James Wan, the man credited with co-creating Saw, is to direct a new film based on the series - that's the word in this morning.

We've yet to hear any official dating on this project yet, but a cinematic rendition of Konami's opus has been on the cards for some time.

"I'm very fresh on this project, so its early stages and I'm still trying to work things out, but the producers love my vision for it," Wan told Bloody Disgusting.

"I'll be working on the script with a writer to give it a new spin, different to the previous versions. This will have my stamp on it which is very excited about."

By Luke Guttridge