It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since audiences were first introduced to the world of Jigsaw in James Wan’s debut feature film Saw which left an indelible mark on the horror genre and spawned one of the most successful franchises of the last several decades.
During a recent press day for the upcoming re-release of Saw in honor of its 10th anniversary, Daily Dead had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the two men who made it all possible- Wan and writer/co-star Leigh Whannell. Both Wan and Whannell discussed how their experiences working on Saw have continued to inform their respective careers and why they feel that the film’s message has continued to endure with fans over the years.
We also heard from the duo on how they managed to pull together such a high-caliber cast of talent for the original film based on Wan’s original 2003 short and how Saw fits into the other universes of several of the other movies they’ve collaborated on together over the years, including Insidious and Dead Silence.
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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