Kevin Greutert will direct Saw XI after the huge success of Saw X

Saw X was viewed as the beginning of a new era for the horror franchise as it was the best-received movie in the series since the original in 2004.

The success of the tenth Saw movie meant that number 11 was inevitable, and Saw XI was eventually confirmed via a social media post from Lionsgate.

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Franchise producer Oren Koules previously told ComicBook.com that there were already ideas cooking for the next movie even before the release of Saw X.

"We're kind of superstitious," he said.

"We tend not to get too far ahead of ourselves. The movie's going to be released in a few days. For us, we do have ideas for the next one, we haven't put pen to paper. But this is his story, we really wanted it to be John Kramer's story and tell a John Kramer story. So for the first 30 minutes of the movie, he's John Kramer, you don't have any hint of Jigsaw."

Saw XI will be released in October of 2024 and Bloody Disgusting reports that the director of the previous instalment, Kevin Greutert, will return for 11.

Who could return in Saw XI?

The fact that the latest movie takes place in the past, with Saw XI set to be set after the events of Saw X, has opened up the door for other actors to return for their roles even if the characters have died.

Jigsaw, Amanda Young and Mark Hoffman all returned in Saw X.

That means we could see the likes of Cary Elwes as Lawrence Gordon, Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews, Dina Meyer as Allison Kerry and Betsy Russell as Jill Tuck make a return.

Co-producer Mark Burg told Dexerto: "Saw X ends where I think the audience will want to know what happens, and there’s kind of a cliffhanger ending… And should this movie work, there are going to be a bunch of actors from the past who have already called wanting to know if they can come and be in the next movie since we’re going back in time."