Samuel L Jackson has become the first and suitably unexpected cast member for the forthcoming reboot of horror franchise Saw, which has already inspired puzzlement in that it is being brought to the screen by comedian Chris Rock.
Horror site Bloody Disgusting has confirmed the truth in a Reddit rumour that Jackson had been spotted on set, while adding that Rock himself is also due to star in the movie along with crafting the story for it.
Earlier today a Reddit user posted photos from the set along with the message: “Set pics I got while doing a cleaning job in Toronto, pretty cool I talked to a guy that was there and he said the new one is gonna have Samuel L Jackson in it, can’t wait to find out.”
The set photographs have since been deleted.
It was confirmed in May that the long running franchise, which has grossed nearly a billion dollars worldwide since it debuted in 2004, was being revived under Rock and director Darren Lynn Bousman, who previously directed Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV.
“I’ve been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004,” Rock said in a statement. “I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.”
The Saw reboot will arrive in cinemas 23 October 2020.
