Lionsgate's Saw VII Retitled to 'Saw 3D The Traps Come Alive'« FirstShowing.net

Here we go again. Lionsgate has officially retitledSaw VII, the seventh film in the horror franchise started by James Wan and Leigh Whannell in 2004, toSaw 3D The Traps Come Alive.STYDconfirmed the title change and even got to speak with producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules, who explained the reason for the new name (although I think we already knowwhy)."The Traps Come Alive"is just a tagline."It's a tagline that was added in and misinterpreted… One of the things we talked about, {especially shooting in 3D}, the traps really docome aliveand we wanted that clear in the campaign. But the title of the film isSaw 3D."

Saw VII, or justSaw 3D, orSaw 7, orSaw 3D The Traps Come Alive, or whatever you want to call it, is a significant sequel in that it's the first film shot in 3D in this franchise, it picks up exactly where part six left off and will supposedly answer most remaining questions, and it also marks the return ofCary Elwes, who infamously starred in the first film."Saw 3DisSawon steroids,"Burg says."It'sthatgood. I don't want to over-hype it, but it takesSawto the next level. {Kevin} Greutert is the most talented of theSawdirectors we've worked with."Well okay, but will that actually make any difference or will fans still write this one off?

"The only reason there is a tagline, is we didn't want to confuse people and make them think we re-did the originalSawin 3D. This isbrand-new 3D technology. We talked about shooting six and then converting it in 3D, but we didn't like the quality of it,"Burg says. So we know they areat leastthinking about quality when it comes to the 3D. Iusedto enjoy this franchise, I would hit the midnight show every year, but after last year'sSaw, I kind of lost interest. I don't want to see another one using 3D as a gimmick in theworstof ways. I guess I'll just hope for the best. Stay tuned for any updates onSaw 3Dfrom Comic-Con and beyond.

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