Saw XI has been officially removed from Lionsgate‘s release calendar, after being slated to hit cinemas on September 26th. This follows Patrick Melton, a writer on the horror sequel, telling The Hollywood Reporter that there has been a lot of “inter-squabbling” between producers and Lionsgate.

Melton stated, “Saw XI may or may not be made, but we have a very timely story in it, and I hope it gets made just because of that.” He likened the topicality to that of Saw X, which turned its relatively sympathetic eye towards Tobin Bell’s Jigsaw, as the story saw him, sick and desperate, travel to Mexico for a risky, experimental medical procedure he hopes will provide a miracle cure for his terminal cancer. Soon, however, he learns that the operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Obviously, Kramer then decides to return to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature way: with deranged, elaborate, deadly traps.

On Monday, Lionsgate shared a tongue-in-cheek statement from Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used in the films by John Kramer, aka Jigsaw: “I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.”

Instead, The Strangers: Chapter 2 has taken Saw XI’s release window. Madelaine Petsch, best known for her role on Riverdale, returns to the sequel after starring in The Strangers: Chapter 1.