Question: Eric Matthews was a character from the "Saw" movie directed by whom?

full_context: Document 1: List of Saw characters: 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 series focuses 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 living. The series comprises eight films: "Saw" (2004), "Saw II" (2005), "Saw III" (2006), "Saw IV" (2007), "Saw V" (2008), "Saw VI" (2009), "Saw 3D" (2010) and "Jigsaw" (2017).
Document 2: Jigsaw (Saw franchise): John Kramer—known as The Jigsaw Killer or simply Jigsaw—is a fictional character and appearing in the "Saw" franchise as the main antagonist. Jigsaw made his debut in the first film of the series, "Saw", and he later appeared in "Saw II", "Saw III", "Saw IV", "Saw V", "Saw VI", "Saw 3D" and, eventually, "Jigsaw". He is portrayed by American actor Tobin Bell.
Document 3: Eric van der Woodsen: Eric van der Woodsen (spelled Erik in the novels) is a fictional character from the book series "Gossip Girl" and the television series of the same name, in which he is portrayed by Connor Paolo.
Document 4: David Manning (fictitious writer): David Manning (sometimes "Dave") was a pseudonym used by a marketing executive working for Sony Corporation around July 2000 to give consistently good reviews for releases from Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures. Several fictional review quotes attributed to "David Manning" were used in the promotion of medieval action/drama "A Knight's Tale" (describing Heath Ledger as "this year's hottest new star!") and Rob Schneider's comedy "The Animal" ("Another winner!"), the latter of which generally received mixed to poor reviews by real critics.
Document 5: Saw IV: Saw IV is a 2007 American-Canadian horror film and the fourth installment in the "Saw" franchise. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, and Thomas Fenton. It stars Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, and Lyriq Bent.
Document 6: Saw VI: Saw VI is a 2009 American horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment in the "Saw" franchise and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith. It was produced by Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures and distributed by Lionsgate.
Document 7: Saw II: Saw II is a 2005 American horror film, a sequel to 2004's "Saw" and the second installment in the "Saw" franchise, directed and co-written by Darren Lynn Bousman and series creator Leigh Whannell. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Beverley Mitchell, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Erik Knudsen, Shawnee Smith, and Tobin Bell.
Document 8: Saw (2004 film): Saw is a 2004 American horror film directed by James Wan. It is Wan's feature film directorial debut. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Tobin Bell and Leigh Whannell. In the film, Elwes and Whannell portray two men who awake to find themselves chained in a large dilapidated bathroom, with one being ordered to kill the other or his family will die. It is the first installment in the "Saw" franchise.
Document 9: Saw 3D: Saw 3D (also known as Saw: The Final Chapter, or simply Saw VII) is a 2010 American 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery and Cary Elwes. It is the seventh (and originally intended final) installment of the "Saw" franchise, and the only film in the series to be in 3D.
Document 10: Jigsaw (2017 film): Jigsaw is an upcoming American horror film directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger, and starring Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, and Hannah Emily Anderson. It is the eighth installment in the "Saw" franchise, picking up over a decade after the death of the eponymous Jigsaw killer during the police investigation of a new succession of murders that fit his "modus operandi". "Saw 3D" was originally deemed the final installment of the series, before Lionsgate Films commissioned the production of "Jigsaw" from a pitch by Stolberg and Goldfinger. Filming began on November 2016, with post production following in January.
Document 11: Saw (franchise): Saw is an American horror franchise distributed by Lionsgate, produced by Twisted Pictures and created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, that consists of eight feature films and additional media. In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help pitch as a potential feature film. This was successfully done in 2004 with the release of the first installment at the Sundance Film Festival. It was released theatrically that October. The sequels were directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, David Hackl, and Kevin Greutert, and were written by Wan, Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan, and were released subsequently every October, on the Friday before Halloween, between 2004 and 2010. Both of the creators remained with the franchise as executive producers. On July 22, 2010, producer Mark Burg confirmed that the seventh film, "Saw 3D", is the final installment of the series. Lionsgate reportedly expressed interest in continuing the franchise in 2012 with a reboot. However, in November 2013, it was reported that they were in active development of a sequel.
Document 12: Mason Verger: Mason Verger is a fictional character that appears in Thomas Harris' 1999 novel "Hannibal", as well as its 2001 film adaptation and the second and third season of the TV series "Hannibal". In the film, he is portrayed by Gary Oldman, while in the TV series he is portrayed by Michael Pitt and Joe Anderson.
Document 13: List of Saw cast members: The list of "Saw" cast members is a list of actors who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the "Saw" franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. The only actors to appear in all seven films are Tobin Bell (Jigsaw), who is also the only actor to film scenes for every film in the series, and Shawnee Smith (Amanda Young), who appears via archive footage in the three films she does not feature in prominently. Complementing them on screen are actors ranging from renowned status such as Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, and Donnie Wahlberg to lesser-known actors such as Dina Meyer and Lyriq Bent, among others. While many actors reprise their roles for cameos and minor appearances, the only actors besides Bell and Smith to appear with major roles in more than three films were Costas Mandylor (Mark Hoffman) and Betsy Russell (Jill Tuck), both of whom appear in the latter five instalments of the series.
Document 14: Saw III: Saw III is a 2006 American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. It is the third installment in the "Saw" franchise and stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, and Dina Meyer. "Saw III" marks the first appearances of Costas Mandylor and Betsy Russell, albeit minor roles; they would later become major characters in the series.
Document 15: Eric Matthews (Saw): Detective Eric Matthews (originally scripted to be named Eric Mason) is a fictional character from the "Saw" franchise. He first appeared in a fake documentary entitled, "Full Disclosure Report: Piecing Together Jigsaw", featured on the Uncut Edition of the original film. He officially appears in "Saw II", "Saw III", and "Saw IV". It was originally stated that Donnie Wahlberg (who portrayed Eric Matthews) would not be reprising his role in "Saw III" due to creative differences, but this turned out to be a hoax conceived by Lions Gate Entertainment to throw off fans of the series trying to dig up details on the film.
ground_truth: Darren Lynn Bousman