"Live or die. Make your choice." Jigsaw challenged his victims to be better people... if they survived his twisted games. Filmgoers were first exposed to the creative serial killer nearly a decade ago in James Wan's Saw, and you can celebrate the film's 10th anniversary by reliving Jigsaw's macabre morals on the big screen, as shown in the nightmarish nostalgia of the film's new trailer and poster.

Lionsgate is brining Saw back to theaters for one week only beginning on October 30th at 10pm. Below we have a look at a new poster for the influential film that depicts Shawnee Smith's Amanda Young wearing the dreaded reverse bear-trap, as well as a 10th anniversary trailer (both via Fandango). Five new posters centered on the bear-trap headgear will be unveiled in the coming weeks, and attendees of the James Wan-produced Annabelle can pick up this first poster at October 2nd evening screenings of The Conjuring spin-off.

For those that missed it, here’s the previous press release from Lionsgate, announcing Saw's limited return to theaters:

“SANTA MONICA, CA August 27, 2014 – This Halloween, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the theatrical release of SAW, the film that kicked off the most successful horror franchise in history, by bringing it back to theaters nationwide for one week only. The film will open on Friday, October 31st, with select screenings beginning Thursday night, October 30th. The seven SAW films grossed $874 million at the box office worldwide and were hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Most Successful Horror Franchise” of all time.

“The launch of SAW was a signature event in Lionsgate’s history, establishing our first franchise and paving the way for our growth into a global studio,” said Lionsgate President of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Jason Constantine. “We are excited for our fans to revisit the twisted magic that first blew their minds on Halloween 2004.”

“As part of SAW’s 10th anniversary, we’re thrilled to give new fans and audiences the opportunity to experience this film on the big screen for the very first time,” added SAW’s producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg.

SAW was the first collaboration for co-creators James Wan, who directed the film, and Leigh Whannell, who wrote the screenplay. Together, they also created the successful INSIDIOUS franchise, and Wan has gone on to direct such high-profile films as THE CONJURING and the upcoming FAST & FURIOUS 7.

Directed by Wan from a script penned by Whannell, SAW is a psychological thriller focusing on two men who wake up in a secure lair of a serial killer, with a dead body lying between them. The killer, nicknamed “Jigsaw,” leaves them tape recorded messages with details of how to make it out alive. The only way for one man to make it out alive is to do the unthinkable. The two men desperately try to find a way out, while also trying to figure out who’s behind their kidnapping. The film, which was released over Halloween weekend on October 29, 2004, was produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules, and Mark Burg.”

Source: Fandango
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