What does it take to make a living as a screenwriter? Everyone's story is different, but here is mine. This thread is a breakdown of EVERY completed script I've ever written on my journey in Hollywood. I'm hoping it inspires you. What is YOUR story?!?
My FIRST certified Fresh movie and the fact that I got to watch it with SO MANY amazing friends and colleagues tonight tonight... I'm in love with you all!!!!! Thank you so much for being there and sharing this night with me. LOVE!!!!! And just wait for Saw-Fucking-11.
Look what I’m giving away on the last day of principal photography on our new
@Saw
#movie
!!!! An
@officialtobin
hand-signed circular Saw. FREE!!!!!! Just follow and RT this post to enter.
#giveaway
“Uncle Roy, can we get ice cream?”
“Fuck no! (beat) Sorry- F no.”
That was written by a writer!!!
Come down and picket with some writers (and Roy Kent)!!!! (Aka
@brettgoldstein
Are you in a
#sorority
right now? Or have you been in a sorority in the past 10 years or so? Doing some research and would love to speak. Please DM me if you're interested in helping out.
#SororityRow2
? 🤫
THANK YOU to everyone writing kind words about Saw X and your disappointment that I won't be writing Saw XI. To make you feel better, just remember what y'all said when Jigsaw came out! HAHAHAHA. Honestly, SO excited to sit back and watch this new one as a fan!
#SawForever
😍😍😍
Got a slew of DM‘s today about the Lionsgate
@saw
announcement. Pete and I are sitting this chapter out. Very excited to see this one as a fan of the franchise. I think people will be pleased with the team. ♥️♥️♥️
Oh Fuck!!!!!!!!! Someone, who might play a character named Amanda, in a film franchise we all love, MAY have signed ten Blu-ray’s and a bunch of ACTUAL saw blades that I will be giving away in the coming weeks.
Suffice it to say, THERE WILL BE BLOOD. And some guts. And some brain matter. Maybe a few bone fragments. And… aw fuck it, it’s gonna be really, really messy. 🤪🤪🤪
Yikes!!! We shot a kill scene last night and the camera operator became so nauseated that he passed out and the camera crashed to the ground. Had to stop down for a 1/2 hour. He’s okay now but… get ready for some crazy shit!
Thank you all for the incredible messages of support for my baby girl. Sandy is adjusting as well as could be expected after surgery. It’s gonna be a long road but she seems game.
#ScarsAreCool
@dog_rates
Here we go! My first
#giveaway
for
#SawX
! I will randomly select someone who RT's my pinned tweet to win a SIGNED
@Saw
circular saw. It's f'n sharp so be careful. Signed by Shawnee and
@officialtobin
and me and Darren and Kevin and LOTS more!!!!! FREE!!!! Just RT pinned tweet.
I could not agree more. Tobin crushed it. And if anyone was there during his prep, I as was, watching how meticulously he worked on every beat, for months... he's a special kind of actor.
Can we all agree that, in any other universe,
#TobinBell
would be a frontrunner for Best Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards? His masterful performance in
#SawX
is another of many in his truly illustrious career, long overdue for recognition.
@sawspace
🪚🧩
My little brother, Jason, passed away peacefully this morning, surrounded by love. He was a kind soul with a warm heart and he will be missed by so many of us. xo
Fuck it!!!!! For this first drawing, I'll give whoever wins BOTH the signed Saw blade AND a signed Blu-Ray (your choice, either Saw prime or Spiral). All ya gotta do is RT my pinned tweet. That's it. Simple as that. Let's go!!!!!!
Hello my friends. Last
@Saw
#giveaway
for a bit. I’m taking a break from Saw to work on my indie/DIY horror film “Bad Touch”. But this Tobin/Shawnee/Clouser/Greutert/Stolberg signed full-sized poster is up for grabs. Winner to be selected from my mailing list (link in bio).
Mateo (the amazing Octavio Hinojosa Martinez...
@octavio_hm
) imitating my reaction to the reviews of
#SawX
. So happy people are vibing with our little movie.
I’m a HUGE fan of old style artist drawn movie
#posters
. This is the original
#Halloween
, that I bet you’ve seen it 1000 times. But check out those knuckles on the hand and how the
#artist
made them look like a SCREAMING FACE. Unbelievable artistry. It’s kind of perfect.
Neve Campbell says she is not returning for ‘SCREAM 6’ because “I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise.”
“It’s been a very difficult decision to move on. To all my Scream fans, I love you.”
