''Saw X'' is an upcoming American horror film directed by

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, from a screenplay by

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and Peter Goldfinger. The film is the ninth main installment, and tenth installment overall in the ''Saw'' film series, and stars

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, Synnøve Macody Lund,

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, and

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. Filming began in October 2022 in

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. The film is set to be theatrically released on October 27, 2023, by

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Cast

as John Kramer / Jigsaw * Synnøve Macody Lund *

* Renata Vaca * Paulette Hernande * *

Production

Development

In April 2021, a tenth film installment to the ''Saw'' franchise, tentatively titled ''Saw X'', was confirmed to be in development with

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. However,

Darren Lynn Bousman Darren Lynn Bousman (; born January 11, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the '' Saw'' films: '' Saw II'', ''Saw III'', ''Saw IV'', and ''Spiral''. He also direc ...

, director of '' Spiral: From the Book of Saw'' (2021), which released the following month, stated that it was a premature announcement that surprised him and the film's producers, saying:

and Peter Goldfinger, writers for the previous two entries of the series, ''Jigsaw'' and ''Spiral'', confirmed the script was completed in December 2021. In August 2022, Bloody Disgusting reported that the tenth ''Saw'' film would be directed by

, who previously helmed ''

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'' (2009) and ''

Saw 3D ''Saw 3D'' (also known as ''Saw: The Final Chapter'') is a 2010 American 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sequel to 2009's ''Saw VI'' and seventh installment in the ''Saw'' ...

'' (2010).

Casting

In October 2022,

was confirmed to reprise the role of John Kramer / Jigsaw. In December 2022, Synnøve Macody Lund,

, and

joined the cast in undisclosed roles. It was also reported that

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, who appeared as

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in previous films, was in negotiations to reprise her role, last seen in ''Saw VI''. That same month, Renata Vaca, Paulette Hernande, Joshua Okamoto, and Octavio Hinojosa were cast in undisclosed roles.

Filming

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began in late October 2022 in

. This location was a departure from the previous eight films which were all filmed in

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, excluding the first film in the series, ''

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'' (2004), which was filmed in Los Angeles.

Release

''Saw X'' is set to be released theatrically in the United States by

on October 27, 2023.

References

External links

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