When it was first announced that Chris Rock had pitched and signed on to produce and star in a Saw reboot for Lionsgate, some figured it must be a spoof or, at the very least, something completely different from the previous entries in the horror franchise.
Well, the full trailer for upcoming reboot/sequel Spiral: From The Book of Saw is now online, and it's clear from the first shot that this is playing it dead straight.
Chris Rock stars as a detective who is targeted by what appears to be a Jigsaw copycat killer (firstly establishing Spiral as a follow-up to the original franchise), and is forced to play a new "game" which involves his father (Samuel L. Jackson) and, seemingly, most of the cops in his precinct.
This doesn't look like it has much interest in bringing anything new to the table, but if you're a fan of the previous Saw movies, the trailer should certainly grab your attention.
A sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in SPIRAL, the terrifying new chapter from the book of SAW. Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Spiral: From The Book of Saw is set to slice its way into theaters on May 14.
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