The news that “Saw XI” has been given the green light feels like a fait accompli, especially when the franchise producers have already been talking up ideas for where another sequel could take them. /Film previously reported comments by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg, who pointed out one rather obvious leftover thread that the next installment of the series could pick up:
“But if this movie should open, do you think John Kramer/Jigsaw would want somebody out there knowing who he was? There’s only one person that’s not in his world [who knows who he is], and that’s a brilliant actress by the name of Synnove Lund, who played Cecilia in this movie. We kind of kept her alive in this movie.”
The con artist Cecilia, of course, was chiefly responsible for the false cure to cancer promised to several unfortunate victims — John Kramer included. Sure, Cecilia isn’t exactly left in the best of circumstances when last we see her, but it’s easy to imagine a follow-up film picking up on this plotline and running with it for another confrontation between herself and Jigsaw. Finally, the “Saw” franchise delivered a victim who could stand toe-to-toe with Kramer in terms of sheer villainy, so it’s only natural to want to see this dynamic explored in future films. Naturally, all this is speculation until Lionsgate sees fit to announce exactly which direction “Saw XI” will take.
It feels more and more likely, however, that Tobin Bell will return as John Kramer for yet another series of twisted games.