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Back in 2009, the German-Australian sibling duo of Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig, a.k.a. The Spierig Brothers, brought us the sci-fi action horror vampire film Daybreakers – and now, the Australia-based company Umbrella Home Entertainment is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the film by giving it a 4K and Blu-ray collector’s edition release! Copies are available for purchase at This Link.

The plot the Spierig Brothers crafted for Daybreakers has the following synopsis: Ten years after a plague turns most of the world’s population into vampires, a critical blood shortage causes panic and gruesome mutations among the reanimated. Edward, a vampire hematologist, tries to develop a blood substitute when he meets Lionel and Audrey, two fugitive humans who claim to have a possible cure. Edward casts his lot with them in the hope of perfecting the cure before it’s too late.

The film stars Ethan Hawke as Edward,...

SFX master Steven Boyle’s effects work has been seen in 2005’s King Kong, Love and Monsters, Bait, What We Do in the Shadows, The Matrix trilogy, and so much more. Now, Boyle is set to make his feature directorial debut, The Demon Disorder, a new Shudder Original.

Shudder will release The Demon Disorder on September 6 on both Shudder and AMC+.

The film stars John Noble (“Fringe”), Charles Cottier, Christian Willis, and Dirk Hunter.

“The Australian demonic family drama centers on Graham, a man haunted by his past since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers.

“Jake, the middle brother, contacts Graham claiming that something is horribly wrong: their youngest brother Phillip is possessed by their deceased father. Graham reluctantly agrees to go and see for himself. With the brothers back together, they soon realize they are unprepared for the forces against them and learn...

Shudder Acquires Demonic Family Drama The Demon Disorder And Releases New Trailer: "Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, today announced the acquisition of The Demon Disorder from special effects master Steven Boyle (The Matrix Trilogy, The Hobbit Trilogy, King Kong). The streamer also released the trailer for the highly anticipated film, which marks Boyle’s feature directorial debut. Starring John Noble (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy), Charles Cottier, Christian Willis, and Dirk Hunter, the film will make its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder in Fall 2024.

The Australian demonic family drama centers on Graham, a man haunted by his past since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers. Jake, the middle brother, contacts Graham claiming that something is horribly wrong: their youngest brother Phillip is possessed by their deceased father. Graham reluctantly agrees to go and see for himself.

Shudder has proven itself to be the haven of innovative horror movies. Their recent Late Night with the Devil has amassed critical and audience praise. Their partnership with AMC continues to bring in new content, like the upcoming announced thriller The Cycle, which has just tapped Daredevil’s Deborah Ann Woll to be the lead. The horror streaming service has now brought us the trailer for The Demon Disorder, which they have acquired with AMC networks. The film comes from special effects master Steven Boyle (The Matrix Trilogy, The Hobbit Trilogy, King Kong). The streamer also released the trailer for the highly anticipated film, which marks Boyle’s feature directorial debut. Starring John Noble (The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy), Charles Cottier, Christian Willis, and Dirk Hunter, the film will make its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder in Fall 2024.

The official plot synopsis reads,

“The Australian demonic family drama centers on Graham,...

SFX master Steven Boyle’s effects work has been seen in 2005’s King Kong, Love and Monsters, Bait, What We Do in the Shadows, The Matrix trilogy, and so much more. Now, Boyle is set to make his feature directorial debut, The Demon Disorder, a new upcoming Shudder original with an eerie new trailer.

The film, described as a demonic family drama, will make its exclusive streaming debut on Shudder in Fall 2024.

Watch the new trailer below to get acquainted with Graham, Jake, and Phillip Reilly, whose lives are upended by a long-buried family secret. As their pasts collide, their late father’s garage becomes the eerie epicenter of supernatural revenge. Boyle puts his SFX background to good use if these goopy, gory, demonic images are anything to go by.

The Demon Disorder “centers on Graham, a man haunted by his past since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers.

(Welcome to Year of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of "Nosferatu," which turns 100 this year.)

Vampire movies have been a part of cinema for a long, long time. Sure, a great many of those movies center on your classic "Dracula in a cape," and at times, that can be great. But vampire flicks that go a little bit outside the box have always been a little bit more my speed. 

Such is the case with "Daybreakers," an ambitious, kind of crazy mid-size movie that has largely slipped through the cracks in the years since its release. I'm here to propose that we absolutely should not let it slip away entirely.

Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, aka the Spierig brothers, the film takes place a decade after a plague turns most of the world's population into vampires.

The digital version of Maury the Miserable Vampire has flown in all the way from his castle. The eBook is available exclusively on the Maury the Miserable Vampire website. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a look at the short films Wandering Soul and Vault of the Macabre Presents the Dinner Party.

Maury the Miserable Vampire eBook Release Details: "'Maury the Miserable Vampire”, the funny and inspirational children’s book that is creating a whole new generation of little monster maniacs across the globe, is available for the first time ever as a digital eBook! Sold exclusively through the book’s website www.maurythemiserablevampire.com, you can now buy it online and then instantly read it to your little ghouls and goblins. Or, better yet, watch them read it themselves!

At half the price of the physical book and at zero shipping cost, the digital version is ready-to-go on any device...

It is the distant future of 2019, and a plague has turned almost every human being into a vampire. With the population of humanity on the verge of extinction, a brave scientist, Ethan Hawke, starts to develop a cure that could possibly convert vampires back into their original human selves. Also stars Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill. Daybreakers4K, coming to 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital September 10 from Lionsgate.

The modern, genre-bending sci-fi thriller Daybreakers arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever September 10 from Lionsgate. From visionary writer-directors Michael and Peter Spierig, the action-packed futuristic vampire film stars four-time Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, four-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, which includes Dolby Vision®, bringing...

Although it may be difficult to believe, we're now living in the year that is the setting for the futuristic vampire film Daybreakers, so it's especially fitting that Lionsgate will release the star-studded Spierig Brothers movie on 4K Ultra HD on September 10th:

"The modern, genre-bending sci-fi thriller Daybreakers arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever September 10 from Lionsgate. From visionary writer-directors Michael and Peter Spierig, the action-packed futuristic vampire film stars four-time Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke, four-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe, and Sam Neill. Experience four times the resolution of full HD with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, which includes Dolby Vision®, bringing entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter,...

Stars: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Laura Brent, Tyler Coppin, Eamon Farren, Thor Carlsson, Emm Wiseman | Written by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, Tom Vaughan | Directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke star in this haunted house horror that’s based on the true story of The Winchester Mystery House. It’s directed by the Spierig Brothers, the German-born Australian directing duo whose previous films include 2014′s time-loop sci-fi Predestination and the recent Saw reboot, Jigsaw.

Set in San Francisco in 1906 (which ought to give history buffs something of a heads-up), Winchester centres on the true story of Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), the widow of the inventor of the Winchester repeating rifle and heir to the company’s vast fortune. Wracked with guilt over all the deaths her company has caused and haunted by their spirits, Sarah has devoted her widowhood to building a continually expanding mansion,...

Stars: Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Matt Passmore, Hannah Emily Anderson, Tobin Bell, Laura Vandervoort, Paul Braunstein, Mandela Van Peebles, Brittany Allen, Josiah Black, Edward Ruttle, Michael Boisvert, Sam Koules, Troy Feldman, Shaquan Lewis | Written by Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg | Directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

To be fair to the Saw movies, it was no surprise that they would eventually bring it back; and when Jigsaw was announced, one of the main questions had to be how to bring back John Kramer (Tobin Bell)? If he was brought back at all? Well now we have our answer…

When bodies start turning up around the city, it seems that Jigsaw may have returned. With him being dead though, is it the work of a copycat, or has Kramer somehow returned from the grave ten years after his reign of terror?

If you were a fan of the original Saw films...

Chilean Oscar nominee A Fantastic Woman in solid bow via Spc.

February 5 Update: Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle reclaimed top spot from last weekend’s opener Maze Runner: The Death Cure, adding $10.9m for $352.6m in a typically muted Super Bowl Weekend.

Fox third Maze Runner switched places following a 58% slide on $10.5m for $40m, while Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s ghost story Winchester starring Helen Mirren debuted in third place via Lionsgate / CBS Films on $9.3m.

Fox Searchlight’s heavyweight awards contenders The Shape Of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri continued their impressive runs. The former expanded by 487 theatres to 2,341, slipping one place to number nine on $4.4m for $44.7m after 10 weekends.