Back with my horror family, polishing up the next
@Saw
script. I could tell you There will be 🩸, but you know that already. What I can promise you is that this is gonna make John Kramer fans very happy!!!
We got some love from
@shawneesmith
on these REALLY sharp Saws. I feel bad that she accidentally cut herself on one so someone will have her DNA. Getting a few more autographs and giving them all away to
@Saw
X fans!!!
For those saying that the people who died in SawX didn't have enough time to complete the trap... WATCH IT AGAIN... if you hesitate, YOU DIE. That's why when I have pages due, I start the MINUTE I'm commenced... oh, wait... fuck... not good...
#Wga
#PreWga
#writerscommunity
First Giveaway of many! I'm sending out 2
@Saw
#SpiralFromTheBookOfSaw
posters, signed by at least 5 people involved in the film. One to a random person who retweets this post & another to someone to posts a photo of their ticket for opening night and tags me. Let the game begin.
So... our new film,
#Spiral
: From the Book of Saw might be the most polarizing of the franchise. My Twitter searches go from "This movie sucked" to "This is the best Saw film yet". We are the Cilantro, the Kanye West, the baseball of Saw movies!
If you didn’t win this one, I have literally dozens of signed items to give away. Next up will be a
@saw
bluray, special edition, signed by Tobin and Shawnee and Charlie Clouser, and me and Kevin. Will be posting it tonight for RT. Love you!!!
I was just sent a pile of these special edition blu-rays for
@Saw
and
#Spiral
. Gonna get them signed by some of the team and GIVE THEM AWAY in the coming two weeks in celebration of
#SawX
. Get ready!!!
By the way, the drawing will be RANDOM, so if you're favorite films are Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, or Saw VII (the films I have NOTHING to do with), you will NOT be penalized. But if your favorite Saw film is
#SawX
, I will follow you. Hahahahaha. BRIBERY WORKS!
I met Shawnee for the FIRST time this weekend and she signed a BOATLOAD of stuff for us ALL!!!!!! I have a poster that I'll be putting up in my office... but YOU can have a signed circular saw or a special edition Blu-Ray or MORE. Easy to enter. Just RT my pinned tweet!!! xo
We've got a winner!!!!!!!! I need to edit the drawing process and I will post tomorrow. In the meantime, I will be posting a second giveaway tomorrow!!!!! Another circular saw signed by Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Charlie Clouser, Darren Bousman, Kevin Greutert and... well... me.
Very excited to be directing my first hard-core horror film. Already over budget on the blood FX. If you're an actor/actress with a Tik-Tok or Triller account... find me there... I'll be casting next month for a June shoot. Cheers.
I have NOT forgotten about the drawing for the Saw blades. Still trying to figure out how to do a fair drawing. ALSO... QUESTION... for the next drawing (I have a LOT of fun stuff to give away), any ideas how to limit the entries to die-hard fans of Saw?!?
So... you want to be a screenwriter!?!? It can take some time. I wrote a DOZEN scripts before I got my first film made. TWELVE unproduced scripts. So buckle in! Here was my journey... yours may be different... hell, Diablo Cody's first script catapulted her to the top. Me? No.
It’s fun to see all of these “I can’t believe Josh is following me” posts. Honestly, friends, I can’t believe you are following ME. Thank you for all of the love.
Only one more week of principal production on
@SkillHouseMovie
. Before we started shooting I photographed our cast with a blood-soaked photoshoot. Going to be posting some exclusives this week! Here's the first of
@BryceHall
who plays the role of Carter!
I can’t comment on anything that hasn’t been officially announced by
#TwistedPictures
or
@Lionsgate
. What I can tell you is that this is my favorite script of the three
#Saw
movies I’ve written.
FUCK IT a THIRD TIME!!!!! If you win this drawing AND you in live in Los Angeles, I will buy your tickets for the movie for Friday night in Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks) AND I'll buy you a drink at the afterparty (if you're of age)! What more do I have to do to get you to RT?!?.
Dude!!!! Seriously! These REAL saw blades are INSANE and FREE and signed by Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith and Darren and Kevin and Mark and Oren and me (who the fuck cares) and who else do you want?!?!? Signed Blu-Rays and posters coming soon!!!!!!!
Hey friends. Haven’t forgotten about the first giveaway. Will do the drawing this weekend. I need to figure out how to do it fairly. But will definitely pick the first name this weekend. Off to see the film with a bunch of friends. Thanks to all for your support this weekend.
