The Noticed franchise is in the midst of a serious transition. After Lionsgate pulled Noticed XI from the discharge calendar, horror powerhouse Blumhouse swooped in and acquired a stake within the franchise, setting the stage for a contemporary chapter. However earlier than that handoff, there was one other model of Noticed XI on the desk, and based on one of many sequence’ longtime producers, it seemed like one thing actually particular.
In an interview with ComicBook, franchise producer Oren Koules revealed that he and Mark Burg couldn’t agree on the course for the sequel, resulting in the venture stalling out. That inventive break up in the end paved the best way for the rights sale to Blumhouse. However Koules additionally shared what followers missed out on a direct continuation of Noticed X. As he instructed it:
We had all people in, together with Synnøve [Macody Lund, who played Saw X villain Cecilia Pederson] getting back from Noticed X. She’s wonderful. The script that we had was going to happen 30 seconds after Noticed X ended.
For many who missed it, Noticed X sits neatly between the occasions of the primary two movies and digs into John Kramer’s most private sport but. Going through terminal mind most cancers, John travels to Mexico chasing an experimental miracle treatment, solely to find all the clinic is a rip-off designed to use weak sufferers.
That betrayal reignites Jigsaw’s twisted sense of goal, and he turns the tables on the con artists—Cecilia Pederson and her crew—by a sequence of ingenious, bone-chilling traps. What begins as John’s determined seek for hope rapidly turns into one of many franchise’s most brutal revenge tales, leaving Cecilia alive, however trapped, setting the stage for a sequel that now could by no means be.
The direct sequel idea is a tantalizing one I want we might have seen. Noticed X re-energized the franchise with its Mexico-set story and Cecilia’s unforgettable flip as one among Jigsaw’s smartest and most ruthless foils. A sequel selecting up actually seconds after its predecessor would have been an effective way to proceed.
Not solely might it have been superior revisiting Cecilia’s destiny, but it surely might have doubtlessly elevated her into the sequence’ pantheon of greatest recurring Jigsaw apprentices alongside Hoffman and Amanda. It additionally would’ve been a uncommon experiment in Noticed continuity, refusing the same old timeline jumps and flashback trickery in favor of uncooked, instant momentum.
Blumhouse is now the one holding the keys to Noticed’s future. We don’t know a lot but about the place the corporate is taking it, however producer Oren Koules has made it clear he’s proud at hand issues over to Jason Blum and his crew. Truthfully, it is sensible since Blumhouse has constructed its complete repute on respiration new life into horror franchises that felt like they’d run their course.
I can’t assist however surprise in regards to the street not taken. Cecilia’s unfinished story arc looks like fertile floor the sequence shouldn’t simply toss apart. She was one of many extra fascinating antagonists the franchise has launched in years, and letting that thread dangle can be a disgrace. Will Blumhouse circle again to her or chart a wholly completely different course for the upcoming horror film? Proper now, that’s anybody’s guess.
Within the meantime, Koules is retaining busy exterior of Noticed. His newest venture, Belief, produced below his banner, is a new horror film starring Sophie Turner and directed by Upgraded’s Carlson Younger. It is now taking part in in theaters.