Three Billboards climbed up one slot to number 11 after expanding by 269 theatres in 1,726 and added $3m for $41.8m after 13.

Controversial Bollywood release Padmaavat fell 46% and three places to number 14 on $2.4m for $8.9m through Viva Pictures Distribution.

The film has stirred...

Chilean Oscar nominee A Fantastic Woman in solid bow via Spc.

Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle reclaimed top spot from last weekend’s opener Maze Runner: The Death Cure, adding $11m for $352.6m in a typically muted Super Bowl Weekend.

Fox third Maze Runner switched places following a 58% slide on $10.2m for $39.8m, while Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s ghost story Winchester starring Helen Mirren debuted in third place via Lionsgate / CBS Films on $9.3m.

Fox Searchlight’s heavyweight awards contenders The Shape Of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri continued their impressive runs. The former expanded by 487 theatres to 2,341, slipping one place to number nine on $4.3m for $44.6m after 10 weekends.

Three Billboards climbed up one slot to number 11 after expanding by 269 theatres in 1,726 and added $3.1m for $41.8m after 13.

Controversial Bollywood release Padmaavat fell 43% and four places to number 14 on $2.6m for $9m through Viva Pictures Distribution.

The film has stirred...

Stars: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Laura Brent, Tyler Coppin, Eamon Farren, Thor Carlsson, Emm Wiseman | Written by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, Tom Vaughan | Directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke star in this haunted house horror that’s based on the true story of The Winchester Mystery House. It’s directed by the Spierig Brothers, the German-born Australian directing duo whose previous films include 2014′s time-loop sci-fi Predestination and the recent Saw reboot, Jigsaw.

Set in San Francisco in 1906 (which ought to give history buffs something of a heads-up), Winchester centres on the true story of Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), the widow of the inventor of the Winchester repeating rifle and heir to the company’s vast fortune. Wracked with guilt over all the deaths her company has caused and haunted by their spirits, Sarah has devoted her widowhood to building a...

CBS Films and Lionsgate's period supernatural thriller Winchester, starring Helen Mirren, won the Friday box-office race with $3.6 million for a projected $9 million debut.

However, holdover Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) is widely expected to rumble past Winchester on Saturday and top Super Bowl weekend — one of the quietest frames of the year in terms of moviegoing — with $10 million-$11 million.

Winchester could also be beat by Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox), which looks to earn $9.6 million in its second outing, a 64 percent drop.

Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, Winchester...

The reviews for Winchester are in, and it looks like Helen Mirren’s new horror movie is a complete and total misfire. It’s directed by identical twin brothers Peter and Michael Spierig, who previously helmed the highly underrated 2014 thriller, Predestination. They followed that up with last year’s disappointingly blah-tastic Saw franchise sequel, Jigsaw, and unfortunately, it looks like Winchester has more in common with their more recent effort.

A new one-sheet is here for the upcoming ghost story Winchester, and it brings you face-to-face with Mrs. Winchester herself. Dare you stare? The film stars Helen Mirren as Sarah Winchester along with Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, and Finn Scicluna-o’Prey. Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig directed and co-wrote the script with Tom Vaughan. […]

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New Teaser Trailer & Teaser One Sheet Now Available on Epk.TV Directed By: The Spierig Brothers (Jigsaw, Predestination) Produced By: Tim McGahan (Predestination) and Brett Tomberlin (Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show) Synopsis: Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the …

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Even though it’s located about six hours north of where I currently reside, I admittedly knew very little about the Winchester Mystery House prior to last week, which is when Daily Dead attended a special tour of one of the most haunted houses in America, alongside Michael and Peter Spierig. The duo recently celebrated the debut of the new trailer for their upcoming supernatural horror project, Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built, which stars Oscar-winner Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, and Sarah Snook (who the directors recently collaborated with on Predestination), and the filmmakers were eager to head inside and talk more about the lengths they went to in order to stay true to who they believed Sarah Winchester was, and her passion for turning Winchester into one of the most perplexing properties in history.

Before we headed inside the Winchester Mystery House, we were greeted by producer Tim McGahan,...

