TheSawfranchise was going to continue expanding withSaw 11, but I’m having a hard time accepting its supposed cancellation afterSaw Xbroke a franchise record. The horror genre is home to some of the most extensive and popular franchises in the entertainment world, and one of them isSaw. Created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell,theSawfranchise started with a short film in 2003, which served as the basis for the 2004 movie of the same name.
Sawintroduced viewers to John Kramer (Tobin Bell), a man with terminal cancer who, seeing how people throw their lives away, decides to punish them, becoming the Jigsaw Killer. For that, Kramer designs elaborate torture traps for his targets, through which he intends to make them appreciate life – if they survive, of course. Kramer’s story and legacy has made way for a total of 10Sawmovies, including the spinoffSpiral. Now, the franchise seems to have stopped, which I’m having a hard time accepting afterSaw X’s success.
Saw 11 Is Reportedly Cancelled (Even Though It Was Supposed To Release In 2025)
Saw 11 Is, Apparently, No More
TheSawfranchise has had a couple of fake endings – first withSaw 3Dand later withSpinal.Saw Xsurprised the audience by being a sequel and a prequel, as it’s set betweenSawandSaw II, thus adding to Kramer’s story. The success ofSaw Xled to a sequel, appropriately titledSaw XI, being announced to be in development in 2023.Saw 11was originally planned for a 2024 release before changing it to September 2025, andSaw Xdirector Kevin Greutert was on board to direct.
Production onSaw 11halted over a year ago, as producers disagreed on the direction the movie should take.
The lastupdate onSaw 11was that a draft had been turned in in mid-2024, but no more had been shared since then. Unfortunately, it now seems likeSaw 11has been silently cancelled. According toBloody Disgusting, production onSaw 11halted over a year ago, as producers disagreed on the direction the movie should take. It’s important to note that this information comes from insiders andLionsgate hasn’t confirmedSaw 11’s cancellation, but it hasn’t provided updates on it, either.
Saw 11’s Cancellation Comes After Saw X Broke The Franchise’s Rotten Tomatoes Record
Saw X Is The Highest-Rated Movie In The Franchise
Saw Xwas a surprise due to its place intheSawtimelineand also because of how good it actually is. TheSawfranchise has had its highs and lows, and while most sequels are entertaining, some of them weren’t exactly good.Saw Xturned out to be a fresh spin on the franchise while also staying true to itand adding to the story of John Kramer in between movies.Saw Xfollows Kramer as he learns of an experimental Norwegian cancer treatment clinic in México City. Hoping to find a cure, Kramer travels there and undergoes brain surgery.
Finding a new lease on life, Kramer gets a gift for a fellow patient, but upon returning to the clinic, he finds it abandoned and learns that the whole treatment, surgery, and everything else was a scam. Kramer tracks down all those involved in it, and, with the help of his apprentice Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith), kidnaps them and forces them to play his “games.”Saw Xwas well-received by critics and was a box office success, grossing $125.3 million against a budget of $13 million, while also becoming the highest-rated movie in the franchise onRotten Tomatoes.
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With its 81% critics' score,Saw Xis also the only movie in the franchise with a “fresh” label, as the rest fall into the “rotten” category. TheSawfranchise seemed to have found new life withSaw Xand to be on the right path to bring the saga back to life with fresh stories that fit the franchise and add to it, which is why it’s so surprising to me thatSaw 11has apparently been cancelled.
However, at the same time, I understandSaw 11’s possible cancellation as the producers and the entire creative team would surely want to make a movie that lives up toSaw Xand goes beyond expectations, and I can imagine there would be many disagreements on how to achieve that.
Does Saw 11’s Cancellation Mean The Franchise Is Over For Good?
Has Saw Met Its End?
The apparent cancellation ofSaw 11doesn’t necessarily mean that theSawfranchise has reached its end.Bloody Disgusting’s report adds that, if the franchise sells somewhere else, it will likely “start over”, which could mean different things.It could be thatSaw 11will go through a full creative retooling, which could mean a different place in the timeline (in other words, no longer a sequel toSaw Xand thus also a sequel and prequel). However, it could also mean thattheSawsaga would go through a proper reboot or even a remake, effectively ending the current story of the franchise.
