Gregg Hoffman, the Twisted Pictures partner and producer and a key creative force behind the Saw horror franchise, died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 42.
According to a statement from Lions Gate Entertainment, the distributor of his latest projects, Hoffman had been admitted to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after complaining of neck pain and died of natural causes. An autopsy is pending.
Hoffman served as president of production at Twisted, where he produced Saw, Saw 2, Catacombs and Silence. Most recently he was working on Crawlspace and Saw 3.
Prior to Twisted Pictures, Hoffman worked at Disney, where he rose to become senior vice-president of production and was instrumental in the acquisition, development and production of such projects as George Of The Jungle and Sweet Home Alabama.
Born in Arizona, Hoffman started out in entertainment as a story editor before embarking on a career as a writer and producer.
He is survived by his wife Lucienne; sons Luke, 4, and Jared, 8; mother Stephanie and sister Tracy.