Lionsgate released their new horror/thriller sequel flick, Saw 8 aka "Jigsaw" into theaters today, October 27,2017, and all the top movie critics have wrote up their official opinion/reviews for it. We found seven of them on the Metacritic.com site. Over there, the overall score turned out to be pretty mixed with a total average score of 44 out of a possible 100. The rest of the critic reviews we got are from Rottentomatoes.com ,. They also gave it an overall score of 44 percent. Jigsaw stars: Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein, Brittany Allen and Josiah Black. It was directed by Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig. It was written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger. We've provided a brief excerpt from all the top critics (below) which summarizes how they pretty much felt about the movie. Kyle Turner over at The...

Lionsgate’s “Jigsaw” carved up $1.6 million at the Thursday previews at more than 2,400 locations. “Jigsaw” picks up several years after “Saw 3D,” with signs of Jigsaw’s deadly traps starting to reappear, hinting that someone is continuing the grisly legacy of John Kramer. Peter and Michael Spierig are directing from a script by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. 2010’s “Saw 3D” earned $1.7 million at the Thursday previews before it went on to gross $22 million its opening weekend. “Jigsaw,” however, is only expected to make somewhere in the high-teens to $20 million range. Also Read: 'Jigsaw' Review: Seven Years Later, the...

The question with a movie like “Jigsaw,” which was preceded by seven “Saw” movies and did not screen for press, isn’t “Is it good?” but rather “How bad is it?” The answer, dear reader, is “quite.” “Jigsaw” is quite bad.

Not that it matters much. The eighth installment in a horror franchise isn’t meant to be good; it’s meant to be gruesome. The Spierig Brothers’ contribution to the series is certainly that: One scene finds a team of medical examiners studiously examining a man with half his head blown off; another shows the results of a woman being injected with hydrochloric acid in all its gory detail. 13 years in, the filmmakers have all but given up pretending that such moments exist for any reason beyond their own sake.

Read More:‘Jigsaw’ Trailer: The ‘Saw’ Franchise Has Been Resurrected and It’s More Twisted Than Ever

It is...

Smt Heads, you know there’s been a time when you wanted people to drop dead. But, given the mayhem in Epic Pictures’ upcoming Sci-Fi horror fest, “Radius,” maybe you’d need to make sure there was an off switch! Check out the Trailer right now (and don’t skip the pre-trailer for “Flint” while you’re at it):

Liam (Diego Klattenhoff) wakes from a car crash at the bottom of a deep ditch with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town, he discovers that anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly. Out of options, he tries to live in seclusion to protect others, until the day a woman comes up to him and doesn’t die in his presence. With her arrival, Liam’s murderous power now seems to have subsided. The woman, Jane (Charlotte Sullivan), is also amnesiac and looking for answers.

The Saw franchise comes back to life with Jigsaw. So: business as usual?

“You think it's over just because I am dead... The games have just begun.” That quote pretty much sums up the four Saw films that followed the gruesome demise of Tobin Bell’s John Kramer, which closed out Saw III. For four Halloweens in a row, writers used every trick they could to keep the series going post-Jigsaw-autopsy. They finally wrapped it up with the seventh flick in the franchise, 2010’s Saw 3D: The Final Chapter, which gave longtime fans of the series a satisfying point to end on: Cary Elwes returned as Doctor Gordon from the first film, putting an end to Jiggy’s last apprentice standing, the murdery Detective Hoffman played by Costas Mandylor. The games, at last, seemed to actually be over. But here we are, seven years later, with Jigsaw. A...

This coming Friday, October 27th, Jigsaw takes back Halloween. From Peter and Michael Spierig (Daybreakers, Predestination, and the forthcoming Winchester), Lionsgate has shared with us the final batch of images from the eighth Saw film that offers up some new clues while also displaying some old traps. The most intriguing is the shot of Jigsaw’s empty casket, who looks to be back for […]...

Several months after The Spierig brothers help Billy the Puppet take back Halloween with the October 27th release of Jigsaw, they'll take viewers into the labyrinthine confines of the Winchester Mystery House in a supernatural thriller based on the real-life location, and you can now get an idea of what to expect by watching the first teaser trailer for Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built.

Synopsis: "Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms. To the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman's madness.

CBS Films has released a first poster for the upcoming movie Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built. Inspired by true events, this supernatural thriller will take audiences inside California’s infamous Winchester House. The first teaser trailer debuts on Tuesday.

Directed by The Spierig Brothers (Jigsaw, Predestinaition) and starring Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren & Jason Clarke, this story of a woman building an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts will be haunting theaters nationwide on February 2nd, 2018.

Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world. Built by Sarah Winchester, (Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren) heiress to the Winchester fortune, it is a house that knows no end. Constructed in an incessant twenty-four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms.

To the outsider...

"Do you want to play a game?"

Of course, you do! Especially games that involve torturous death! Lionsgate has released some more goodies for all you Saw fans out there! We have a new featurette, clip, and a couple TV spots for the eighth film in the horror franchise, Jigsaw. They give us a glimpse of the nightmarish terror that awaits audiences and unravel the philosophy of the iconic killer Jigsaw.

I don't know about this movie. I was done with this franchise and now Lionsgate is trying to lure me back in with the return of a killer that's supposed to be dead! When talking about the upcoming film, co-director Michael Spierig told EW:

“We’ve got some pretty wild traps in the film — we don’t shy away from the gore. It’s such a perfect Halloween scarefest. It’s perhaps not quite as vicious and more fun,...

Are you ready for Jigsaw?

It is, in essence, the eighth entry into Lionsgate’s time-honored Saw franchise, one that’s coming by way of directing duo Michael and Peter Spierig. Best known for their work on Daybreakers, the Spierig siblings are still relatively new when it comes to Hollywood’s horror scene, but when asked to describe how they approached the cult series, Michael Spierig hinted that Jigsaw is “Saw for 2017.” That means it’s safe to expect more nightmare fuel and wildly inventive demented traps than you can shake a pig’s mask at, and though Lionsgate’s franchise has fallen by the wayside in recent years, in 2017, Halloween belongs to Jigsaw. And long may he reign.

Mind you, given that Tobin Bell’s sick, twisted psychopath bit the bullet in Saw III, it looks certain that John Kramer has gathered together a band of disciples to continue...

After the Spierig brothers bring Billy the Puppet and torturous traps back to the big screen with the release of Jigsaw, they'll take viewers into the labyrinthine confines of the Winchester Mystery House in a supernatural movie based on the real-life location. Originally titled Winchester, the film now has a new title and release date.

According to Variety, Winchester is now titled Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built, and is slated for a February 2nd, 2018 release from CBS Films, who have bumped it up slightly from its previous February 23rd spot on the calendar.

In the film, Helen Mirren stars as Sarah Winchester, who believed she was haunted by the spirits of people slain by Winchester rifles. Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (Jigsaw, Predestination, Daybreakers), Winchester also stars Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Finn Scicluna-o’Prey, and Angus Sampson.

Filming on the movie took place partly in the real-life Winchester Mystery House,...

Lionsgate has released a new illustrated poster for the upcoming "Jigsaw", the eighth film in the "Saw" horror franchise featuring the return of Tobin Bell. Like all of the films before it, Jigsaw will arrive just ahead of Halloween on October 27. The upcoming sequel, which fittingly comes seven years after "Saw: The Final Chapter", will star Laura Vandervoort ("Supergirl"), Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Clé Bennett ("Arrow"), Callum Keith Rennie ("Warcraft", "Battlestar Galactica"), Matt Passmore , Paul Braunstein ("The Thing"), Bonnie Siu ("Pacific Rim"), Sonia Dhillon Tully ("Brown Girl Begins") and Tobin Bell. The eighth Saw movie is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig ("Daybreakers") from a script by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg ("Piranha 3D",...

Are you ready for Jigsaw?

It is, in essence, the eighth entry into Lionsgate’s time-honored Saw franchise, one that’s coming by way of directing duo Michael and Peter Spierig. Best known for their work on Daybreakers, the Spierig siblings are still relatively new when it comes to Hollywood’s horror scene, but when asked to describe how they approached the cult series, Michael Spierig hinted that Jigsaw is “Saw for 2017.” That means it’s safe to expect more nightmare fuel and wildly inventive demented traps than you can shake a pig’s mask at, and though Lionsgate’s franchise has fallen by the wayside in recent years, in 2017, Halloween belongs to Jigsaw. And long may he reign.

Mind you, given that Tobin Bell’s sick, twisted psychopath bit the bullet in Saw III, it looks certain that John Kramer has gathered together a band of disciples to continue...

Rob Leane Oct 25, 2017

Ahead of Jigsaw’s release, we chatted to John Kramer actor Tobin Bell about his journey with the franchise...

