Twisted Pictures
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Type | Division |
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Industry | Motion picture industry |
Founded | 2004 |
Founders | |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | Saw |
Parent | Evolution Entertainment |
Divisions | Twisted Television |
Twisted Pictures is an American production company and a division of Evolution Entertainment that specializes in horror and thriller movies. The company was founded by Evolution's Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Gregg Hoffman in 2004. The company is known for producing the Saw film franchise.
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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]
On June 28, 2012, Twisted Pictures opened Twisted Television, a new television division that would produce an eponymous television adaptation of the movie Anger Management.
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Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Distributor | Budget | Gross |
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2004 | Saw | James Wan | Lionsgate Films | $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 Films | $10 million | $139.4 million | |
2008 | Catacombs | Tomm Coker David Elliot |
Lionsgate Films Universal Pictures Chiller Films |
— | — |
Vlog | Joshua Butler | Anchor Bay Entertainment | — | — | |
Saw V | David Hackl | Lionsgate Films | $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 | VVS Films | — | — |
Saw 3D | Kevin Greutert | Lionsgate Films | $20 million | $136.2 million | |
2014 | Catch Hell | Ryan Phillippe | eOne Films | — | — |
2017 | Havenhurst | Andrew C. Erin | Brainstorm Media | — | — |
Jigsaw | The Spierig Brothers | Lionsgate Films | $10 million | $103 million | |
2021 | Spiral: From the Book of Saw | Darren Lynn Bousman | $20 million | $38.8 million | |
2022 | End of the Road | Millicent Shelton | Netflix | — | — |
2023 | Saw X | Kevin Greutert | Lionsgate Films | TBA | TBA |
TBA | Ninja Gaiden | To Be Announced | 20th Century Studios |
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Source: "Twisted Pictures", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 4th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Pictures.
Further Reading

Saw (2004 film)

Saw II

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Legendary Entertainment

The Hitcher (2007 film)

1492 Pictures

Darren Lynn Bousman

Platinum Dunes

Brad Fuller (producer)

Texas Chainsaw 3D

RatPac Entertainment

Andrew Form

Michael Bay's unrealized projects

Sunday Night Productions
References
- ^ Harris, Dana (March 3, 2005). "Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs'". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ B., Brian (November 10, 2004). "Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures enter a 9 picture deal". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up". ComingSoon.net. May 10, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (June 15, 2007). "RKO genre films get Twisted". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Miska, Brad (October 21, 2008). "Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (October 9, 2009). "Twisted moves to 'Texas'". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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