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Writers Finally Reveal Title to ‘Friday the 13th’ Remake’s Unmade Sequel
When it came time to reboot the Friday the 13th franchise, Platinum Dunes made the wise choice of bringing aboard two mega fans of the series to write the script: Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who had years prior penned Freddy vs. Jason.
Released in 2009 and directed by Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), the Friday the 13th remake divided fans (as all remakes do), but many agreed that it did justice to the franchise and, for better or worse, *felt* like a Friday the 13th movie. It also did pretty well at the box office, suggesting that a sequel wasn’t far behind.
Unfortunately, we’ve *still* never gotten a sequel to the Friday the 13th remake, and at this point it seems fairly certain that any subsequent installments in the franchise will not be picking up where the 2009 remake left off. After all, it’s now been nearly ten years since Nispel’s film hit theaters, so another reboot is far more likely.
But once upon a time, Shannon and Swift actually did write a sequel to their remake. And this week, they’ve taken to Twitter to finally reveal the title of that film…
Friday the 13th: Camp Blood – The Death of Jason Voorhees
In subsequent tweets, Shannon and Swift revealed that the film was set to be a direct sequel to the remake, but centered on new characters rather than continuing Whitney and Clay’s story. As they had previously noted, the 2009 remake’s sequel was also going to be set in the Winter, which would’ve been a first for the franchise.
As for the specifics of the sequel’s story, Shannon and Swift are still keeping their lips sealed. They still hope to someday get the film made, and don’t want to spoil it.
But it seems they had planned on killing Jason Voorhees once and for all…
It’s #Friday13th week! Will try to post new fun stuff. Here’s cover to our unmade sequel w/ never before published title. RT if you like! pic.twitter.com/G4GSeqkGrP
— Shannon 🎃 Swift (@shannonandswift) October 9, 2017
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”