"Saw VI" director Kevin Greutert knows a thing or two about editing together the multiple character storylines and torture-prop shots from his franchise's past installments, having done editing work on all of them. Tagged for a Fall 2009 release to bring back Tobin Bell's sadistic villain Jigsaw -- and possibly bring his successor Detective Hoffman into the spotlight -- Greutert has high hopes for the movie in the scheme of the series, but his past editing experience with the films' standard story format give his words some extra wait when he described what editor Andrew Coutts is currently going through.
"I made Andrew take today off," Greutert wrote on his blog Sunday. "He looks fine, but he can’t be; the guy has been continually focused on editing this movie for months now, and it’s mind-numbingly complex, and it’s not easy being face to face all day and night with people as unhappy as the folks who live in Jigsaw’s world."
Hoffman (played by Costas Mandylor) appeared to be taking over the role of torture kingpin from John (Bell's puppet-master alter ego) in "Saw V" and returns to the role for the new sequel. Early details about the script indicate that he will do so by setting off a game devised by Tobin's character. That means "Saw VI" will be a turning point for the films. Greutert expressed apprehension about taking to he film to its producers soon, but also ranked it highly among its predecessors.
"I think it stands shoulder to shoulder with the best of the ['Saw' movies]," Greutert said, "and while I’m the least objective person imaginable when it comes to this, I think we’ve all done something really special."
How do you expect "Saw VI" to turn out when it's released later this year? What do you want to see happen in the continuing story? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
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