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Director Marcus Nispel Reminisces About ‘Friday the 13th’ Remake
“What I paid homage to was what I watched when I was an impressionable boy scout… the first Friday the 13th film… how that affected me.”
It’s now been eight years since Jason Voorhees returned in Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th remake, and from what I’ve seen on social media, more and more horror fans have started to embrace the film as time has gone on. Personally speaking, I love what Nispel (along with writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift) did with the reboot, which mashed together the first few original movies for a modern take on the franchise that stayed true to the past. Sure, it could’ve used some more memorable kills, but for the most part, it felt like a true Friday the 13th movie.
Speaking with the Return to Camp Blood podcast this week, director Marcus Nispel reflected on his 2009 Friday the 13th remake (as well as his Texas Chainsaw remake), and it’s a real interesting chat that we wanted to share with you guys. In the interview, Nispel addresses many of the fan complaints we’ve all been hearing over the years, from the size of Jason’s machete to the fact that he runs rather than slowly advances towards his victims (hate to tell ya, but he ran in the originals too!), and he also shares some fun on-set memories that I had never heard before.
Nispel also spoke about working with Derek Mears, riffed on the importance of properly presenting an iconic monster like Jason, and even revealed his favorite kill from the remake. Beyond Friday the 13th, he touched upon horror remakes in general, making some great points about the nature of nostalgia and why some remakes are destined to work while others are not.
You can listen to the full interview below!
Every body has a secret. André Øvredal’s The Autopsy of Jane Doe is getting a brand new home video release from Severin Films, marking the movie’s debut on the 4K UHD format.
The release is part of the Severin Summer Sale, launching June 26.
When the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered at the scene of a mass slaughter, it is sent to the local coroner (Brian Cox) and his son (Emile Hirsch) for surgical post-mortem. But this corpse will reveal chilling secrets. The mortuary itself will pulse with malevolence. And as their autopsy cuts deeper, an unstoppable evil will rise.
Ophelia Lovibond and Michael McElhatton co-star in The Autopsy of Jane Doe, now scanned in 4K with Special Features including new interviews with André Øvredal and more.
The full Special Features package includes…
Disc 1: UHD (Film + Special Feature):
• Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features):
• Head Examiner – Interview With Director André Øvredal
• Next Of Kin – Interview With Actor Emile Hirsch
• Undead On Arrival – Interview With Actress Olwen Catherine Kelly
• Coroner’s Report – Interview With Co-Writer Ian Goldberg
• Postmortem Procedure – Interview With Co-Writer Richard Naing And Producers Fred Berger And Eric Garcia
• Tools Of The Trade – On-Set Interview With Actor Emile Hirsch
• Father In The Family Plot – On-Set Interview With Actor Brian Cox
• Second Degree – On-Set Interview With Actress Ophelia Lovibond
• Body Processing – On-Set Interview With Producer Ben Pugh
• Trailer
The upcoming release from Severin Films will include a Vertical Split Rigid Slipcase Illustrated by Trevor Henderson, along with reversible case artwork. Preview it all down below.
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