We haven't seen Jason Voorhees do his thing on the big screen since the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot, but Jason Blum wants to change that - even though he realizes how difficult it would be to bring the machete-wielding masked maniac into the Blumhouse family.
“[Friday the 13th] is not a Blumhouse project, but I’m trying to will it into being one," he told Collider in a recent interview. "It’s just a piece of IP I’ve always loved. And James Wan and Atomic Monster are very passionate about it, and I think we would have them shepherd it for us. That would be a lot of fun.”
Whether Blum is able to get a Friday movie off the ground down the line remains to be seen, but as of right now, it's probably little more than a pipe dream.
We recently learned that Peacock had given a straight-to-series order to a Friday the 13th prequel titled Crystal Lake with Bryan Fuller and Victor Miller on board as writers and executive producers, but original Friday director Sean S. Cunningham is also developing a reboot alongside writer Jeff Locker and director Jeremy Weiss.
The Friday the 13th rights are a bit of a tangled mess at the moment, but Locker believes they have found a way to sidestep any legal issues that may arise - and if not, they have a "plan B" for a direct sequel to the original.
“Obviously, the prequel TV series has reignited interest about a new film, so we’re hoping the surrounding excitement will inspire both sides to come together and give us Jason on the big screen again for the first time in 14 years, but we also have a Plan B for a sequel to the original we think fans will absolutely love and should avoid any legal entanglements.”
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Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.