It may seem hard to believe, but the fifth installment of the Saw franchise will hit theatres later this year, and preparations are already well underway for part 6. How is it possible that we are already talking about Saw VI?! That seems insane to me. It was announced today that Saw VI will see yet another new director taking the reins, as David Hackl will be not be continuing with the franchise after part V. Instead he will be handing the job over to Kevin Greutert.

Normally you’d think that Saw would be an ideal franchise for up and coming directors to cut their teeth on, but it seems like all they’re doing now is recycling people who have worked on the previous Saw films in various other positions. Hackle was production designer on Saw II, III and IV, while Greutert has been the editor on all of the Saw films to date. To be fair, Greutert has directed a few short films of his own, one of which, entitled “Old Friends”, is embedded below. At any rate, it seems that the Saw franchise is now on the verge of rivaling the longevity of Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street horror franchises. What do you have to say about that?