Kevin Greutert (born March 31, 1965) is an American film director, film editor and writer, best known for his work on the '' Saw'' film series, as well as character-based supernatural horrors. He is married to actress Elizabeth Rowin.
Career
Greutert was the film editor for ''
The Strangers
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History
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'' (2008), '' Room 6'' (2006), and '' Journey to the End of the Night'' (2006). He was also the editor of the ''Saw'' series for the first five films, as well as the eighth, '' Jigsaw''. He made his feature directorial debut with '' Saw VI'', which was released on October 23, 2009.
Greutert wrote the original story for and was signed on to direct '' Paranormal Activity 2'', but he was forced off the project and onto '' Saw 3D'' after Twisted Pictures (production company behind the ''Saw'' films) exercised a "contractual clause" in his contract.Tod Williams replaced him as director for ''Paranormal Activity 2''. ''Saw 3D'' was released on October 29, 2010.
Greutert has also published fiction in such magazines as ''
Ambit
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'' and ''Magic Realism'', and performed music on several film scores, including the
Paul Bowles
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documentary "Things Gone and Things Still Here".
He also directed the horror film '' Jessabelle'' for producer Jason Blum and Lionsgate, which was released on November 7, 2014.
Greutert also directed the 2015 horror film '' Visions'', starring Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Gilliam Jacobs, Jim Parsons, and Eva Longoria, also for producer Jason Blum.
Greutert later directed a thriller entitled '' Jackals'', starring
Stephen Dorff
Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology series ''True Detective'', PK in '' The Power of One'', Stuart Sutcliffe in '' Bac ...
, Johnathon Schaech, and Deborah Kara Unger, which was released in 2017. He also returned to the ''Saw'' franchise by editing the 2017 entry '' Jigsaw''.
Due to a scheduling conflict, Greutert was originally slated to not return to the ''Saw'' franchise with ''
Spiral
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Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:Bloody Disgusting
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'' reported that Greutert would return in a directing capacity to the ''Saw'' franchise as the director of its tenth film, set for a release on October 27, 2023.
Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
Helices
Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:Saw'' (2004)
* ''
Saw II
''Saw II'' is a 2005 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman. It is the sequel to 2004's '' Saw'' and the second installment in the ''Saw'' film series. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, ...
Saw V
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'' (2008)
* ''
The Strangers
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Strangers or The Strangers may also refer to:
History
* Elizabethan Strangers or Strangers, a name applied to French and Belgian immigrants to Norwich, East Anglia, England, during ...
'' (2008)
* ''
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* The Collection (Lincolnshire), a county museum and gallery in Lincolnshire, England
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* ''The Collection'' (film), the 2012 sequel to the 2009 film ''The Collector''
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