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{{Short description|American independent production company}}

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'''Twisted Pictures''' is aan American [[production company]], mainlyand creatinga films[[Division (business)|division]] of the[[Evolution Entertainment]] that specializes in [[horror filmmovies|horror]] genreand [[thriller film|thriller films]]. ItThe gainedcompany widewas attentionfounded throughby theEvolution's production[[Gregg ofHoffman]], [[Oren Koules]] and [[Mark Burg]] in 2004. The company is known for producing the [[Saw (film seriesfranchise)|''Saw'' film seriesfranchise]].

== Filmography History==

In 2004, following [[Evolution Entertainment]]'s pre-release success with ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'', its executives, [[Mark Burg]], [[Oren Koules]], and [[Gregg Hoffman]], founded Twisted Pictures as Evolutions's [[Division (business)|division]] for films in the [[horror genre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/twisted-lg-find-way-into-catacombs-1117918836/ |title=Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs' |first=Dana |last=Harris |date=March 3, 2005 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093522/https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/twisted-lg-find-way-into-catacombs-1117918836/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Saw'' was released in October 2004 and became a success at the [[box office]], leading [[Lionsgate Films]], the film's distributor, to sign a nine-picture deal with Twisted Pictures in November that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/lions-gate-and-twisted-pictures-enter-a-9-picture-deal/ |title=Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures enter a 9 picture deal |first=Brian |last=B. |date=10 November 2004 |website=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714135340/https://movieweb.com/lions-gate-and-twisted-pictures-enter-a-9-picture-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' franchise]]. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/77375-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-3d-revs-up |title=The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up |date=May 10, 2011 |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213204/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/77375-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-3d-revs-up |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2007, the company formed a [[joint venture]] with [[RKO Pictures]] to remake four films from the latter's library, namely ''[[Five Came Back]]'' (1939), ''[[I Walked with a Zombie]]'' (1943), ''[[The Body Snatcher (1945 film)|The Body Snatcher]]'' (1945), and ''[[Bedlam (1946 film)|Bedlam]]'' (1946).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/rko-genre-films-get-twisted-1117966963/ |title=RKO genre films get Twisted |first=Michael |last=Fleming |date=June 15, 2007 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101342/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/rko-genre-films-get-twisted-1117966963/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14033/ |title=Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes |first=Brad |last=Miska |date=October 21, 2008 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022170400/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14033/ |url-status=live }}</ref> None of these films ever came to fruition.

# Repo! The Genetic Opera! (2009)

# Tortured (2008)

# [[Saw IV]] (2007)

# [[Dead Silence]] (2007)

# Catacombs (2007)

# [[Saw III]] (2006)

# [[Saw II]] (2005)

# [[Saw (film)|''Saw'' (film)]]

# [[Saw (2003 film)]]

In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''{{'s}} rights holders, Bob Kuhn and [[Kim Henkel]], after discussions with the film's production company, [[Platinum Dunes]], fell apart. The deal was stated to cover multiple pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/twisted-moves-to-texas-1118009746/ |title=Twisted moves to 'Texas' |first=Michael |last=Fleming |date=October 9, 2009 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708205251/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/twisted-moves-to-texas-1118009746/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== External links ==

*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0137447/ IMDB page]

In June 2025, [[Blumhouse Productions|Blumhouse]] entered talks to acquire the ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw franchise]]'' from Twisted Pictures, potentially giving co-creator [[James Wan]] greater creative control following the merger of his company, [[Atomic Monster]], with Blumhouse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2025-06-05 |title=Blumhouse in Talks to Buy ‘Saw’ Franchise From Twisted Pictures |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blumhouse-in-talks-buy-saw-franchise-from-twisted-pictures-1236256153/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Film

! Director

! Distributor

! Budget

! Gross

|-

| 2004

| ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]''

| [[James Wan]]

| rowspan="3" | [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]

| $1.2 million

| $103.9 million

|-

| 2005

| ''[[Saw II]]''

| rowspan="2" | [[Darren Lynn Bousman]]

| $4 million

| $147.7 million

|-

| 2006

| ''[[Saw III]]''

| $10 million

| $164.9 million

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2007

| ''[[Dead Silence]]''

| James Wan

| [[Universal Pictures]]

| $20 million

| $22.2 million

|-

| ''[[Saw IV]]''

| Darren Lynn Bousman

| rowspan="2" | Lionsgate

| $10 million

| $139.4 million

|-

| rowspan="4" | 2008

| ''[[Catacombs (2007 film)|Catacombs]]''

| [[Tomm Coker]]<br>David Elliot

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

|''Vlog''

|[[Joshua Butler]]

|[[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

| ''[[Saw V]]''

| [[David Hackl]]

| rowspan="3" | Lionsgate

| $10.8 million

| $113.9 million

|-

| ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''

| Darren Lynn Bousman

| $8.5 million

| $188,126

|-

| 2009

| ''[[Saw VI]]''

| [[Kevin Greutert]]

| $11 million

| $68.2 million

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2010

| ''[[The Tortured]]''

| [[Robert Lieberman]]

| [[IFC Films]]

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

| ''[[Saw 3D]]''

| Kevin Greutert

| Lionsgate

| $20 million

| $136.2 million

|-

| 2014

| ''[[Catch Hell]]''

| [[Ryan Phillippe]]

| [[Entertainment One]]

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2017

| ''[[Havenhurst]]''

| [[Andrew C. Erin]]

| [[Brainstorm Media]]

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

| ''[[Jigsaw (2017 film)|Jigsaw]]''

| [[The Spierig Brothers]]

| rowspan="2" | Lionsgate

| $10 million

| $104.2 million

|-

| 2021

| ''[[Spiral (2021 film)|Spiral: From the Book of Saw]]''

| Darren Lynn Bousman

| $20 million

| $40.6 million

|-

| 2022

| ''[[End of the Road (2022 film)|End of the Road]]''

| [[Millicent Shelton]]

| [[Netflix]]

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

|-

| 2023

| ''[[Saw X]]''

| [[Kevin Greutert]]

| Lionsgate

| $13 million

| $125.3 million

|}

==See also==

*[[Atomic Monster]]

*[[Blumhouse Productions]]

*[[Dark Castle Entertainment]]

*[[Ghost House Pictures]]

*[[Gold Circle Films]]

==References==

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