Saw 11 Update Teases the Brutal Comeback Horror Fans Have Been Waiting For
Horror fans, rejoice: Jason Blum and Blumhouse have locked down the Saw rights, and his latest Saw 11 update signals the franchise is gearing up for a brutal return under new stewardship.
Saw is not dead. In fact, it sounds like it is about to get a jolt. Jason Blum closed a deal in June to take over the franchise at Blumhouse, and he says the plan is to reboot it with the guy who dreamed it up in the first place, James Wan, back in the thick of it. After the last year of dates moving around and behind-the-scenes wrangling, that is the first real sign of life the series has had in a minute.
"It is really hard to make 10 movies in a franchise — I do not take that away from the original series' producers. And I am grateful to them for allowing us to continue. My creative outlook is what I always preach: Get the people who made the magic in the first place more involved. James Wan will be hugely involved. That is how we are going to reinvent it."
Translation: Blum wants the Saw brain trust back at the controls. If you are keeping score, Wan directed the original 2004 movie from a script by Leigh Whannell based on their story. That tiny, nasty little thriller cost somewhere around $1–1.2 million and pulled in $104 million worldwide. It birthed a full-blown empire: 10 films so far, plus video games and comics. The most recent one, Saw X in 2023, was a legit hit — $125 million on a $13 million budget — and also the best-received in ages, which probably helped this push to get serious about the future.
The slightly messy part — and here is the inside baseball — is the rights and the calendar. Lionsgate had already announced Saw XI back in December 2023 for October 2024, then bumped it to September 2025, then yanked it entirely in March 2025 after disagreements with the producers. Now Blumhouse has the rights and wants to reboot, but Lionsgate still owns 50% of the IP and will stay on as a partner. So the next film on paper is Saw XI, but expect a creative reset more than a straight-line continuation.
- 2004: The original Saw drops, directed by James Wan, written by Wan and Leigh Whannell; costs about $1–1.2M, makes $104M worldwide.
- 2010s–2023: Franchise expands to 10 films, plus games and comics; 2023's Saw X earns $125M on a $13M budget.
- December 2023: Lionsgate greenlights Saw XI for October 2024.
- Later: Saw XI slides to September 2025.
- March 2025: Lionsgate pulls Saw XI off the release calendar amid producer-studio disputes.
- June: Blumhouse closes a deal for the Saw rights; plans a reboot with James Wan heavily involved. Lionsgate retains a 50% stake and remains a partner.
No new release date yet, but the headline here is simple: Blumhouse is steering Saw now, and James Wan is not just blessing it — he is going to be hands-on. For a franchise this long in the tooth, that is exactly the kind of reset you actually want.