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25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"Saw XI" Removed from 2025 Release Calendar
Yara Sameh Jigsaw won't be returning to theaters in 2025 after all. 'Saw XI' has been axed from the release calendar. Lionsgate's gory slasher, the 11th installment in the long-running franchise, was scheduled to open on September 26. The studio will instead release another blood-soaked horror film, 'The Strangers – Chapter 2,' on the newly freed date. It's not clear if Lionsgate has plans to unveil 'Saw XI' at any point. The studio greenlit the sequel in 2023 with franchise veteran Kevin Greutert on board to direct. Yet the film's screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan recently told the Hollywood Reporter that 'zero progress' had been made since they turned in a draft in the spring of 2024. Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used by John 'Jigsaw' Kramer in 'Saw,' is well versed in these reports, which he dismisses as idle chatter. The spooky doll promises he'll eventually return to theaters. 'I've seen the rumors. They say it's Game Over,' Billy the Puppet said in a statement released by Lionsgate. 'You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.' Billy the Puppet is probably right, because 'Saw' has remained a big screen draw for two decades with $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales across 10 films. Most recently, 'Saw X' hit theaters in 2023 and slashed its way to $112 million globally. Anchoring the series is the terrifying serial killer named Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), who puts his victims through deadly games that test their wills to live. 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' opened in theaters last summer and generated $48 million, a better-than-expected sum since the horror film was panned by critics and audiences. Lionsgate intends to turn 'The Strangers' into a standalone trilogy — separate from the studio's 2008 Liv Tyler-led thriller of the same name — with Chapter 3 to follow. The first installment centers on a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez), who are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin after their car breaks down in an eerie small town. No surprise, they are terrorized by masked intruders with seemingly no mercy or motive. 'I promise that we're making 'The Strangers—Chapter 2' as terrifying as possible,' Petsch said. 'I can't wait to show you on September 26.' Producers Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon added, 'Like 'Strangers' fans everywhere, we're thrilled for 'Chapter 2' — it's the kind of film that'll have audiences watching through their fingers. Bringing it to theaters this Halloween season is perfect, and we can't wait for everyone to see where the story goes next.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
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25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
SAW XI Delayed Indefinitely, THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 Takes Its Fall 2025 Release Date
It appears that Jigsaw will not be appearing this fall to terrify moviegoers, as is tradition. Sadly, it looks like Saw XI has been delayed indefinitely, thanks to disagreements behind-the-scenes. This news originally came to light late last week. But Lionsgate isn't leaving a proper horror film out of their Halloween season plans. Despite Saw XI being taken off the calendar, via The Hollywood Reporter, we've learned that Lionsgate has turned over the September 26 slot to a different horror show, The Strangers: Chapter 2. This doesn't mean that Jigsaw won't be back at some point, however. No, the iconic cinematic killer never goes away for very long. He simply makes too much money to ever retire. On Monday, Lionsgate shared a 'statement' from Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used in most of the films by the character of John Kramer, aka Jigsaw: The statement, rather hilariously, came over LinkedIn, where Billy's status remained 'Employed.' It said 'I've seen the rumors. They say it's Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.' With ten entries in the Saw franchise since James Wan's 2004 original, it is very evident that indeed, the game will never be over. One way or another, Jigsaw will always find a way to come back. Meanwhile, getting the coveted spooky season release window is a show of confidence from Lionsgate in The Strangers franchise, which began in 2008. Lionsgate then revived the franchise last year, announcing a whole new trilogy for the home invasion horror series. Madelaine Petsch reprises her role after starring in The Strangers: Chapter 1, which Lionsgate released in May, 2024. This marks the second feature in the planned stand-alone The Strangers trilogy. Lionsgate shot the second and third movies consecutively after the first one. Hopefully, we'll find out soon what the future holds for the eleventh Saw movie as The Strangers takes its place.
