SAW's James Wan Talks 'Death Sentence'

Bloody-Disgusting just found out that James (Silence) Wan, co-creator of the Saw franchise, had signed on to direct Death Sentence for Hyde Park Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. Extremely excited about the film, they decided to make a few calls and see if they could find out a little more about the project.

"Death Sentence is a throwback to the gritty, revenge thriller of the 70s- in tone with films such as Dirty Harry, Rolling Thunder, The French Connection and of course Death Wish (which was written by the same author of Death Sentence, Brian Garfield).

It's a story about a father, a white-collar office man, declaring war on the brutal gang that attacked his family. And the consequences that come with putting down the briefcase and picking up a double-barrelled shotgun.

Like SAW, i love stories where everyday characters are caught up in extraordinary situations. I love the what-do-you-do factor. Imagine if your brother was killed in a violent gangland killing, and your father went out and exacted vengeance... only now, the gang comes for him and the rest of your family... what do you all do? It's a character study movie with brutal set-pieces and a shoot-out that is like the end of Taxi Driver, but times ten!

I'm approaching this film with the kind of raw and intense energy found in film-school, guerilla film-making. To me, this is a horror movie, but of the realistic kind."