Blumhouse is acquiring the rights to the Saw franchise, which has significant implications for popular horror films. The horror film franchise was created by Aussie directors James Wan and Leigh Whannell, both of whom have been frequent collaborators with Blumhouse. The Saw movies are known for being incredibly bloody splatter horror films, as people become victims of the ruthless antagonist, Jigsaw. The first installment was released in 2004, and the series has since had 10 films in total.