Jordan Peele is on fire at the moments with, not one, but two hit films under his belt as director and the re-launching of The Twilight Zone. He's one of the most sought after names in horror at the moment so when Lionsgate was looking to reboot Saw they turned to...Chris Rock?
"It was a weird situation to be in" Natalie Newman told Horrorable News. "I was at my desk like I always am when Chris Rock walked in. He demanded to speak with the CEO. I told him Jon was in a meeting and could no be disturbed but he didn't listen and burst on through the door. Honestly, I get no respect as a secretary. About 15 minutes later he was walking out with a big smile on his face shaking the CEO's hand. Once Chris left on the elevator Jon said that Jordan Peele was going to change the game with his Saw idea. I corrected him and told him that was Chris Rock. The look of dread fell over his face and he started to stammer and stutter "you mean the Down to Earth guy?" When I responded with "one in the same" he said "fuck it! We will go with it!"
Horrorable News has reached out to Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and Chris Rock for comment and neither of them responded to the email we never sent.
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