Title: Saw V
Content:  Saw V was written by Saw IV writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, though Darren Lynn Bousman, who had directed all Saw films since Saw II, affirmed in July 2007 that he would not direct another sequel. Thomas Fenton also joined Dunstan and Melton as writer to the film, though Marek Posival was attached to write as well at one point. The film went into production after Christmas 2007. Principal photography took place from March 17 to April 28, 2008 in Toronto. By mid-July 2008, there had been three photos released of David Hackl at the set of Saw V. The first trailer, depicting Agent Strahm's box trap, was released at Comic-Con 08 as a short clip and the trailer was also shown before The X-Files: I Want to Believe. The website opened on August 6, 2008. On September 17, 2008, a new clip was available on the Saw V website, depicting the Pendulum Trap.
Title: Saw V
Content:  in Saw IV. David Hackl served as the production designer of Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV and second-unit director for Saw III and Saw IV before making his directorial debut with Saw V. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writers of the previous film, returned to write the film. Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous Saw films, also returned to compose the score for the film. Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell served as executive producers. Saw V was released by Lionsgate in the United States on October 24, 2008, and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing $113.9 million worldwide. A sequel, Saw VI, was released in 2009.
Title: Saw (2004 film)
Content:  bathroom, with one being ordered to kill the other to save his own family. The screenplay was written by Whannell, who co-created the story with Wan in their respective screenwriting debuts. It was originally written in 2001, but after failed attempts to get the script produced in Wan and Whannell's home country of Australia, they were urged to travel to Los Angeles. In order to help attract producers they shot a low-budget short film of the same name from a scene out of the script. This proved successful in 2003 as producers from Evolution Entertainment were immediately attached and also formed a horror genre production label, Twisted 
Title: Saw (2004 film)
Content:  Saw is a 2004 American horror film directed by James Wan, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Leigh Whannell from a story by Wan and Whannell. It is the first installment in the Saw film series, and stars Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, and Tobin Bell. The film tells a nonlinear narrative, revolving around the mystery of the Jigsaw Killer, who tests his victims' will to live by putting them through deadly "games" where they must inflict great physical pain upon themselves to survive. The frame story follows Jigsaw's latest victims (Whannell and Elwes), who awaken in a large 
Title: Saw (2003 film)
Content:  Saw (retroactively referred to as Saw 0.5) is an Australian short subject horror film, released in 2003. It was directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell, the latter also starring in it. It was originally used to pitch their script for a full-length feature film of the same name to various studios and actors. The full-length film was eventually made in 2004. The short film later became a scene in Saw, with Shawnee Smith as Amanda Young wearing the Reverse Bear Trap device instead of David. The original short can be viewed on the second disc of Saw: Uncut Edition. The song "Happiness in Slavery (remix)" by Nine Inch Nails is featured in the first scene and end credits of the film. The song "Die Eier Von Satan" by Tool is featured in various cutscenes of the film.
Title: Saw (2004 film)
Content:  Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Evolution Entertainment. They later formed Twisted Pictures as a horror genre production label. The producers read the screenplay that night and two days later offered Wan and Whannell creative control and 25% of the net profits. Even though Wan and Whannell received "better offers" from studios like DreamWorks and Gold Circle Films, they were not willing to chance Wan's directing and Whannell acting in the lead role. In order to finance the film, Hoffman, Burg, and Koules put up a second mortgage on their Highland Avenue headquarters. Saw was given a production budget of between $1 million and $1.2 million.
Title: List of Saw characters
Content:  The Saw series of horror films features a large cast of characters created primarily by directors and screenwriters James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Darren Lynn Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The films focus primarily on the character of John Kramer (Tobin Bell), the "Jigsaw Killer", who seeks out those he considers to be wasting their lives and subjects them to torturous and lethal traps, referred to as "tests" and "games", in an attempt to make them appreciate being alive. The franchise consists of nine films: Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw 3D (2010), Jigsaw (2017), and Spiral (2021).
Title: Saw VI
Content:  reopens the investigation, drawing Hoffman into motion to protect his secret identity. Greutert served as editor for all the previous Saw films before making his directorial debut with Saw VI. Melton and Dunstan, the writers for both Saw IV and Saw V, returned to write the screenplay and Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous Saw films, composed the score. Filming took place in Toronto from March to May 2009 with a budget of $11 million. The film was released by Lionsgate in the United States on October 23, 2009. In Spain it was the first film to receive a Película X rating for violence (a rating usually reserved for pornographic films); the rating restricted screenings to eight select theaters in 
Title: Saw II
Content:  Saw II is a 2005 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman. It is the sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the Saw film series. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Beverley Mitchell, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Erik Knudsen, Shawnee Smith, and Tobin Bell. In the film, a group of ex-convicts are trapped by the Jigsaw Killer inside a house and must pass a series of deadly tests to retrieve the antidote for a nerve agent that will kill them in two hours. Meanwhile, a police squad led by Detective Eric Matthews apprehends John Kramer (revealed to be Jigsaw in the first film), but the latter reveals that Matthews' son is 
Title: Saw (2004 film)
Content: Leigh Whannell as Adam Stanheight ; Cary Elwes as Lawrence Gordon ; Danny Glover as David Tapp ; Ken Leung as Detective Steven Sing ; Dina Meyer as Detective Allison Kerry ; Mike Butters as Paul ; Paul Gutrecht as Mark ; Michael Emerson as Zep Hindle ; Benito Martinez as Brett ; Shawnee Smith as Amanda Young ; Makenzie Vega as Diana Gordon ; Monica Potter as Alison Gordon ; Ned Bellamy as Jeff Ridenhour ; Alexandra Bokyun Chun as Carla ; Avner Garbi as Father ; Tobin Bell as Jigsaw/John Kramer  

Question: Who was the screenwriter for Saw?
Answer: Leigh Whannell.