Twisted Pictures

Twisted Pictures
Company typeDivision
IndustryMotion picture industry
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Founders
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
U.S.
ProductsSaw
ParentEvolution Entertainment
DivisionsTwisted Television

Twisted Pictures is an American production company and a division of Evolution Entertainment that specializes in horror and thriller films. The company was founded by Evolution's Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules and Mark Burg in 2004. The company is known for producing the Saw film franchise.

History

In 2004, following Evolution Entertainment's pre-release success with Saw, its executives, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Gregg Hoffman, founded Twisted Pictures as Evolutions's division for films in the horror genre.[1] 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.[2] Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the Saw franchise. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.[3]

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), and Bedlam (1946).[4][5]

In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with 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.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Director Distributor Budget Gross
2004 Saw James Wan Lionsgate $1.2 million $103.9 million
2005 Saw II Darren Lynn Bousman $4 million $147.7 million
2006 Saw III $10 million $164.9 million
2007 Dead Silence James Wan Universal Pictures $20 million $22.2 million
Saw IV Darren Lynn Bousman Lionsgate $10 million $139.4 million
2008 Catacombs Tomm Coker
David Elliot 		— —
Vlog Joshua Butler Anchor Bay Entertainment — —
Saw V David Hackl 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
2010 The Tortured Robert Lieberman IFC Films — —
Saw 3D Kevin Greutert Lionsgate $20 million $136.2 million
2014 Catch Hell Ryan Phillippe Entertainment One — —
2017 Havenhurst Andrew C. Erin Brainstorm Media — —
Jigsaw The Spierig Brothers Lionsgate $10 million $104.2 million
2021 Spiral: From the Book of Saw Darren Lynn Bousman $20 million $40.6 million
2022 End of the Road Millicent Shelton Netflix — —
2023 Saw X Kevin Greutert Lionsgate $13 million $111.8 million

See also

References

  1. ^ Harris, Dana (March 3, 2005). "Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. ^ B., Brian (November 10, 2004). "Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures enter a 9 picture deal". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up". ComingSoon.net. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Fleming, Michael (June 15, 2007). "RKO genre films get Twisted". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (October 21, 2008). "Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Fleming, Michael (October 9, 2009). "Twisted moves to 'Texas'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018.