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 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. 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. Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the Saw franchise. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.
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). None of these films ever came to fruition.
In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 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.
In June 2025, Blumhouse entered talks to acquire the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures, potentially giving co-creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell greater creative control following the merger of Wan's company, Atomic Monster, with Blumhouse. The transaction was made in late June.
Feature films 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 Catacombs Tomm CokerDavid Elliot Lionsgate Saw IV Darren Lynn Bousman $10 million $139.4 million 2008VlogJoshua ButlerAnchor 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 2016 Havenhurst Andrew C. Erin Brainstorm Media 2017 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 $125.3 million 2025 Trust Carlson YoungRepublic Pictures $304,014 2026 TwistedLauren LaVera Gets TWISTED In New Trailer For Darren Lynn Bousman's Horror Thriller Darren Lynn Bousman
Television series Year Series Creator(s) Network2012–2014Anger ManagementBruce HelfordFX
See also Atomic Monster Blumhouse Productions Dark Castle Entertainment Ghost House Pictures Gold Circle Films
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