Exclusive: Here’s Why SAW 11 Fell Apart (And What Could Happen Next)

We finally know what happened with Saw 11 (or Saw XI, as it was seemingly going to be stylized) before it all fell apart. Just to briefly recap, the folks at Twisted Pictures were prepping another sequel in the long-running franchise alongside Lionsgate after the success of Saw X in 2023. After setting a release date and getting a team together, things stalled. Then, everything changed. 

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Earlier this year, it was revealed that Twisted Pictures founders Oren Koules and Mark Burg sold the Saw franchise – the entire thing – to Blumhouse. Now, Jason Blum and James Wan, whose Atomic Monster has a partnership with Blumhouse, are in control. It seems fitting because Wan directed the original Saw, which helped kick off John Kramer’s reign of morally questionable terror more than 20 years ago. 

“It was the right place,” Koules said in a recent interview with FANGORA of Blumhouse. That’s partially because of Wan, allowing the series to be in his capable hands. “It was the logical place.” 

Koules was speaking with Fango about his new movie Trust, which hits theaters on August 22. He went on to further explain that he and Burg simply disagreed on the vision for Saw XI, which led to the sale. But he also made it clear that Blumhouse didn’t just get the future of Jigsaw – they got it all. 

“My partner and I couldn’t see eye to eye on Saw XI