![]() ![]() So much so, that a sequel, Saw II was quickly put into production for release around Halloween the following year. ![]() Image: ©Lionsgate FilmsĮmploying a simple premise, as well as a small budget, Saw was released around Halloween 2004 and was a huge hit for Lionsgate films. The film also introduces the mysterious Jigsaw, played by Tobin Bell, the orchestrator of this deadly game of cat and mouse. Over the course of 100 minutes, the movie jumps back and forth in time (and place) to reveal details about each man – who they are and why they are in this situation. The other man is told to kill the first man, or his family will die. Upon listening to their cassette tapes, one man is told he should try to escape the room. However, the short was designed as purely a promotional piece only, so is not part of the movie series and does not fit into the events that follow. If you are curious to see Saw 0.5 you can track it down on the uncut DVD/ Blu-ray release of Saw (2004). So technically, the Saw series begins with Saw 0.5, rather than a feature length movie. Although the short was rough around the edges, Lionsgate Films liked what they saw in the mini-movie and this led to the first feature-length Saw film being given the green light. Utilising a very small cast (including Whannell himself), Whannell and Wan put together a nine-minute short to sell their idea to movie studios. ![]() The best way to do this was to boil Saw down to its basic premise (someone caught in one of Jigsaw’s traps) and then film it. When Saw co-creators, Leigh Whannell and James Wan were trying to get a Saw feature film off the ground, they needed to convince a studio to back it. OK, before I look at the Saw series I must first make mention of a live-action short that precedes all of the movies. ![]()
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