Finally, I will be disappearing for a few weeks. I am directing a new film, called Skill House, that starts up in 5 days. Directing is like drowning… no time to take a breath. So… for the next few weeks, I wish you all happiness and love. (3/3)
The subway set from the opening of Spiral... before it was finished. We built the entire subway rail line outside in front of our main stages in Toronto. And yes, they made me wear a hardhat because I'm clumsy and they didn't want me to get hurt. :-)
We've been pounding away in the edit room to get
@SkillHouseMovie
ready for a first screening! But here's a photo from my first meeting with
@BryceHall
. I think he's going to surprise you!
To be clear, that's a SIGNED circular saw (Shawnee, Tobin and more), AND a signed special edition Blu-Ray (of either Saw prime or Spiral), AND a signed
#SawX
poster AND two free tickets and drinks (if you live in LA and are of age). Do I need to give you my first born as well?!?
Tons of DMs about whether Jigsaw (aka Saw 8) will be represented in the Saw X film. I want to nip that in the bud and say a definitive "no". We're going a little old school on this one. I would LOVE to one day get back to the Logan and Eleanor storylines, but not just yet.
Here we go!!! Free giveaway of this beautiful Tobin Bell signed REALLY F'N SHARP Saw blade. If you're already on my mailing list, you're ALEADY entered. For an extra entry, just RT this. Merry Christmas and good luck! Email list link in bio! :-)
After the poster giveaway (pinned), this beautiful saw blade is next. Free giveaway for the holidays. I will be drawing the winner from my mailing list (link in bio).
#saw
#sawmovie
Your
@Saw
questions answered (in 3 tweets):
Q) When will the trailer drop?
A) Sometime between tomorrow and October 27.
Q) How long have you been working on this film?
A) Our film pitch on the film was on April 8, 2018 (more than 5 years ago). And we've been honing it ever since.
Just spoke to Charlie Clouser and am happy to report he’ll be signing the
@saw
#giveaway
items as well. First drawing opening night!!! And then a bunch more in the coming weeks.
Shaking things up. Winners can choose either a free hour-long zoom chat about
#acting
#screenwriting
#filmmaking
or a signed
#Jigsaw
or
#Spiral
poster (US only). All you gotta do to enter is RT my pinned tweet. First drawing done, four more to go!
The drawing for the sawblade is done. I will post as soon as I have time. Next giveaway goes up tomorrow. What are you guys wants? Signed Blu-ray, signed, poster, or another signed circular saw? Maybe I’ll include a half hour zoom call for the next winner.
“One of the most impressive aspects of Saw X is how it's peppered with nuance. Many assumed the movie would be a cash grab by milking a popular franchise in the build-up to Halloween in 2023. But John Kramer goes on his most personal mission in Saw X.”
It's called Saw X and it's coming out in theaters on September 29th. We've been working on it for over five years! Really looking forward to the world seeing it.
Hey friends. My little brother Jason is having a brain tumor removed tomorrow. We're in Philly for the procedure. If you have an extra moment in your day, throw him a warm thought. And if you have a favorite cheesesteak place, let me know where for the recovery.
#Philadelphia
The night before we started shooting
#SororityRow
, we had a dinner party to celebrate on the rooftop of a restaurant in Pittsburgh! (All tagged but Jamie). LOVE!
And if you don't win THIS one... there are MANY more coming!!!!!
@Saw
X. Our 10th FUCKING MOVIE!!!!! I want to make this special. Will be giving away a shit-ton of stuff. Let's go!!!!!!!!
This is the ONLY time I'll be giving away the signed saw AND the signed blu-ray AND the signed poster. Lots more coming, but this is the BEST weekend! Signed by Shawnee and Tobin and Kevin and Darren and me (again, who the fuck cares) and Oren and Mark and ???????
Watching Only Murders in the Building is like pulled in and hugged by a comfy couch. Really enjoying it.
@SteveMartinToGo
and Martin Short and
@selenagomez
are all wonderful in it.
Just looking through my
#SawX
folder & scrolled back to the beginning. Pete & my first notes were from January 2018, which means this project has been simmering for 5 1/2 years. And our first meeting with Tobin was 5 weeks later in February 2018. Original title: Saw:
#JohnKramer
I have decided to stop thinking about the following/follower ratio. Fuck it. If yiu love movies, horror, screenwriting, Prince, love-of-life... you are my kind of people. Engage and I will follow you. We are all in this together. Xxoo.