UPDATE: Lionsgate was planning on attaching the entire first scene of the film SAW III to the feature prints of CRANK, but the footage proved too intense for exhibition. Lionsgate is investigating an AgeGate/age appropriate online outlet to debut the footage.
B-D reports:
Lionsgate writes in to B-D with some amazing news, “We are pleased to announce very exciting breaking news from Lionsgate. The first scene of the highly anticipated Saw III will be shown exclusively in conjunction with Crank, which hits theaters September 1st. This is the first time in Lionsgate’s history to preview an entire scene prior to its release and is especially unique due to the popularity of this highly acclaimed franchise.” Read on for more details and check out Saw III in theaters October 27th.
Lionsgate continues:
The first scene of SAW III promises to be extremely gory and will be sure to shock viewers out of their seats. While we’re not allowed to reveal too many details, we do know that the scene showcases the first of Jigsaw’s games and will definitely satisfy fan’s craving for blood.
If you can’t wait to get a peak of what Jigsaw is up to next, make sure you run out to see CRANK in theaters beginning September 1st. Remember to call and verify with your local theater that the exclusive SAW III scene will be shown with CRANK.
SYNOPSIS: Jigsaw has disappeared. With his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished.
While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious chessboard.
One night, after finishing a shift at her hospital, Lynn is kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse where she meets Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), bedridden and on the verge of death. She is told that she must keep the madman alive for as long as it takes Jeff (Angus Macfayden), another of his victims, to complete a game of his own.
Racing against the ticking clock of Jigsaw’s own heartbeat, Lynn and Jeff struggle to make it through each of their vicious tests, unaware that he has a much bigger plan for both of them…
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