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Today’s the Day Jason Voorhees First Wore His Mask…and Went to Hell!
This day in 1982 Jason Voorhees became a horror legend. In 1993 he went to Hell.
Steve Miner directed Friday the 13th Part III, the 3-D sequel that brought Voorhees back to Camp Crystal Lake with a bag over his head.
The prankster of the group, Shelly (Larry Zerner), brings a hockey mask only to have the joke end up on him.
Voorhees (Richard Brooker) then makes his first ever appearance rocking the mask, with red stripes, and resumes his path of destruction in what was originally planned to be the end of a trilogy.
Ironic as it sounds, on this day in 1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday was also released. Easily the worst in the franchise, the film attempted to return to its roots by sharing a film without Voorhees through most of the second act. It was a terrible idea that could have left Jason in Hell forever. Thankfully, he returned for a trip to space and a battle with Freddy Krueger. Now, he’s awaiting his return in 2015…
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.”
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