Exclusive: Director Darren Lynn Bousman on returning to Saw franchise with Spiral

Coming out this week from Lionsgate is the much-anticipated film Spiral: From the Book of Saw, starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. Spiral is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who helmed Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV of the Saw franchise.

In the latest chapter of the Saw franchise, Rock stars as Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks, a brash detective working in the shadow of his esteemed police veteran father (Jackson) and must take charge of a grisly investigation into a series of murders eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past alongside his rookie partner William Schenk (Max Minghella).

Alongside Rock, who wrote the story treatment for the film, Jackson and Minghella, the cast for the film includes Marisol Nichols (Riverdale, 24) as Captain Angie Garza, Banks’ boss, Zoie Palmer, Daniel Petronijevic, Richard Zeppieri, Ali Johnson, K.C. Collins, and Edie Inksetter.

The film is produced by longtime Saw producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules – who are back once again to shepherd this re-imagining. The screenplay is based on a story conceived by Rock and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, who made their franchise debut with the 2017 revival Jigsaw. The film is executive produced by Chris Rock, long-time Saw executive producer Daniel Heffner and the original creators of Saw, James Wan and Leigh Whannell.

A big fan on the horror genre, Bousman has also directed Mother’s Day, 11-11-11, The Devil’s Carnival, The Barrens, and Death of Me. BlackFilmandTV.com Wilson Morales recently spoke with Bousman on his return to the Saw franchise.