The upcoming Chris Rock -produced Saw spin-off will be a horror film with a "sprinkling of humor here and there," but will not go to a Scary Movie-level of comedy.

"A lot of times I go to a movie or I watch a TV show and I go, ‘Wow, you know, two jokes would have made a big difference in that.’" Rock explained. "I love Saw, but I was like ‘wow, it has almost no humor at all.’ So, it seemed like a good place…good fertile ground…by the way, the new Saw, I’ve seen like a rough cut. It’s still Saw…it’s bloody, it’s gory, but there’s like a sprinkling of humor here and there. We’re not revamping it, it’s not Scary Movie, it’s Saw."

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IGN's David Griffin asked Rock at a recent Television Critics Association press event why he wanted to get involved in the Saw franchise. He responded by saying that he thinks even a couple jokes can make a huge difference in a TV show or film.Rock was obviously referencing the 2000 comedy Scary Movie starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall that was a parody of such horror films as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. This untitled Saw spin-off is set to be released in theaters on May 15, 2020, and will be the first new Saw entry since 2017's Jigsaw. Rock will also star in the film as a police detective investigating crimes most likely tied to the Jigsaw Killer and Samuel L. Jackson will be playing his father. We think the "curiosity factor alone" of this new Saw film will make it a success at the box office with a potential franchise record debut and domestic take.Fans of Chris Rock's work won't have to wait until May to see him in action, however, as he will also be starring in the fourth season of Fargo which premieres on April 19, 2020.

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