Mike P. Nelson to direct next Saw film with Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock

• Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock are named in the same report as the screenwriters.
• James Wan, Jason Blum and Leigh Whannell are listed as producers, while the official Saw account on X posted the teaser “did you miss me?”

What happened

IGN wrote on 24 September 2026 that Mike P. Nelson has been tapped to direct the next Saw film. In the same report, Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock are named as the writers of the script. The publication ties those names to a new entry in the horror franchise, but the material provided does not include a title or release date for the project.

According to IGN, James Wan, Jason Blum and Leigh Whannell are attached as producers. The publication also says Wan will have a bigger role in this new film than in later Saw entries, although the exact nature of that role has not been disclosed. The available source material does not explain whether that larger role is creative, production-related or something else.

The reporting is backed around the same date by a post from the official Saw account on X. It featured the teaser text “did you miss me?”, along with Saw branding and an image in the post. That message lines up with the news about the new film, but the supplied material does not include a separate Lionsgate statement independently confirming Nelson’s appointment.

Available external context does suggest that multiple entertainment outlets picked up the same news. In summaries of those reports, Nelson is also named as the director of the next Saw film, with Weidman and Tock as the writers. Those summaries also repeat that the film is linked to Lionsgate and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, but the core confirmed information in the supplied sources remains limited to IGN’s reporting and the teaser post from the official account.

Background

Mike P. Nelson is a horror director who is also mentioned in the supplied context as the filmmaker behind Lionsgate’s Beware Boiúna. In the Saw coverage, he is now linked to the next film in the franchise, making him the latest name attached to the long-running horror series.

Writers Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock are also mentioned in the available external context in connection with other projects. In one summary, they are linked to Dune: Prophecy, showing that they are screenwriters with experience outside the Saw series. The supplied sources, however, do not provide further details about their specific contribution to this new film.

James Wan is named in the IGN report as a producer and as someone who will have a larger role in this new Saw film than in later entries. The available information does not clarify how that role compares with his involvement in earlier Saw films. It also remains unclear whether his larger role is tied to development, production or another creative function.

Jason Blum and Leigh Whannell are also named in the same report as producers. That connects several well-known horror figures to the project, but the sources do not provide additional production scheduling, cast information or filming details. The external context does say Lionsgate and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are backing the project, but those supplied excerpts still lack further official details.

The teaser “did you miss me?” from the official Saw account fits the franchise’s marketing style, but in this context it should be read as supporting communication rather than a replacement for a formal studio announcement. The available sources do not mention an exact title, release date or plot description for the new Saw film.

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Sources

• IGN: New Saw Movie Taps Mike P. Nelson to Direct
• X/@Saw: “did you miss me?”