Scott Patterson made his ‘Saw’ debut in Saw IV in October, and already the producers are lining up for Saw V.

Scott Patterson, as he noted earlier, signed up for a three-picture deal with the Saw crew. And that seems to still be the case.

It seems that Saw V may come out as early as 2008 - that’s one year to write, shoot and produce a movie.

"This is the first time we’ve actually started developing story ideas before a movie came out," said Burg. "We have a really good take for where we want to go with the next one but it’s not good enough yet. My goal is to have another Saw movie next year. However, if the script doesn’t come together, then we won’t. We’ve got a really close idea. We’ve got two thirds of a really good idea but I’ve spent the last weeks, four hours a day, meeting with the writers to flesh it all out."

Should all go according to plan, co-producer Oren Koules wants to take October 2008 to the next level. "I would be surprised if we’re not out for ‘08," said Koules. "The only argument is I want to play on Halloween day because 10/31 next year is Friday. They want to go 10/24. It’s a big debate. We’re ‘08 unless something dramatic happens. We have a pretty good story. We’re not there yet but we have a really good story."

And on Scott Patterson, they definitely see him as ‘in’:

"It was an idea of ours to try and keep the cast together because it’s really difficult with Scott [Patterson] doing a TV series and other people doing other shows that we’re going to try to. I’d say it’s not out of the question but it’s going to be really hard for us to get the screenplay to Saw VI where we want it to be to be able to do it."

If Saw V does go ahead, it looks like Jigsaw will remain a factor. Despite having his head on a morgue scale on the posters for Saw IV, Koules wants actor Tobin Bell back for "as many as he wants."

What did you think of Scott’s character in Saw IV? Good enough to keep coming back?

Tags: scott patterson, saw, saw iv, saw v, saw vi

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