Kevin Greutert
{{short description|American film editor}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kevin Greutert
| image = Kevin Greutert at Comic Con.jpg
| caption = Greutert in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|31}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.
| occupation = Film editor, director
| years_active = 1991–present
| spouse = Elizabeth Rowin
| website = {{URL|kevingreutert.com}}
}}
Kevin Greutert ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɔɪ|t|ər|t}} {{respell|GROY|tərt}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJyJGRewWE|title=5 Scariest Saw Traps with Director Kevin Greutert|work=Fandango|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=October 7, 2023}} born March 31, 1965) is an American film editor and director, 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 (2008), Room 6 (2006), and Journey to the End of the Night (2006).{{cite web|url=http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/paranormal-activity-2-gets-ready-with-saw-vi-director-.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121172134/http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/paranormal-activity-2-gets-ready-with-saw-vi-director-.html|title= 'Paranormal Activity 2' gets ready with 'Saw VI' director|author= Ace Fernandez |author2= Borys Kit|date=January 18, 2010|archivedate=January 21, 2010|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=March 30, 2019}} 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 and Magic Realism, and performed music on several film scores, including the Paul Bowles 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.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/rising-stars-mark-webber-sarah-snook-to-star-in-jessabelle-from-saw-3d-director-kevin-greutert|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825043157/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/rising-stars-mark-webber-sarah-snook-to-star-in-jessabelle-from-saw-3d-director-kevin-greutert|title=Rising Stars Mark Webber & Sarah Snook To Star In 'Jessabelle' From 'Saw 3D' Director Kevin Greutert – The Playlist|author=Simon Dang|date= March 9, 2012|archivedate=August 25, 2015|accessdate=March 30, 2019}}
Greutert also directed the 2015 horror film Visions, starring Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Parsons, and Eva Longoria, also for producer Jason Blum.
Greutert later directed a thriller entitled Jackals, starring Stephen Dorff, 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 in 2021.{{cite tweet|number=1133756334233440257|user=KevinGreutert|title=@sawspace @SawMovie Sorry, I'm not part of this one! |date=May 29, 2019}} This would have been the first time he's not had any involvement in a Saw film since the franchise began in 2004. However, he was brought on late in production to help with editing the final product, and was given an executive producer credit for the installment. {{Citation needed|reason=I work with Kevin directly, and this is what happened. I don't have any news articles to confirm this, but his name does appear in the credits.|date=May 2021}}
In August 2022, Bloody Disgusting reported that Greutert would return in a directing capacity to the Saw franchise as the director of its tenth film Saw X, which was released on September 29, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3722551/saw-10-set-for-halloween-2023-release/ |title=Next 'Saw' Movie Set for Halloween 2023 Release With Kevin Greutert Directing! [Exclusive] |last=Squires |first=John |date=August 15, 2022 }} Likewise, in February 2024, Greutert was confirmed to be returning again to direct Saw XI, the eleventh film in the series.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3798545/saw-xi-saw-x-filmmaker-kevin-greutert-returning-to-direct-the-next-installment-exclusive/ |title='Saw XI' – 'Saw X' Filmmaker Kevin Greutert Returning to Direct the Next Installment [Exclusive] |last=Squires |first=John |date=February 5, 2024}}
Filmography
Director
Executive producer
- Leatherface (2017)
- Spiral (2021)
Editor
- Saw (2004)
- Saw II (2005)
- Room 6 (2006)
- Saw III (2006)
- The Thirst (2006)
- Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
- Saw IV (2007)
- Saw V (2008)
- The Strangers (2008)
- The Collection (2012)
- Jessabelle (2014)
- Visions (2015)
- Jackals (2017)
- Jigsaw (2017)
- Umma (2022)
- Cobweb (2023)
- Saw X (2023)
- Divinity (2023)
Title designer
- House of the Dead 2 (2005)
Creative consultant
References
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{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/07/lionsgate-moves-saw-3d-release-date-to-avoid-face-off-with-paranormal-activity-2.html|title=Lionsgate moves 'Saw 3D' release date to avoid face off with 'Paranormal Activity 2' [UPDATED]|last=Fritz|first=Ben|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 22, 2010|accessdate=July 27, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727143139/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/07/lionsgate-moves-saw-3d-release-date-to-avoid-face-off-with-paranormal-activity-2.html|url-status=live|archivedate=July 27, 2010}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/saw-vi-news|title=Kevin Greutert director of Saw VI|last=Aviles|first=Omar|publisher=JoBlo.com|date=May 15, 2008|accessdate=August 31, 2010}}
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External links
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Category:Film directors from California