Friday The 13th Producers Spill The Beans On Reboot Plans

 

Spare a thought for Rings and the Friday the 13th reboot currently simmering in development over at Paramount. Last month, we brought you the disheartening news that both horror films had been pushed once again, with the latter now expected to shuffle into theaters in time for October of 2017. Rest assured, a new movie involving the inimitable Jason Voorhees is coming – just very slowly.

During a chat with Collider, Platinum Dunes producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form turned in a status report for the long-gestating project, confirming that the cameras are set to start rolling in the spring. Breck Eisner will be directing from an amazing script penned by Guzikowski. Getting to this point hasn’t been smooth sailing, however, and here Fuller and Form shed some light on the rights issue between Paramount and Warner Bros., along with that fabled idea for a found footage version.

He said “In terms of fun, making [the 2009 film] was so fun. The cast was great, we were in a great setting, everyone got along. We had a lot of fun making that movie and we always wanted to go back to Crystal Lake and make another one. There were so many obstacles to surmount to get to where we are today. I’m not going to bore you with all of them but for a long time, there was a rights issue between Paramount and Warner Bros. Then there was an execution issue. At one point, the studio wanted us to make a found-footage version of that movie and that was deeply concerning to us because we didn’t think we could execute the movie in the right way if it was a found-footage movie.”

Gunning to craft a hard R horror revival, Friday the 13th will primarily lens in Georgia when production kicks off early next year. Unlike the more recent installments, Fuller and Form went on to confirm that the studio currently has no plans to integrate a 3D or IMAX release.
The latest reshuffle has meant that Friday the 13th is now on course to hit theaters on October 13, 2017.