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Director Kevin Greutert Shuffled From 'Paranormal Activity 2' Back To 'Saw VII 3-D'

Posted 1/26/10 7:30 am EST by in News


Don't fret Paramount... this is for the best. Last week, it was reported that "Saw VI" director Kevin Greutert had been hired to helm the unasked-for sequel to last year's found footage sensation, "Paranormal Activity." Whether or not you think a sequel is really necessary, Greutert's past experience with the gore-soaked "Saw" franchise would not seem to make him the ideal candidate for following up one of the most effectively understated horror films released in years.

It is with some relief then that I greet today's news of Greutert being shuffled back to the "Saw" franchise, to which Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures hold the keys. It seems that the director is contractually bound to direct "Saw VII 3-D" if the studio wants it, and they do, Deadline Hollywood reports. Greutert is unable to do both because of competing release plans, which have the two movies releasing on October 22 of this year. Read More...

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'Paranormal Activity' Sequel Will Be Helmed By 'Saw VI' Director Kevin Greutert

Posted 1/19/10 7:30 am EST by in News


"Paranormal Activity" isn't really a presence right now, as we swing into awards season. Still, it's hard to forget the stunning performance of a sub-$15,000 budgeted film that earned in excess of $100 million during its theatrical run. Awards-worthy or not, director Oren Peli accomplished something special with his found footage haunted house flick.

As a result of that, I'm leery of any sequel talk. Let's not forget "The Blair Witch Project," which had a similarly successful grassroots promotional campaign and budget-to-box office performance ratio. A sequel for that one dropped, "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2," and it completely abandoned the spirit of the original. I won't discount a "Paranormal Activity" sequel out of hand... but I'm uncertain. Especially with "Saw VI" director Kevin Greutert hired to direct it. Read More...

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'Saw VI' Director Describes Film's Ending As 'Mind-Numbingly Complex'

Posted 6/8/09 1:00 pm EST by in News


Jigsaw"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." Read More...

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