Whereas the original villain, Jigsaw, hunted an array of prey, this copycat would focus on weeding out the “ bad apples” of law enforcement. Rock would star as a detective chasing a serial killer known as “Spiral,” who targets only corrupt cops. ![]() Joe Drake, a Lionsgate executive, says he bumped into Rock at a wedding, where the comedian lobbied “in chilling detail” for a reimagined take on the franchise. It needed a new star and a new purpose.Īs it turned out, the studio could kill two birds with one Chris Rock. Even B-listers hadn’t joined the cast in years. The once-popular Lionsgate series had gotten predictable the death traps were rusty, the box-office returns waning. Saw, that undying paean to torture porn, finally started running out of stamina when its eighth- eighth!-entry hit theaters in 2017. ![]() ![]() This story contains spoilers for the film Spiral: From the Book of Saw.
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