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‘Friday the 13th’ Writer Turns In Draft!
It’s Friday so why not end the week with some major Friday the 13th news?
“Hannibal” screenwriter Nick Antosca has been working on the script for the next installment of the Friday the 13th franchise. Today, he responded to a fan on Twitter revealing that he’s “turned in a draft a few weeks ago,” further adding that “@bruckmachina & #PlatinumDunes & I all excited to make a great F13 movie. Don’t know schedule.”
David Bruckner (V/H/S, The Signal) is set to direct the latest incarnation of Jason Voorhees, and would have to approve the script, along with the producers at Platinum Dunes. There could (and probably will) be revisions, but it’s exciting to know that progress has ben made, and that things continue to move forward.
This is to be the 13th Friday the 13th, so I expect Bruckner and company to knock this shit out of the park.
We’ve 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.
Antosca previously posted an image displaying a series of machetes (implying there’s possibly a new style of machete in the works). He also clarified that the forthcoming Friday the 13th will not be a sequel to the 2009 remake helmed by Marcus Nispel.
Friday the 13th could slash into theaters on May 13, 2016.
Thanks to Bloody reader ‘Francesco’ for the heads up!
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glenn Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glenn Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
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