Saw V and VI Director Announced

The Saw franchise has found a new director for its fifth and sixth installment. The director is David Hackl, production designer on Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV. Hackl was one of the original choices to direct Saw IV until Darren Lynn Bousman decided to return to the series for one last time. He was also the 2nd unit director on Saw III and Saw IV.

"We have about a week to write the outline, then the script by the end of the month. We're really just throwing down the ideas now and it's coming together quickly," he says with a modicum of exuberance. "I've been with Darren on all of [the sequels], we've always arrived just before Christmas with a script that needed a lot of shakedown but, before shooting, [the script] is really tight. Right until the last days of filming we're always changing things and adjusting things just seeing what works as the story unfolds and I think that's why people like them - because we never let them rest. We don't go into pre-production with a white script and say, 'that's it no changes.' We push it so there's no holes."

According to the producers, it seems previous Saw series director Darren Lynn Bousman will keep an eye out on the next films.

"I'm talking to David about the story; we've been throwing it around. At this point, it looks like I'll be shooting the Scanners remake at the same time here in Toronto. I'm sure I'll oversee the Saw V script as James Wan and Leigh Whannell have done with parts two and three," says Saw II-IV director Darren Lynn Bousman.

Saw V and VI will be written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who also wrote Saw IV and the Feast series.

Rumor has it that both films will shoot back to back and skip October 2008 to take a year off. This isn't 100% confirmed yet.

So far Tobin Bell is signed for both films. It's unknown who else will return at the moment.

The Saw series has made over $222,463,734. The films are made on low budgets and are popular with the general audience and especially the horror crowd.

The latest sequel, Saw IV hits theatres October 26th.

So what's your view on two more Saw films? Comment below!

Source-Shock Till You Drop (http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=1596)