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Darren Lynn Bousman Helming Saw 2 Source: Variety
March 23, 2005
Twisted Pictures and Lions Gate Films have hired music video helmer Darren Lynn Bousman to direct Saw 2, reports Variety. Principal photography is set to begin May 2 in Toronto for a Halloween release.
The first film was released last Halloween and earned $80 million worldwide.
Bousman wrote the Saw 2 screenplay, which he developed with Leigh Whannel, writer and co-star of the original film, and James Wan, the movie's director.
Saw was the first title under the Twisted, the genre production arm of Evolution Entertainment. Twisted is currently shooting Catacombs, starring Shannyn Sossamon and Alecia Moore (aka Pink).
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So, will those who saw Saw see Saw 2?
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Release Date: October 28, 2005 Studio: Lions Gate Films Director: Darren Lynn Bousman Screenwriter: Darren Lynn Bousman, Leigh Whannell, James Wan Genre: Thriller MPAA Rating: Not Available Website:Saw 2
Plot Summary: The deranged, sadistic serial killer, who abducts morally wayward people and forces them to play horrific games for their own survival, is back. The killer is obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life.
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More Join the Saw 2 Cast Source: Variety
May 5, 2005
Variety says production began this week in Toronto on Saw 2. Joining the original film's stars Shawnee Smith, Dina Meyer and Tobin Bell are Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G., Glenn Plummer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Beverley Mitchell and Eric Knudsen.
Twisted Pictures, the genre production arm of Evolution Entertainment, and Lions Gate Films are producing the film, scheduled for nationwide release on Halloween.
Saw 2 is written by Leigh Whannel and Darren Lynn Bousman, who also is making his feature directorial debut.
Now there's a poster you won't see in your local AMC.
MPAA Axes "Saw II" Poster By Josh Grossberg
Aug 23, 2005
Talk about giving--and taking--the finger.
The Motion Picture Association of America has given a thumbs down to the poster for the upcoming slice-and-dice horror sequel Saw II featuring severed fingers as the Roman numerals.
The film's distributor had already sent out an advance poster, or one-sheet, with the graphic image to online media.
But now the MPAA, a trade group whose decency guidelines not only result in movie ratings but also apply to promotion materials, says the posters and other promotional material with the severed fingers are "unacceptable."
In a statement, the organization said it had not cleared the image and had asked the distributor to recall the artwork.
Marilyn Gordon, director of the MPAA's Advertising Administration, said if her department had been able to review the one-sheets before they were disseminated, it would have deemed the "materials for the film Saw II [that] display dismembered fingers is unacceptable."
If that wasn't bad enough, the MPAA says that some Websites were selling the unauthorized poster and others had begun running an unapproved theatrical trailer. The trailer was accompanied by an R rating, but it had not been vetted by the MPAA's Classification and Rating Administration, or CARA.
"It is essential that film distributors comply with the rules of the Advertising Administration so that parents retain the confidence they have in the ratings certified by CARA and that advertising and publicity material associated with rated films is appropriate for all audiences," says Gordon.
While reps for Lions Gate declined to comment, Gordon says the company has begun to comply with the MPAA's request and contacted Websites asking them to take down the images in question.
"We thank Lions Gate for its actions taken to correct the issues for the advertising for Saw II," Gordon added.
However, as of Tuesday morning, the official movie site, www.saw2.com, still displayed the severed fingers, along with the tag line: "Oh yes, there will be blood." And EBay had more than a dozen auctions featuring Saw II posters and even T-shirts with the offending digits.
The sequel was green-lighted just days after Saw opened last year and became a surprise hit. Directed by James Wan and starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Leigh Wannell and Monica Potter, the indie thriller about a sadistic serial killer known as Jigsaw cost just $1.2 million and raked in more $100 million worldwide.
Saw II picks up with a new detective trying to track down Jigsaw. The sequel stars former New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg, along with Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith. It hits theaters on Oct. 28, just in time for Halloween.
Meanwhile, in related news, Elwes sued the producers of Saw last week, accusing them of screwing him out of a slice of the movie's back-end profits. The British actor seeks a percentage of grosses "equal to the highest-paid actor" on the production, as well as $500,000 in damages.
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"If Chuck is Solo, Larkin is his Fett!" - Morgan
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I.D. badges are long overdue. Security in this office park is a joke. Last year, I came to work with my spud gun in a duffel bag. I sat at my desk all day, with a rifle that shoots potatoes at 60 pounds per square inch. Can you imagine if I was deranged? - Dwight K. Schrute
Saw "Saw 2" This afternoon and honestly it wasn't bad. I guess it would depend on whether or not you like the twisted nature of the first one because the 2nd one is pretty similar.
The plot twists in this one were pretty obvious but still wasn't bad. Good gory, twisted fun ... if you expect more than that you'd probably be disappointed
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