Twisted Pictures

{{Infobox company

| name = Twisted Pictures

| logo = Logo for the company Twisted Pictures.png

| type = Division

| industry = Motion picture industry

| founded = {{Start date and age|2004}}

| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Gregg Hoffman|Oren Koules|Mark Burg}}

| hq_location_city = Los Angeles

| hq_location_country = U.S.

| key_people =

| products = Saw

| parent = Evolution Entertainment

| divisions = Twisted Television

}}

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 film 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.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/twisted-lg-find-way-into-catacombs-1117918836/ |title=Twisted, LG find way into 'Catacombs' |first=Dana |last=Harris |date=March 3, 2005 |website=Variety |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093522/https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/twisted-lg-find-way-into-catacombs-1117918836/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/lions-gate-and-twisted-pictures-enter-a-9-picture-deal/ |title=Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures enter a 9 picture deal |first=Brian |last=B. |date=10 November 2004 |website=MovieWeb |access-date=14 July 2018 |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714135340/https://movieweb.com/lions-gate-and-twisted-pictures-enter-a-9-picture-deal/ |url-status=live }} Twisted Pictures has since produced all installments in the Saw franchise. Carl Mazzocone served as president for four years.{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/77375-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-3d-revs-up |title=The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up |date=May 10, 2011 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213204/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/77375-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre-3d-revs-up |url-status=live }}

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).{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/rko-genre-films-get-twisted-1117966963/ |title=RKO genre films get Twisted |first=Michael |last=Fleming |date=June 15, 2007 |website=Variety |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101342/https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/rko-genre-films-get-twisted-1117966963/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14033/ |title=Twisted Pictures and RKO Preps Their Slate of Remakes |first=Brad |last=Miska |date=October 21, 2008 |website=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022170400/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14033/ |url-status=live }} None of these films ever came to fruition.

In October 2009, Twisted Pictures landed a deal with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre{{'s}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/twisted-moves-to-texas-1118009746/ |title=Twisted moves to 'Texas' |first=Michael |last=Fleming |date=October 9, 2009 |website=Variety |access-date=July 14, 2018 |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708205251/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/twisted-moves-to-texas-1118009746/ |url-status=live }}

In June 2025, Blumhouse entered talks to acquire the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures, potentially giving co-creator James Wan greater creative control following the merger of his company, Atomic Monster, with Blumhouse.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2025-06-05 |title=Blumhouse in Talks to Buy ‘Saw’ Franchise From Twisted Pictures |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/blumhouse-in-talks-buy-saw-franchise-from-twisted-pictures-1236256153/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}