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It’s been a long time since I’ve last updated this site; lots of stuff going on offline! So let’s catch up on everything, shall we?
Well, he followed through on his promise; “Andrew”, the “insider” If It’s Movies has been in communication with, came in today with his interview of Fanshon Cox, whom he claims will be starring in Saw 4. He goes into a lot more plot details than usual and even suggests that perhaps Tara Reid might be in the movie as well. “Andrew” also says that Jeff’s daughter (from Saw III) will be in it.
You can read the entire article here.
However, as usual, something threw me off; at the end of his report, “Andrew” encourages everyone to visit Thomas Fenton’s website to view Saw IV fan posters… which is exactly what I did yesterday. Further evidence that this guy’s just making stuff up, taking things he finds online? Or maybe I’m “Andrew”? No, I’m definitely not “Andrew” 
It surprises me to know that there are so many people that think this is a real, official Saw 4 teaser poster. Well, it is not. A friend of mine who indirectly does freelance for Lionsgate has told me that Lionsgate still hasn’t released anything in the form of an image for this movie.
So what you’re really looking at is fan art You can find this image and a few more on Saw 4 writer Thomas Fenton’s website by clicking here (he has a page just for fan posters).
Tobin Bell has been working on a movie called Buried Alive which is almost done filming. Today ComingSoon.net reports that it has been bought up by Dimension Films for distribution. No word on when Dimension plans on releasing the movie. Buried Alive, directed by Robert Kurtzman (co-founder of horror fave visual effects shop KNB), focuses on a sorority hazing ritual gone wrong by a vengeful ghost.
I had previously learned about Darren Lynn Bousman’s attempt to bring a play he directed, Repo! The Genetic Opera, to the big screen. ComingSoon is also reporting that it has been greenlit by Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures with a budget of $25 million. Repo! is about a future where human organs begin to fail and a company sells organs to the people like they would a car; if you default on the payment, the organ shuts down!
Lionsgate, the company behind Saw IV, has other major horror movies in the works, and they’ve just announced new release schedules for them. The first to be released will be Bug, starring Ashley Judd and directed by The Exorcist’s William Friedkin. Originally slated for a December ‘06 release, then pushed into relative obscurity, now Bug is scheduled for May 25th, right before the big summer movie kick off.
Lionsgate is also distributing The Eye, a remake of a Japanese horror movie of the same name. This one I’m quite interested in because it’s being produced by Tom Cruise; yes, he has gone crazy, but the one other horror movie he produced, The Others, I thought was great, so I’m hoping he can repeat the success with this one.
The Eye has had a major date push, originally supposed to be released in 2008 but now Lionsgate wants it to join Saw IV with an October release, in fact, just 2 weeks before Saw IV.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
He didn’t have any Saw IV news to report but “Andrew” did have Tobin Bell news. He claims that Saw’s twisted mastermind Tobin Bell has been cast in the upcoming sequel Boogeyman 2.
“Andrew” does not divulge in what kind of role Tobin has been cast, but he speculates that if Tobin were to appear in Saw IV, the two movies might cause scheduling conflicts.
Which leads me to ask, how did he get THAT info? If he’s telling the truth about Saw IV (yes, I still have doubts), one could assume he’d be working for Lionsgate. But then how would he know about Boogeyman 2, which is housed at another company? “Andrew” doesn’t go into how he found out other than he “heard” it.
Update: Okay, so I jumped the gun a bit; I was so ready to not believe whatever “Andrew” wrote that I brushed it off as made-up So there are other sources reporting Tobin Bell in Boogeyman 2. So it seems like it was more commentary on “Andrew” behalf than an “inside tip”. Thanks to If It’s Movies‘ Ryan for keeping my head straight.
Aside from the mention that he’s working on a script for SAW IV with partner Marcus Dunstan (both of them co-wrote Feast), there’s not anything in the interview about Saw 4. But for horror movie fans, the interview is still a good read to see what all Patrick has going on, including a remake, a television series, and not one but two Feast sequels. Click here to read the interview at Fangoria.
As if it weren’t cool enough to be linked to from his website, today Saw IV writer Thomas Fenton sent me an email thanking me for promoting the film. Oh, and he liked the site. Thomas, trust me, this site will be 100 times cooler very soon 
I tried to get him to give me his thoughts on the rumors going around but he said he couldn’t, which is understandable. All around he seems like a cool guy and like I told him, he stands a notch above many others for replying to my emails 
On a related note, I found out a while ago that Thomas was originally supposed to write Saw III because James Wan, Leigh Whannell, and director Darren Lynn Bousman had their hands full elsewhere. But in the end James and Leigh came back to take up the writing reigns. I’d write Thomas back to confirm this but I don’t want to delay the script for Saw IV
Thanks to JD for leaving this comment on one of my posts I thought it was so cool that I had to highlight it by making it it’s own post:
MEET TOBIN BELL AND SHAWNEE SMITH!
Hey guys,
I might be having a brain issue, but I’m not seeing where to contact the Owner of this awesome site directly, so I figured I’d post what I have to say here, and if the Owner finds it appropriate, perhaps he/she could make it its own blog entry, etc. Many thanks either way, and again, very cool Saw site! : )
Ok, so here we go!
Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Leigh Whannell, Tim Burd (Obi), Noam Jenkins (Mike, Venus Fly-Trap), Barry Flatman (Judge, Saw 3), Debra McCabe (Danica, Freezer Woman, Saw 3), and J. Larose (Troy, Chain-Man, Saw 3) will all be attending the Monstermania Convention this February 16th-18th in Cherry Hill, NJ! You will get to see the SAW Stars all in one room, and there will even be a SAW Props and Wardrobe Display!
More awesomeness includes… the SAW Puppet!
He and his tricycle will also be traveling to Monstermania, and for the first time EVER, this little guy and his bike will be on display to the public. And… fans will have a very special opportunity to take a photo with him! Pretty neat! : )Also, at every hour of the Monstermania event, Free SAW Collectibles will be given away!
For more information regarding this event, please see here for Saw Guest info: http://monstermania.net/Convention7Guests.htm
and here for main details: http://www.monstermania.net/Convention7.htmBest Wishes
JD
Sounds like quite possibly the best convention ever! Thanks for the tip!
Well, this “Andrew” character is at it again!
Now somehow he’s personally landed an interview with none other than David Hackl, production designer for Saw II and III and the possible director of Saw IV. Or definite director, if you believe “Andrew”. He says Hackl verified that not only is he the director, but it was he who chose Ja Rule for the opening of the movie.
Also, “Andrew’s” claims lead one to believe that the script written by Thomas Fenton will be the shooting script.
David Hackl, if the interview is legit, will be directing a much darker Saw than the previous three movies. The exact words from the interview are “The past films had a very green feeling to them. I plan to give Saw IV a very black tone to it.”
The read “Andrew’s” report in its entirety, click here.
