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'''''Saw''''' is a [[Horror fiction|horror]] [[media franchise]] created by Australian film makers [[James Wan]] and [[Leigh Whannell]], which began with the [[Saw (2004 film)|eponymous 2004 film]] and quickly became a worldwide [[pop culture]] phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into variousfrom films andinto other media, including a television series, video games, comic books, music, theme park attractions, and merchandising including toys, masks, and clothing. ''Saw'' is the fifth [[List of highest-grossing horror films#Highest-grossing horror film franchises and film series| highest-grossing horror film franchise]].

In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help [[Sales presentation|pitch]] a potential feature film concept, after having the original script written for several years. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to receive funding in their home country of [[Australia]], Wan and Whannell traveled to the [[United States]], after several producers expressed interest in the project. It was ultimately successful, and, in 2004, the first installment debuted at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was released theatrically that October by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]. After its immensely successful opening weekend, the [[Saw II|first of many sequels]] was immediately [[green-lit]]. Five directors{{efn|The directors of ''[[Jigsaw (2017 film)|Jigsaw]]'' consisted of twin brothers Michael and Peter Spierig, known colloquially as The Spierig Brothers, who just count as one director in the total.}} have worked on the series: [[James Wan]], [[Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[David Hackl]], [[Kevin Greutert]] and [[The Spierig Brothers]]; while Whannell, Bousman, [[Patrick Melton]], [[Marcus Dunstan]], [[Josh Stolberg]], and Peter Goldfinger have written the screenplays. From 2004 to 2010, each film was released on the Friday before [[Halloween]]. Both creators remain with the franchise as [[executive producer]]s.

''Saw 3D'' picks up with Jill and Hoffman battling for control of John's legacy. As Jill enters protective custody and makes Hoffman's identity public, Hoffman sets up a new game involving [[skinheadwhite power skinheads|skinheads]]s to find a way to Jill. Meanwhile, [[List of Saw characters#Bobby Dagen|Bobby Dagen]], a fraud who has written a book about escaping a Jigsaw trap he never experienced, is captured and forced to confront people who knew that he lied about being in a trap. Three of Bobby's friends die and his test concludes with him being forced to re-enact the trap he claimed to have escaped. He fails, causing the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Hoffman has posed as a corpse and killed several officers to infiltrate the police station. He finds and kills Jill using the reverse bear trap. Hoffman attempts to leave town but is captured by Dr. Lawrence Gordon and his accomplices, then placed in the bathroom from the first film. John is revealed to have saved Lawrence after his game and, in return, Lawrence helped him with subsequent traps. Lawrence leaves Hoffman shackled in the bathroom to die.