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‘Friday the 13th’ Is Not a Sequel to the 2009 Remake
Seriously, just keep it here at Bloody Disgusting.
For months now we’ve been telling you guys all of the inside info on the upcoming Friday the 13th, and have previously reported multiple times that the new Friday the 13th will not be found-footage, and could take place in the 1980’s. In a more recent article, Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes talked about his hopes for expanding Jason’s mythos and also taking the franchise back to summer camp.
More little nuggets of info has been coming via “Hannibal” screenwriter Nick Antosca on Twitter.
Earlier this month, he posted an image displaying a series of machetes (implying there’s possibly a new style of machete in the works).
Now, he’s clarifying that the forthcoming Friday the 13th, to be directed by V/H/S and The Signal director David Bruckner, will not be a sequel to the 2009 remake helmed by Marcus Nispel (thank God).
“It’s not a sequel to the 2009 version,” said Antosca also confirming the potential shift to the 1980’s. “Different characters, time period, style.”
I didn’t love the remake as much as others, and would love to see the franchise go in a different direction. While many think Friday the 13th is synonymous with Jason Voorhees, I beg to differ. I think of Camp Crystal Lake, Pamela Voorhees, and the 1980’s. Everything teased thus far points in the right direction. Should you be excited? Anytime there’s a new Friday the 13th in the works you should be excited. Damn.
Special thanks to Bloody reader ‘Andrzej G.’ for the tip.
Friday the 13th aims for release on May 13, 2016.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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