Warning: this interview contains spoilers for several Saw films, and one for Four Corners, but it’s spoiler-free with regards to Jigsaw.

The Saw franchise began, back in 2004, with Tobin Bell’s John Kramer – aka The Jigsaw Killer - playing dead on the floor of a grimy bathroom. Leigh Whannell and James Wan’s micro-budget horror/thriller spawned six blood-spattered sequels, birthing a franchise that became synonymous with Halloween cinema trips.

But then, in 2010, came Saw 3D. The seventh film in the torture-stuffed series presented itself as The Final Chapter, going full circle - revisiting the bathroom from Saw - and tying up all the loose ends of John’s legacy. John died in Saw III and was autopsied in Saw IV, and then Saw 3D presented a...

Lionsgate has released even more posters for the upcoming "Jigsaw", the eighth film in the "Saw" horror franchise featuring the return of Tobin Bell. Like all of the films before it, Jigsaw will arrive just ahead of Halloween on October 27. The upcoming sequel, which fittingly comes seven years after "Saw: The Final Chapter", will star Laura Vandervoort ("Supergirl"), Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Clé Bennett ("Arrow"), Callum Keith Rennie ("Warcraft", "Battlestar Galactica"), Matt Passmore , Paul Braunstein ("The Thing"), Bonnie Siu ("Pacific Rim"), Sonia Dhillon Tully ("Brown Girl Begins") and Tobin Bell. The eighth Saw movie is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig ("Daybreakers") from a script by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg ("Piranha 3D", "Sorority...

Before Jigsaw haunts theaters this October, you can get up close and perilously personal with the traps from the Saw franchise in a new Halloween Horror Nights maze coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort this September:

Press Release: Universal City, Calif., Orlando, Fla. (August 14, 2017) – The Saw series – one of the highest grossing horror film franchises of all time – makes its return to “Halloween Horror Nights,” bringing the blockbuster’s most terrifying traps to life in an all-new original maze opening at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, beginning September 15, 2017.

Based on the Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures hit horror film franchise, “Saw: The Games of Jigsaw” will bring to life the scariest game yet. In this all-new maze guests will come face-to-face with the work of master craftsman “Jigsaw” and a collection of his most infamous traps from the Saw film series and upcoming eighth installment Jigsaw.

Jigsaw Trailer Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig‘s Jigsaw (2017) movie trailer stars Laura Vandervoort, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Matt Passmore, and Hannah Emily Anderson. Jigsaw‘s plot synopsis: “Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But [...]

Continue reading: Jigsaw (2017) Movie Trailer: The Saw Franchise Rebooted with All New Victims...

The Jigsaw Killer gets a new lease of life – quite literally, as it were – in this blood-red Sdcc poster for Jigsaw.

It is, in essence, the eighth entry into Lionsgate’s time-honored Saw franchise, one that’s coming by way of directing duo Michael and Peter Spierig. Best known for their work on Daybreakers, the Spierig siblings are still relatively new when it comes to Hollywood’s horror scene, but when asked to describe how they approached the cult series, Michael Spierig hinted that Jigsaw is “Saw for 2017.” That means it’s safe to expect more nightmare fuel and wildly inventive demented traps than you can shake a pig’s mask at, and though Lionsgate’s franchise has fallen by the wayside in recent years, in 2017, Halloween belongs to Jigsaw. And long may he reign.

Mind you, given that Tobin Bell’s sick, twisted psychopath bit the bullet in Saw III,...

“Become Jigsaw.”

Fueling rumors that Michael and Peter Spierig’s upcoming horror sequel focuses on John Kramer’s twisted disciples, and not the man himself, yesterday Lionsgate rolled out a slew of stark one-sheets for Jigsaw and, well, let’s just say they weren’t your average character posters. Rather than placing the spotlight on the film’s ensemble cast, each portrait featured a loyal follower of Kramer’s, replete with blood-drenched pig mask to drive the point home: these protégés intend to bring about a new reign of terror, and in the fallout of Jigsaw‘s first teaser trailer, horror fans are already reeling at the wild traps in store.

Working from a script composed by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, the Spierig Brothers have been tasked with pumping fresh blood into one of horror’s modern-day favorites, and when Michael Spierig was asked to deliver an elevator pitch for Jigsaw,...

