'Saw' Puppet Returns to 'Jigsaw' With New Japanese Poster

08/31/2017 03:40 pm EDT

After a seven-year absence from theaters, the Saw franchise returns this fall with Jigsaw, the highly-anticipated continuation of the series. Fans have clamored to discover what connections to the original series the upcoming film holds, with a Japanese poster confirming that "Billy," the creepy puppet that delivers messages to victims, will play a part in the film. Check out the poster below.

Previous posters have used similar imagery to Billy's exaggerated appearance, but those posters have opted to use pigs' heads to act as masks instead of the familiar face.

The upcoming sequel's synopsis is as follows:

"Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one man: John Kramer. But how can this be? The man known as Jigsaw has been dead for over a decade. Or has an apprentice picked up the mantle of Jigsaw, perhaps even someone inside the investigation?"

Jigsaw was directed by the Spierig Brothers, who have previously given audiences Undead, Daybreakers, and Predestination. The script was penned by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, the duo responsible for both Piranha 3D and its sequel, Piranha 3DD.

"We've got some pretty wild traps in the film — we don't shy away from the gore," Michael Spierig said during an interview earlier this year with EW.

"It's such a perfect Halloween scare-fest. It's perhaps not quite as vicious and more fun, which is something we tried to inject into it. But it's still full of good fun gore, that's for sure. And, on top of that, it's got a really great mystery, and there are very interesting twists. It'sSaw for 2017."

What many fans have been wondering is if the original film's killer, played by Tobin Bell, is returning to the movie. The Spierig brothers dodged the question by saying, "The DNA of Tobin Bell is all over this film."

Considering the long break between films, some fans might be apprehensive about this film potentially serving as a reboot or reimagining of the original franchise's core concepts, but this new poster is sure to remind fans that they wouldn't leave Billy behind.

Jigsaw hits theaters October 27.

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