

However, it's still likely that fans will get to see the more violent version of Spiral when it hits streaming and Blu-Ray, as all eight previous titles in the franchise have been released with an unrated cut. Director James Wan had to make edits to the film and resubmit it to the ratings board in order to get the R-rating that the studio wanted.

The original Saw film, which came out in 2004, received an NC-17 rating.
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This is also not the first time a Saw film didn't initially receive an R-rating. Spiral, a spin-off of the popular and profitable Saw horror franchise, is tonally more like a police procedural than the grisly torture porn the series has evolved into over eight films and. The original Saw reached theaters in 2004 and, as I wrote in the review, While most of the film relies more. The existence of Spiral is proof that, no matter how many times you put down a series like this, it keeps coming back for more. Therefore, it's not crazy to think that the ninth installment would be any different, even with Bousman stating that it wasn't meant to be as gratuitous as the previous films. It’s very difficult to kill a slasher film franchise. Saw fans have come to expect extreme violence, and each installment has tried to push the envelope. The Saw films, along with movies like Hostel, helped bring about the term "torture porn," which refers to films that feature graphic violence or torture as a large driving force of the plot. While the Saw films are known for their violent content, Bousman still found it " baffling." Read what Bousman said about the movie's rating below: He was also shocked by the response of the rating board, saying, " this is probably the least gratuitous" of all the films he's made throughout his career, which carries weight when you have three Saw films under your belt already. In a recent interview with Fandom, Bousman spoke about the violence in the film, stating they were more interested in a " thriller" type of film rather than the gore. Jackson DIRECTOR: Darren Lynn Bousman RUN TIME: 1 hour 33 minutes RELEASE DATE. Related: Saw 9 Must Avoid Jigsaw’s Mistakes Spiral: From The Book Of Saw18 18 CAST: Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Samuel L.

The story is said to center on the investigation of a copycat killer who draws inspiration from the Jigsaw Killer, who Tobin Bell portrayed throughout the other eight films in the series. Rock stars alongside fellow franchise newcomers Samuel L. Spiral is based on a story idea from Chris Rock, and it was written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, the same writers who penned the franchise's 8th installment, Jigsaw.
