Twisted Pictures

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Twisted Pictures
Evolution Entertainment
DivisionsTwisted Television

Twisted Pictures is an American

horror and thriller films. The company was founded by Evolution's Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg in 2004. The company is known for producing the Saw film franchise
.

History

In 2004, following

horror genre.[1] Saw was released in October 2004 and became a success at the box office, leading Lionsgate Films, the film's distributor, to sign a nine-picture deal with Twisted Pictures in November that year.[2] Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the Saw franchise. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.[3]

In June 2007, the company formed a joint venture with RKO Pictures to remake four films from the latter's library, namely Five Came Back (1939), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Body Snatcher (1945), and Bedlam (1946).[4][5] None of these films ever came to fruition.

In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's rights holders, Bob Kuhn and Kim Henkel, after discussions with the film's production company, Platinum Dunes, fell apart. The deal was stated to cover multiple pictures.[6]

In June 2025, Blumhouse entered talks to acquire the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures, potentially giving co-creator James Wan greater creative control following the merger of his company, Atomic Monster, with Blumhouse.[7]

Filmography

Year Film Director Distributor Budget Gross
2004
Saw
 		James Wan Lionsgate $1.2 million $103.9 million
2005 Saw II Darren Lynn Bousman $4 million $147.7 million
2006 Saw III $10 million $164.9 million
2007 Dead Silence James Wan Universal Pictures $20 million $22.2 million
Saw IV Darren Lynn Bousman Lionsgate $10 million $139.4 million
2008 Catacombs Tomm Coker
David Elliot 		— —
Vlog Joshua Butler Anchor Bay Entertainment — —
Saw V David Hackl Lionsgate $10.8 million $113.9 million
Repo! The Genetic Opera Darren Lynn Bousman $8.5 million $188,126
2009 Saw VI Kevin Greutert $11 million $68.2 million
2010 The Tortured Robert Lieberman
IFC Films
 — —
Saw 3D Kevin Greutert Lionsgate $20 million $136.2 million
2014 Catch Hell Ryan Phillippe
Entertainment One
 — —
2017 Havenhurst Andrew C. Erin Brainstorm Media — —
Jigsaw The Spierig Brothers Lionsgate $10 million $104.2 million
2021 Spiral: From the Book of Saw Darren Lynn Bousman $20 million $40.6 million
2022 End of the Road Millicent Shelton Netflix — —
2023 Saw X Kevin Greutert Lionsgate $13 million $111.8 million

See also

References

  1. ^ Harris, Dana (March 3, 2005). "Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. MovieWeb. Archived
    from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ComingSoon.net. May 10, 2011. Archived
    from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (June 15, 2007). "RKO genre films get Twisted". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (October 21, 2008). "Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Fleming, Michael (October 9, 2009). "Twisted moves to 'Texas'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (June 5, 2025). "Blumhouse in Talks to Buy 'Saw' Franchise From Twisted Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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