Overview
- Lionsgate and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster officially named Mike P. Nelson as director of the next Saw film and confirmed Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock as writers with James Wan, Jason Blum and Leigh Whannell producing.
- The announcement also listed executive producers Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Stacey Testro, Michael Clear and Judson Scott, and named Alayna Glasthal and Sarah Paek as Atomic Monster executives overseeing the project.
- Nelson is presented as a rising horror filmmaker whose credits include The Domestics, Wrong Turn and Silent Night, Deadly Night, and whose new film Beware Boiúna is due from Lionsgate after a festival premiere.
- Studios framed the hire against recent franchise performance, citing Saw X’s strong box-office rebound in 2023 and Spiral’s weaker returns as context for a cautious push for both tonal faithfulness and fresh ideas.
- No release date, principal casting or production schedule has been announced, and Wan’s producer role suggests the film will aim to link back to the original Saw’s mystery while testing new, visceral directions for the franchise.