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The Saw franchise will be returning to our cinemas this Halloween, with the first trailer for ‘Jigsaw’ out, meaning that ‘Saw 3D: The Final Chapter’ is no longer the final chapter…

The film picks up about 10 years later than the apparent death (in ‘Saw III’) of the Jigsaw Killer, John Kramer (Tobin Bell). New, gruesome murders are being discovered around the city, with the evidence from the investigation pointing to Jigsaw. The question is who is this killer? Is Jigsaw still alive or is there a copycat? It is something for the police to figure out.

Michael Spierig, one of the directors, has said that this outing will be more fun and less vicious compared to the previous films:

“We’ve got some pretty wild traps in the film — we don’t shy away from the gore. It’s such a perfect Halloween scarefest. It’s perhaps...

The first trailer has been released for the Saw sequel Jigsaw and if you're a fan of the Saw franchise, you're gonna love it. As you might expect, the trailer shows off lots of new and inventive ways of torturing and killing people. I've gotta say, it would be a complete nightmare to be in the situation that these characters find themselves in. 

Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade. 

Jigsaw was directed by German filmmaking brothers Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, of the films Undead, Daybreakers, and Predestination. Lionsgate will release the film on October 27th, just in time for Halloween.

Remember when Jigsaw co-director Michael Spierig (Daybreakers) promised some “pretty wild traps” ahead of October’s Saw sequel?

Well, thanks to the film’s blood-curdling first trailer, we now have an idea of the horrors in store, and it seems as though the twisted legacy of John Kramer has taken on a new form. Tobin Bell’s demented serial killer actually bit the bullet during Saw III in 2006, so Michael and Peter Spierig have been quick to play down talk of Bell returning – either via flashback or some form of unexpected appearance. That doesn’t necessarily mean that a cameo is completely out of the question though – the film is called Jigsaw, after all – particularly when you consider the fact that John Kramer’s voice can be heard in today’s first-look teaser. “The truth will set you free.”

From there, the nightmare-inducing footage cuts to some form of containment...

Michael Spierig talks up Jigsaw prior to Sdcc and the Daybreakers director is confident that it will live up to the expectations of Saw fans.

Throughout the years there has always been franchises in horror who dominate the the genre. For example, we have Freddy in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Chucky in Child's Play and Jason in Friday the 13th. Besides franchises like The Conjuring, the most dominating horror franchise has to be Saw. It's very interesting that James Wan had a part in creating both of them. The first film earned over $100 million worldwide on a budget of only $1.2 million, this spawned six sequels to this day.

The not so secret to making these films successful was to follow the path of the first Saw film, which was to keep the budget low. When Saw VI only made $70 million, it was Ok because it only cost $11 million to make. The last film that the franchise released, Saw 3D, had really bad critical and fan reception. For the time many of us thought that...

Before you play another deadly game this fall in the next Saw movie, Lionsgate is bringing Jigsaw to San Diego Comic-Con this summer, with directors Peter and Michael Spierig taking part in the Reinventing Horror panel and Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell, signing autographs for fans.

You can check out the official Comic-Con Jigsaw details below, as well as the official teaser poster, which was initially unveiled by Arrow in the Head.

From the official Saw Facebook page: "Become #Jigsaw… In theaters October 27, 2017.

Friday, July 21 at San Diego Comic-Con International:

1-2pm Pt: Tobin Bell autograph signing, Sails Pavilion

5-6pm Pt: Peter and Michael Spierig (directors of Jigsaw) will participate in the Reinventing Horror panel (hosted by Ain't It Cool News) in Room 23Abc"

Scheduled for an October 27th, 2017 release, Jigsaw is directed by Michael and Peter Spierig (Predestination, Daybreakers, Undead) from a screenplay by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger...

Jigsaw directors Peter and Michael Spierig will be at San Diego Comic-Con, Deadline has learned. The duo will be participating in a “Reinventing Horror” panel on at 5 Pm Friday, July 21, in Room 23Abc. In addition, Jigsaw star Tobin Bell will be signing autographs at 1 Pm at Booth AA18. The Saw franchise has reaped $873 million at the worldwide box office for Lionsgate. No word on whether Jigsaw will have sneak screenings in San Diego. At last year’s Con, Lionsgate showed…...

