What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than this?
After a marked absence of seventeen years, the classic horror franchise Friday the 13thalso known by its original title, Friday the 13th announces having launched the development of a new delivery.
Marcus Nispel's reboot released in 2009 was the last film and project of the saga on the big screen. Since then, the saga has been trapped in a legal limbo, which recently offered favorable changes. Last October, the series premiered Crystal Lake from Peacock and A24, which acts as a prequel to the 1980 horror classic. And everything seems to indicate that now, it is time to return to theaters.
It will be in the hands of the director Steve Minerwho was in charge of directing Friday the 13th Part II y Friday the 13th Part IIIoften remembered as the film in which Jason Voorhees wears the hockey mask for the first time. Miner directs the script written by David Fliegel.
Returning to the independent origins of the franchise, the film will be financed and produced by the Barsamian family, which controls the saga through its company, Horror, Inc.according to Deadline reports.
Curiously, this will be the 13th installment of the franchise.
Robbie Barsamian, Executive Vice President of Horror, Inc. stated in a statement to the media:
“For generations of fans, Jason's identity is inseparable from the creative decisions that Steve Miner brought to the screen. Reuniting with Steve under a completely independent model allows us to have the creative control to honor what makes Jason the greatest assassin of all time and deliver the definitive cinematic event that today's audiences have come to expect.”
Miner added:
“When I put the hockey mask on Jason for Friday the 13th Part III, I knew it would create a truly terrifying image that would work for that film. I had no idea it would live on as one of the most iconic symbols of horror cinema. I'm excited to return and continue the legacy.”
CatchLight Studios (Heretic, Umma) has been named a producing partner for Horror, Inc., while Cineverse (saga Terrifier) has obtained distribution rights for North America, including theatrical release.
On the other hand, the prequel series Crystal Lake came to fruition after years of a highly publicized legal battle over IP rights, and uncertainty regarding its future, with Brad Caleb Kane (IT: Welcome to Derry) as showrunner, creator, screenwriter and executive producer, along with Victor Miller –writer of the original film– as executive producer, in addition to Marc Toberoff, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian and Stuart Manashil.
All episodes are available on Peacock in the United States, and on Universal+ in Latin America.
Source: https://cine3.com/en-marcha-nueva-pelicula-de-viernes-13-friday-the-13th/
