Blumhouse aims to reinvent Saw by getting the original talent "hugely involved" in the new movies

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Saw OGs will be more involved with the franchise going forward

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Almost four months after Blumhouse bought the rights to the Saw franchise, CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum promises that the studio will reinvent the series by bringing its original talent back into the fold.

"My creative outlook is what I always preach: Get the people who made the magic in the first place more involved," said Blum in an interview with Variety, after being asked what his creative vision for Saw is. "James Wan [the original director] will be hugely involved. That’s how we’re going to reinvent it."

Despite Twsited Pictures' journey with Saw ending the way it did, Blum said, "It’s really hard to make 10 movies in a franchise — I don’t take that away from the original series’ producers. And I’m grateful to them for allowing us to continue."

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