Saw VI is a 2009 novel.
John Kramer -- known as The Jigsaw Killer or simply Jigsaw -- is a fictional character and appearing in the Saw franchise . Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation , doing business as Lionsgate , is an American , Canadian-domiciled entertainment & media company . Saw is a 2009 American horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan . In this film , Hoffman sets a series of traps for an insurance executive , William Easton , and his employees .