First casting for SAW V

The fifth installment in the severely over-blown franchise should not see any delays now that Lionsgate have made a deal with the WGA, any problems that are wrong with the script can now be legally solved with a typewriter. Saw V is expected to begin production in March, with the usual release on Halloween weekend. Bloody Disgusting have some of the first casting details for the movie which you can see after the jump but be warned their could be spoilers.

Despite his passing in SAW III and the autopsy he underwent in the last movie, Tobin Bell is expected to return once again as Jigsaw, the antagonist behind the latest set of traps and killings. After pushing the limits of having the movie's villain only appear on tape and in flashbacks in SAW IV, I think the idea of doing that again is a mistake. Especially with the way SAW IV ended, they had setup the chance for a new Jigsaw villain who they really should now attempt to give the ball and run with it. Also expected to return are Scott Patterson as Agent Strahm and Costas Mandylor who has starred in the last two movies as Hoffman. Will five finally be enough for us to get sick of Lionsgate's main annual revenue? David Hackl, the production designer on the previous movies will make his directorial debut with the picture.