K.T Simpson
Chris Rock’s “Saw” reboot has begun production, and Samuel L. Jackson is the latest to join the cast.
Per Variety, Rock will play a police detective investigating a series of grizzly crimes. Jackson will portray Rock’s father. Max Minghella, who stars in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” and recently directed “Teen Spirit,” also joins the cast as the partner of Rock’s character. “Riverdale” actress Marisol Nichols will play a police captain.
Plot details for the upcoming reboot have been kept under wraps, but Lionsgate note that fans will experience deviously treacherous traps, clever clues and the edge-of-the-seat suspense that fans expect.
The upcoming “Saw” will be released on Oct. 23, 2020.
