“If it’s Halloween, it must be ‘Saw.’”
After becoming one of the first major wide release films to return to theatres, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures’ horror thriller “Spiral: From The Book of Saw” will launch exclusively on the premium subscription platform STARZ on October 8th, just in time for Halloween. The launch will be followed by the early arrival of the entire “Saw” franchise on STARZ as part of Lionsgate’s new theatrical output agreement with STARZ for its Lionsgate and Summit label films.
Spiral, the latest installment of the Saw franchise teaming superstars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, has been the #1 film at the U.S. box office two weeks in a row, a first in Saw franchise history. Produced and shepherded from its inception by Mark Burg and Oren Koules, the Saw franchise broke the $1 billion-mark at the global box office last weekend and is one of the longest-running horror franchises in history.
“Spiral is off to a strong start at the box office, and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with Lionsgate and STARZ on an innovative release strategy designed to bring the film to the widest possible audience at every stage of its rollout,” said Burg and Koules. “We believe that STARZ will be the perfect pay television home for Spiral and the rest of the Saw franchise.”
“Spiral” centers on Rock, who plays Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks, working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran played by Samuel L. Jackson. Along with his rookie partner (Max Minghella), Banks takes charge of an investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past.
