Jason hasn’t lived for nearly 15 years outside of video game appearances, but as the rights issues that have plagued the Friday the 13th series have begun to settle, and new projects have emerged, studio interest in bringing Mrs. Voorhees’ baby boy back to the big screen has grown keener. It should be no surprise that Blumhouse would be especially keen on getting hold of … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’: Blumhouse Wants to Revive Franchise!!

We’ve been waiting two years now for an update on the next step in the Friday the 13th legal battle that has been raging on for several years now, and we finally have one today. But first, since it’s been a minute, a brief little recap of the situation… Ever since a judge ruled back in 2018 that Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller is the sole owner of … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter Victor Miller Reclaims Domestic Rights!!

Friday the 13th producer Sean Cunningham has launched a new lawsuit over net profits from the horror franchise. According to a complaint filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the studios distributing the films have “systematically misaccounted” contingent compensation. Cunningham is already engaged in a battle with writer Victor Miller over rights. Now pending a ruling at the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, that case … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Producer Files New Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. and Paramount!!

For the past year, Friday the 13th writer Victor Miller has been embroiled in a legal battle with producer Sean Cunningham over the rights to the slasher series, and now a court has ruled in his favor, leaving the future of the franchise and its iconic killer Jason looking very murky indeed. Miller filed suit last year, aiming to take advantage of a provision in … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’: Screenwriter Wins Legal Battle For Rights with Producer!!!

The trials and tribulations of the Friday the 13th franchise continue. Earlier this year, Paramount abandoned plans for their Friday the 13th franchise reboot, which ran into one creative snag after the next with a series of new concepts and new teams that never made it in front of the camera. While that seemed to put the kibosh on a new Jason Voorhees pic for the … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Rights War Could Dismantle the Franchise!!

Fans of the Friday the 13th franchise have not had the best luck over the years. Though the character of Jason Voorhees created a crater in the horror genre when he arrived in the 1980s, the 1990s did not do all that well for the young homicidal maniac who seems to be about as indestructible as a steel-reinforced Twinkie. Jason Goes to Hell was an insufferable mess that had … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Reboot Exclusive Setting, Story, and Filming Details Teased by Producers!!!

On the heels of the news that Paramount Pictures would be delaying their Rings sequel from this year until next, the studio has also pushed back on another major horror franchise installment. Friday the 13th, the upcoming reboot of the classic series that began in 1980 and has spanned 12 films so far, will move from one Friday the 13th to another, according to Paramount. The slasher film will … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Reboot Delayed Until a Spookier October Date!!

Paramount Pictures’ plans for a reboot of their Friday the 13th franchise, last rebooted in 2009 by Marcus Nispel, took a big step forward today. While the search for a director has been quietly going on behind the scenes, it seems as if the studio is now in talks with Breck Eisner for the coveted position. Deadline reports that Paramount is in talks with Eisner, which comes as good news considering … Continue reading ‘Friday the 13th’ Reboot: Paramount Snares Director Breck Eisner!!

Back in 1980, a serial killer of Crystal Lake campers burst onto the scene in Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, the inaugural installment of what would go on to be one of the biggest horror movie franchises of all time. Its poster boy, Jason Voorhees, is infamous for his brutal violence, immortality, and stylish hockey mask, but those iconic traits were not part of his earliest … Continue reading New ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie Set To Change Jason’s Origins!!