Saw VII Movie Updates and Photos

After the success of Saw VI, another sequel is going to release this October, the Saw VII. And last July 18, 2009 it was reported that the writers of the fourth, fifth, and sixth entries, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, would return to write a seventh film in the franchise. This was confirmed later in the same month when David Hackl, director of the fifth installment, and Saw producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules were also confirmed to be returning to make the seventh installment.

During an event regarding the Dunstan and Melton penned film The Collector, it was confirmed that the 3D sequel will most likely be the seventh film, which is set to be released October 2010, keeping with the franchise releasing a film in that month.

On October 14, 2009 franchise owner and producer Mark Burg, and co-writer Marcus Dunstan announced that Saw VII will be in 3-D and production is slated to begin in January 2010 for an October 2010 release.

Since then, Lions Gate have confirmed that Costas Mandylor will return for VII and also confirmed an October 22, 2010 release date. On November 20, 2009 Saw VII co-writer Patrick Melton stated in an interview on Demon FM conducted by Matt Horn and David Murphy, that he had a "strong feeling" that Saw VII would be the last installment since Saw VI did poorly at the box office, and also stated that Saw VII would begin filming February 1, 2010 in Toronto.