#SAW 2 CAST AND CREW MOVIE#

Watch: Trailer for upcoming Saw movie Spiral It’s also the first movie to feature a time-bending final plot twist - something that would become an occasionally brilliant, but often frustrating, hallmark of the series. There are multiple characters taking part in a loosely connected central scheme, with various Rube Goldberg machine death traps along the way, which ultimately proves to be itself a test for the main character. Much like Goldfinger established many of the tropes and conventions that make up the “James Bond formula”, Saw II set up the crucial elements of the franchise. It’s the film that built on a surprise hit with an expanded mythology, effectively establishing the formula that would keep the franchise going for years, even without its white-haired talisman in the driving seat. 15 years on, that movie looks like the absolute high point of the series that dominated the horror genre.

Read more: Chris Rock discusses different approach to his Saw rebootĪ year before John met his maker at the hands of Angus Macfadyen and a power saw, the franchise delivered its difficult second album - Darren Lynn Bousman’s Saw II. So determined was John that his work continued far beyond his death during the blood-soaked climax of 2006’s Saw III. Seven consecutive Octobers, from 2004 until 2010, were graced by journeys into the dark heart of John Kramer - aka the Jigsaw Killer - as he concocted bizarre and complex traps to test people’s moral fibre and their determination to stay alive. (Credit: Lionsgate)įor a period of time in the noughties, Halloween belonged to the Saw franchise. Michael Marks (Noam Jenkin) wears the 'Venus Fly Trap' in 'Saw II'.

Saw 2 cast and crew