Saw V is Julie Benz's third Lionsgate film in a row. While the storyline of any Saw movie is of course secret, she did have a logline she was able to say about her character.
Julie Benz Joins Saw V
"I play a woman named Brit and she is a real estate developer," said Benz. "I like to think of her as very career driven. She's a thoroughbred as far as her career is her life. That's about all I can say. It's such a great movie to be part of."
Where films like Rambo were physically demanding, Saw V tested her psychological limits. "For me, it was very psychologically disturbing. I was having nightmares while filming it. Not your usual actor nightmares about not knowing your lines or showing up naked on set, but about what was actually going on in the script. I mean, I think these movies, what makes them so great is they're not just like horror movies. I mean, they're psychologically terrifying. From the minute I read the script I was terrified. I think as an audience member and as a fan, I think the fans are going to go nuts for this one."
Working on the set is perfectly pleasant. It's just when you get home from a day's shooting that it sinks in. "On Saw, it's a great experience. The whole crew has been together for at least four of them if not all five of them. It's a very tight set. Everyone's very close and very supportive. It was really funny because the girl who did my hair, she had asked me, one of her questions was, 'Have you ever done a movie like this?' I was like no. And she's like, 'Interesting.' When I started having nightmares, she's like, 'It happens to everybody on their first one.' But it's a very lighthearted set to be honest. Everybody's very supportive and very jovial. Everyone's working hard and the newbies are getting freaked out."
Benz could not reveal whether Brit actually meets up with Jigsaw in the film, but she did express her admiration for Tobin Bell. "Just put it this way. I've met him. I'll leave it at that. He's amazing. He's brilliant. I think the whole cast is really great. I was so impressed with especially in Saw IV, all the scenes between Tobin and Betsy [Russell]. I think they did an amazing job."
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