No-win moral dilemmas are at the crux of Saw (well, that and a lot of yucky gore). By comparison, Lions Gate's decision to sequelize the horror film was a breeze.

 

The low-budget indie flick made a scary amount of money.

 

A day after Saw wrapped up its debut weekend with $18.3 million, Lions Gate and the film's producers announced plans for Saw 2.

 

The new movie has been penciled in for a Halloween 2005 release.

 

In a statement Monday, Lions Gate president Tom Oretenberg said Saw's opening weekend "exceeded all our expectations."

 

The movie, made for under $10 million by first-time director James Wan and cowriter/costar Leigh Wannell, placed third behind fellow horror hit The Grudge ($21.8 million) and the Ray Charles biopic Ray ($20 million).

 

On Halloween Sunday, no film made more money than Saw--$5.4 million, per BoxOfficeMojo.com. Its three-day, per-screen-average of $7,895 was the second highest among the weekend's top 10 movies, behind Ray's $9,989.

 

Word is Saw 2 talks were underway even before the weekend. Wan and Wannell are expected to be involved in the sequel, although their roles have yet to be announced.

 

Also to be determined: Who among Saw's stars--the surviving ones, anyway--will be back for more twisted fun and games?

 

Saw, a hit at last January's Sundance Film Festival, stars Danny Glover and Ken Leung as cops after a moralistic, if sadistic serial killer known as Jigsaw. Cary Elwes appears as one of Mr. Saw's do-or-die playthings.

Gosh I hope it's better than the 1st one.. Most likely wont be.. Most likely wont be wasting any of my money on this one if it doesnt improve

The ending to Saw is good. Don't know how Saw 2 can top that.

Maybe it can have good acting! Now that would be a good surprise!

I liked Saw but I dont see what they can do with another one, its just going to be more of the same thing and they wont be able to top the ending from the first one.