Spiral Looks Like A Return To Horrifying Form For Saw

Chris Rock's vision of Saw is finally coming to life, and it's all culminating in the opening teaser trailer for the upcoming Spiral.


Lionsgate and Twisted Photographs worked with the award-winning comedian to bring an entirely new version of Saw to the big screen, based on a story penned by Rock himself. Written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, Darren Lynn Bousman is returning to direct, with Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell on board to executive produce.


Spiral features the "Book of Saw" subtitle in the brief teaser reveal, and yes it looks like a terrifying take on the classic Saw franchise. Rock takes on the role of Detective Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks, who's heading up a case associated with the murder of a policeman. He's designated to the case alongside his newbie partner (Max Minghella), and with each other they uncover a gruesome pattern of police murders while in their city.


Before Zeke understands it, he finds himself in the middle of a chilling, sadistic torture game. In one scene, the teaser shows us Zeke chained to a pipe, as per common Saw style, and is given a hacksaw. It's pretty easy to calculate what occurs next. How'd he get in that predicament? What role will Samuel L. Jackson, a grizzled police veteran, have to play alongside Zeke? We'll have to wait and see.


"I’ve been a fan of Saw since the opening film in 2004," Rock initially mentioned of the development that he could be working on Spiral. "I'm excited by the possibility to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.”


It looks like Rock has a gleefully gory tale in store for Saw die-hards, and yes it should be a treat watching it unfold onscreen.


Get prepared to scream, because Spiral is headed to theaters on May 15.