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UPDATED: Shawnee Smith Returns in 'Saw VI'
Saturday, March 21, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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UPDATE: We've found out some brand new info, which you can read all about inside! A piece of news we've been sitting on for quite some time now is that Shawnee Smith is set to return as Amanda in Lionsgate's Saw VI. While we were trying to get more info, Twisted Pictures producer Mark Burg told Official Saw the following. "Shawnee Smith [as Amanda] is in Saw VI. There are several new characters. Also, this movie is a lot more violent than the previous five. Lastly, we have traps that pit victims against each other like the opening of Saw V. Could be the best script yet!" What we learned on our lonesome is that Shawnee will be returning in a flashback, possibly in old footage. We have not confirmed that she will actually set foot in Toronto for filming later this month. Saw VI hits theaters October 23.

Bloody-Disgusting learned exclusively this evening that Shawnee Smith will in fact be filming brand new scenes for Lionsgate's Saw VI. All of her scenes will be flashback sequences (because she's dead), while the biggest news is that she will play a major role in the outcome of the film.

Shawnee sets foot in Toronto March 30th, the first day of shooting.

This is pretty big news considering she was one of the main factors in my distaste for Saw V. Shawnee is to Jigsaw as Robin to Batman -- only there are no "holy rusted metal" lines in the works... or are there? Jigsaw does work in mysterious ways.

Shawnee Smith in SAW


Source: Bloody Disgusting, Official Saw

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Lucksaw
2:00am, March 21, 2009

"Could be the best script yet" Yeah, they said the same for V, and we´re still waiting... Damn those bastard writers! Shawnee is back, I´m very glad about that.


Skratchy
2:10am, March 21, 2009

I thought all the Amanda crap from 2 and 3 was kind of stupid, but oh well. I'm interested to see how the series ends.


jasonlives1986
2:56am, March 21, 2009

the character is annoying, and so is the actress. if they pull some crap where she is alive and she gets the best of hoffman in his test and "wins" jigsaws affection, im gonna shit, like right there at the movie theater. the story would hit the wall, and just reversed the already reversed twist. one thing i dont get is that BD was sitting on the news, why? whats the point of having sources and inside information in the entertainment news if your not going to use them? yet you still feel the need to tell us that you knew the information anyways. it's kinda crap.


DJ D
3:31am, March 21, 2009

I guess I'm in the minority here. I'm pretty jazzed that she's coming back. I've always liked her a lot, even her character. I'm more concerned that they're going to do something with the movie that's actually fresh and relevant at this point. I mean we've covered just about all the ground we can cover with the flashbacks. What's more to say? I think they killed her and Jigsaw off too early and kind of painted themselves in a corner.


JAYSAW
4:03am, March 21, 2009

I smell 'flashback!' Because she DIED at the end of three remember?! The main point of three was HER test! And hoffman slipped that note in the drawer that she found and flipped out on saying that 'no-one changes?!' she can't come back to life! jigsaw(john) can't come back to life! True, i will watch it because it's like a carwreck, you know you should turn away, but can't? And besides, there's no other big film coming out right near halloween, THIS franchise SAW to that! ;D


Ultor
4:07am, March 21, 2009

I myself liked Saw V but i believe they plan to go out with a bang. Saw VI has the potential to be very good. Tobin Bell is still there. Amanda is returning. No agent Strahm to get people confused as to who the hell Hoffman is (not that i got confused) and MORE GORE! Holy shit! Could they get much worse. Bandsaws through hands, twisting of limbs? Plus for some reason i have a strange feeling that they will manage to pay off Cary Elwes to return because it would mean that everything has come full circle. They need this one to bring in MAJOR CASH because they are hyping it up. Dr. Gordon has to make a return if this is to be the final chapter.


WalkingDeadGuy
4:11am, March 21, 2009

yay!


ThunderDragoon
4:39am, March 21, 2009

Oh hellz yes!


KandyMan
4:40am, March 21, 2009

This smells good to me. KM


jasonlives1986
4:53am, March 21, 2009

it's funny D but i actually think Hoffman is the better sidekick than she, and if she plays a major role in the outcome of the movie, then i suspect she does get the last laugh with hoffman, which would annoy me to no end.


humansoap07
5:36am, March 21, 2009

jasonlives1986 took the words right out of my mouth!


AmandasEvolution
6:43am, March 21, 2009

Holy Shit this just made my whole year! They haven't been the same without her (IV,V) and to see her back in VI will be fucking immense! They should never have killed her off in the first place...


MCBD016
7:28am, March 21, 2009

This is the best news I've heard yet. While I enjoyed Saw V, it wasn't the same without her (neither was Saw IV, but that movie had far more problems than having no Amanda). Amanda is my favorite character, which is why the 3rd film is, and probably always will be, my favorite of the franchise, because it was HER movie. Can't wait til October!


PresidentObama
8:08am, March 21, 2009

Though I'm not sure exactly how "several new characters" could improve the already too complex situation, having Amanda back sounds strangely interesting. Part 5 was no doubt one of the worst of the sequels, so I'm looking forward to a big bang with part 6 to set this series to an end which never seemed to come after part 3. Still, this series is undoubtedly the best horror series to come out since the Scream series, which is far inferior, IMO. Looking forward!


Repo!_TheGeneticOpera217
8:26am, March 21, 2009

awesome! i loved shawnee in the franchise! she was always excellent!


Horror Writer
8:33am, March 21, 2009

Erm, didn't she die at the end of the third? Just how many movies can be based around flashbacks? About time they knocked this franchise on the head as it has ceased to be good


Jcoles5000
8:36am, March 21, 2009

This is great. I have and always will believe that SAW is the best overall franchise we have ever seen. Every movie IMO has not dissappointed and Amanda coming back will definitely get some skeptics on board so this is surely a great PR move. The only thing I want to know ahead of time if this is in fact the last SAW movie. I don't want to go in thinking there may be another one and then hear Oren Koules be like "Oh yeah, we're done." Just be straightforward with the fans. I personally wouldn't mind more films but I need to know what's going on with my favorite franchise ahead of time. Either way the series is coming full circle and SAW VI will certainly tear the roof.


apk420kane
8:40am, March 21, 2009

YAY! GORE GORE GORE PLOT TWIST: PART 6!!


stewietantrum
9:27am, March 21, 2009

I can only hope that Saw VI actually helps the story progress instead of wasting time like Saw V. I can hope... but I'm not holding my breath.


WALKNDEAD
9:28am, March 21, 2009

Great ..as Jcoles5000 said Saw never dissapoints. Bring it on .


Jason4eva
9:57am, March 21, 2009

Great! She is one of horror's greatest!


Dr_Loomis
10:27am, March 21, 2009

I wish these movies would stop being made. I would love to see the new Halloween movie in October for a change.


Whiplash6
11:01am, March 21, 2009

I know some people are going to get angered. But another fucking Saw movie, for fuck sakes. I liked the first and the second was ok, but after that it sucked,in my opinion. I bet the next plot will be about a cucumber Amanda used as a dildo, that broke so then, she said to herself damn maybe I should work for Jigsaw. Sorry if I pissed people off but damn


BloodCount
11:08am, March 21, 2009

The first saw movie was genius in my opinion but the rest was crap. It should have been a stand alone movie not some fucking sidekicks coming from nowhere. Still Amanda was great as jigsaws Jawsplitter victim. They should have kept her as a victim not a sidekick.


bloodnguts313
11:40am, March 21, 2009

huh i hope its the last one cuz im getin pissed. there ruining the movie every year.


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