I am a huge fan of the Saw franchise. I have seen every single one in theaters. Many on opening night. I own all of them.
The story behind Spiral is such a cool one. So, Chris Rock made a movie about being someone who makes movies. In that movie, he goes to a theater to see how the turnout for his film is doing. What he stumbles upon is a giant turnout for a new Madea movie that is all about Halloween. Now in real life, at the time, Tyler Perry had not put out a Halloween themed film in his franchise. It is said that this encourage Perry to make Boo! A Madea Halloween. Now, Lionsgate films is the company behind both the Saw franchise and the Madea franchise. Chris Rock went to a wedding where the President of Lionsgate was and he joked that he should be thanked. Thanked because he helped lead to a Halloween Madea film that made the prediction company a ton of money. He then mentioned having an idea for a new Saw story. Shortly after, he received a call from Lionsgate and just like that, Chris Rock helmed Spiral, the 9th film in the installment.
Now for a little James Wan backstory. Wan made Saw originally as a short. Just like District 9 started as a short. And then got the reception and funding that it deserved. Wan then went on to create a massive franchise with The Conjuring, which had multiple spin-offs including Annabelle, The Curse of La Llarona, and The Nun. Wan also directed Aquaman and became the first Asian director to make a billion at the box office.
What is exciting about this 10th installment is that it is coming out a month earlier than the others. The release date is set for September 29th.
If you are a fan of Saw, make sure to check out these other movies that have similar attributes: Cube, Escape Room, Would You Rather?
Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/t3PzUo4P21c