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The new trailer for Jigsaw takes us back over the Saw series....

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Who said 'no'? How dare you. Well, hard cheese, because the eighth movie in the franchise - Jigsaw - is just around the corner, and we now have the latest trailer for it. It's a promo that brings everyone up to speed on the story so far...

Have a look, too, at the original trailer from back in July...

This sort-of reboot is directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, the brothers behind the surprisingly good Ethan Hawke sci-fi flicks Daybreakers and Predestination, so we're cautiously optimistic about it.

"We've got some pretty wild traps...

Author: Zehra Phelan

The title for the eighth outing in the Saw franchise has finally been revealed as Jigsaw, which sees Lionsgate dropping the production of Saw: Legacy.

It had been revealed years ago by the franchise creators, James Wan and Leigh Whannell that in fact, the original title was Jigsaw, does this mean that the franchise is paying homage to its roots? Well, according to the Lionsgate synopsis we can expect to see bodies turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade. Or has an apprentice picked up the mantle of Jigsaw, perhaps even someone inside the investigation?

Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, the cast for the eighth film in the franchise includes Mandela Van Peebles, Laura Vandervoort, Brittany Allen, Callum Keith Rennie, Matt Passmore, Hannah Emily Anderson, Josiah Black, Shaquan Lewis, Michael Bolsvert, and James Gomez. The original Jigsaw, Tobin Bell is said to be returning to the series but in what capacity hasn’t been made clear at this point.

In his signature black and red robes, Jigsaw was a former civil engineer dying from an inoperable frontal lobe tumour that had developed from colon cancer. After a failed suicide attempt, Kramer found a new appreciation for his life and decided to dedicate the rest of his life to inspiring the same appreciation in others by testing their will to live.

His methods include forcing his subjects through deadly scenarios, which he referred to as “games” or “tests”, in which they were forced to inflict pain upon themselves or others in order to escape. These tests were typically symbolic of what Jigsaw perceived as a flaw in each person’s moral character or life. The Jigsaw name was given to him by the media for his practice of cutting a puzzle piece shape of flesh from those who fail.

Jigsaw is due to be released in October 2017

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It’s been over a year since we reported that there were rumors about a new Saw movie floating around, supposedly with the title Saw: Legacy. Now, Lionsgate has confirmed that it’s making a another Saw (the first one since Saw 3D: The Final Chapter a full seven years ago), and it will officially be called Jigsaw. As anyone who has survived the cruel puzzles of the Saw series probably recalls, Jigsaw is the serial killer name used by Tobin Bell’s character in the original movies. So it seems fairly safe to assume that he—or someone capitalizing off of his successful murder brand—will be running a series of twisted games again.

Variety says that Jigsaw will be directed by Daybreakers directors Peter and Michael Spierig, and it will be in theaters on October 27 of this year. You can see the film’s logo above.

CBS Films announced on Tuesday that their upcoming supernatural thriller Winchester will be released on Friday, February 23rd, 2018.

Above is this first look at Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren in the role of real life heiress and owner of the Winchester House: Sarah Winchester. Inspired by true events, this is the story of an impossibly wealthy recluse who obsessively kept her 160+ room home under construction twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for thirty-eight years straight.

Inspired by true events, Winchester follows the story of firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren), who was convinced that she was haunted by the souls killed at the hands of the Winchester Repeating Rifle.

After the sudden deaths of her husband and child, she threw herself into the 24-hours a day, seven days a week construction of an enormous mansion designed to keep the evil spirits at bay. But when skeptical San Francisco psychiatrist...

We now know when we'll be able to enter the labyrinthine confines of the Winchester Mystery House on the big screen, as CBS Films has set a release date for Winchester.

Deadline reports that Winchester is slated to come out on February 23rd, 2018, the same day Pacific Rim: Uprising stomps into theaters.

In the film, Helen Mirren stars as Sarah Winchester, who believed she was haunted by the spirits of people slain by Winchester rifles.

Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (Saw: Legacy, Predestination, Daybreakers), Winchester also stars Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson.

Filming on the movie takes place partly in the real-life Winchester Mystery House, and we have more official details below:

"Coming soon from CBS Films is the supernatural thriller Winchester. The film stars Academy Award®-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen, Eye in the Sky) and Jason Clarke (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,...