”
Saw X will go back to basics at a theater near you on September 29. And for the love of God, please don’t suggest doing a Paw Patrol double-feature event weekend like Barbieheimer. All you’re gonna do is just ruin a perfectly good Saturday for a bunch of kids. We already saw all y’all GentleMinions out there, so just don’t even start with that shit.