The Saw franchise is now in the hands of Blumhouse in the wake of Saw X, but the franchise’s birthplace can be traced back to the raucous midnight screening at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
That small but significant piece of horror history is just a sliver of the annals of Sundance being honored at the upcoming 2026 edition of the festival, its final year in Park City, Utah, before moving to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027. Sundance is celebrating its expansive and rich history through archival and restoration screenings of iconic films from previous editions, including a special legacy screening of Saw.
In the original film from director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell,…
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