The upcoming eighth Saw film will now officially be titled Jigsaw, Lionsgate has announced.
The horror movie was previously referred to as Saw: Legacy, but is now named after the series' main villain, who was played by Tobin Bell both before and after the character's death (in the later movies, thanks to many flashbacks).
The latest installment in Lionsgate's long-running horror franchise stars Laura Vandervoort (Smallville) and Hannah Anderson (Reign).
Jigsaw will be directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (the brothers who helmed Daybreakers and Predestination). Sorority Row writers Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger penned the script.
Jigsaw is currently in post-production and is slated for release in U.S. theaters on October 27, 2017. An international release is planned for sometime in early 2018.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/21/saw-8-now-titled-jigsawso I struggled with where to put this....I really liked the first 5, but detest the last 2 of the Saw franchise
for that reason I'm on the fence about whether to see this or not
the 7th installment was an unholy mess, and this film doesn't really need to exist