Box office decline might signal the “endgame”
Today, cameras began rolling on Saw VII with Kevin Greutert in the director’s chair working from a script by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. Will this be the final chapter? The question of the franchise’s longevity has always been in question. The producing team behind it have given us various answers: There will be eight films. Nine films.
Well, “seven” might just be the magic number. Melton explains why to Demon FM: “I think it’s going to end with Saw VII. I have a very strong feeling its going to end with Saw VII. That’s something we’re debating now. You saw in previous interviews or discussions where we thought Saw VIII would be the last one where we had the first trilogy and the second trilogy and then sort of a grand finale wrapped up in two films. But frankly because Saw VI hasn’t performed as well as we anticipated, the idea is well why make two movies when we can make one really excellent movie that wraps up as best we can? And it’s going to be in 3-D which sort of adds to the spectacle. So if you had to ask me, I don’t own the franchise, nor do I run the studio, but I have a feeling, a strong feeling that it’s going to be Saw VII which will be also known as Endgame. And nothing’s official yet, but that’s where we’re hoping things will go.”
Source: Demon FM
