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After its immensely successful opening weekend, the first of many sequels was immediately green-lit. It was ultimately successful, and, in 2004, the first installment debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically that October by Lionsgate. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to receive funding in their home country of Australia, Wan and Whannell traveled to the United States, after several producers expressed interest in the project. In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help pitch a potential feature film concept, after having the original script written for several years. Rather than killing his victims outright, he traps them in life-threatening situations that he refers to as 'tests' or 'games' to test their will to survive through physical or psychological torture, believing that if they survive, they will be 'rehabilitated'. Kramer was introduced briefly in Saw and developed in more detail in the subsequent films.

Spiral saw movie release date serial#

The series revolves around the fictional serial killer John 'Jigsaw' Kramer and his apprentices. Saw is the fifth highest-grossing horror franchise. The franchise has expanded into various films and other media, including a television series, video games, comic books, music, theme park attractions, and merchandising including toys, masks, and clothing.

Saw is an American horror media franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, which began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.