The very first trailer for Chris Rock’s Saw has just dropped, and it looks every bit as terrifying as the original.
Entitled Spiral: From the Book of Saw, this reboot will star Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols in what is anticipated to be a reverential yet reinvigorated take on the noughties gore classic.
Although the trailer remains relatively clean of the inevitable blood and guts to come, the tension is palpable; with a score that genuinely set the hairs on the back of my neck on edge.
You can watch the trailer for yourself below:
The trailer kicks off with two cops driving along in a car, with one showing the other – more cynical cop – a photo of his wife and kids. For a moment it’s as if we’re in buddy cop territory, but then a familiar creepiness takes hold; putting a stop to their back-and-forth banter.
A third cop radio calls them, letting them know there’s an officer down. A chill settles over their expressions as they head to a darkened train tracks, cornered off with police tape.
It becomes apparent something horrific has taken place, and that cops have been targeted. And the presence of a saw makes it very obvious that at least one necessary body part will be chopped off.
A long-time fan of the iconic horror series, this is a clear passion project for Rock, 54, who will reportedly be bringing a ‘sprinkling of humour’ to the dark narrative.
Speaking with IGN at a Television Critics Association press event in January, Rock revealed:
A lot of times I go to a movie or I watch a TV show and I go, ‘Wow, you know, two jokes would have made a big difference in that.’
I love Saw, but I was like, ‘Wow, it has almost no humour at all.’ So, it seemed like a good place…good fertile ground…by the way, the new Saw, I’ve seen like a rough cut. It’s still Saw…it’s bloody, it’s gory, but there’s like a sprinkling of humour here and there.
We’re not revamping it, it’s not Scary Movie, it’s Saw.
As well as producing the movie, Rock will have a starring role as a detective investigating crimes connected to the eerie Jigsaw Killer, with Jackson playing his father.
You can catch Spiral: From the Book of Saw in UK cinemas from May 15, 2020.
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