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‘Friday the 13th’ Gaining New Momentum!
Plans for a new Camp Crystal Lake are taking shape!
It’s been a long journey back from Hell for Jason Voorhees, who’s been dead since the 2009 Friday the 13th remake hit theaters.
A lot has happened since then. Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the writers of the Friday the 13th reboot, had originally penned a sequel that would take place in the winter, with Derek Mears returning as the infamous hockey-masked slasher.
Then, Paramount was granted sole rights in exchange for the releasing Interstellar to Warner Bros., and director David Bruckner (V/H/S, The Signal, Southbound) was brought on to develop yet another reboot.
When originally attached, Paramount had wanted to Bruckner’s Friday the 13th to be found-footage, which was hot at Paramount since Paranormal Activity was a cash-cow. Then, new writers were brought on with plans for a 1980’s-themed ensemble piece described as having a Dazed and the Confused vibe.
Things were further complicated when news dropped last December that Aaron Guzikowski would be penning Friday the 13th for Paramount and Platinum Dunes, and that Bruckner was no longer attached.
Guzikowski is a welcome addition to the fold as he’s the writer behind Prisoners, which was one of the hottest screenplays in Hollywood. He is also penning the remake of Universal’s The Wolf Man.
Platinum Dunes producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller were on hand at WonderCon promoting the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel. When asked about the next Friday the 13th two things were confirmed:
“There is truth that this is period,” Form told TooFab, without saying which period it’d take place in. Fuller quickly added, “And NOT found-footage.”
“We’re so lucky to have Aaron Guzikowski writing, who is a fan of the franchise,” Form added. “He’s come up with an amazing story and we can’t wait to make this one.”
When Guzikowski was announced as the new writer, it wasn’t clear what the new direction would be. What we know now is that there’s still a plan to have some of, if not all of Friday the 13th take place in a different time period. Found-footage is still off the table. And, more importantly, it sounds as if this is close to happening.
Fuller teased the journalist: “I can tell you I believe there will be a set visit for everybody soon.”
Paramount’s latest release date remains intact, with the studio targeting January 13, 2017.
What are you guys expecting at this point? What do you want to see? I keep wondering if they’ll work Pamela back into the mix as I always found her motivation to be that special ingredient that makes Jason tick.
The new horror movie from New Line Cinema and director Zach Cregger (Barbarian), the upcoming Weapons is assembling an impressive cast, with Josh Brolin (Dune 2) and Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel) recently signing on. Deadline reports today that Alden Ehrenreich (Cocaine Bear) is the latest actor to join the cast of Cregger’s new movie.
The upcoming Weapons is from writer/director Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian producing team: Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures. Vertigo’s Miri Yoon also produces.
The Hollywood Reporter teases, “Plot details for Weapons are being kept holstered but it is described as a multi and inter-related story horror epic that tonally is in the vein of Magnolia, the 1999 actor-crammed showcase from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.”
Cregger was a founding member and writer for the New York comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U’Know,” which he started while attending The School of Visual Arts. The award-winning group’s self-titled sketch comedy show ran for five seasons on IFC-TV and Fuse. He was also a series regular on Jimmy Fallon’s NBC series “Guys with Kids” and the TBS hit series “Wrecked,” and was featured in a recurring role on the NBC series “About a Boy.”
Weapons will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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