Friday The 13th - The Remake (news)

[Kat]

New topic...our old one was large, and filled with older information.

I'll try to keep all the new information in the first post, but feel free to discuss or post your own information.

So, here's the latest news: (links are in bold!)

November 12th, 2008
Some newer photos & set visit. These were released at the end of October. I just forgot to post them! Sorry! View them HERE

October 23rd, 2008
Crystal Clear Trailer that is attached to SAW V now online & the official website updates with downloads and more.

October 17th, 2008
A screening was held and it seems Young Jason & Pamela Voorhees may have been CUT from the final print.

October 17th, 2008
Body Count leaked online?

Oct. 14th, 2008
Scream 2008 will show footage from Friday The 13th. Click the link for day/time.

Sept 28th, 2008
New Unmasked/Masked photos are online click the link to check them out.

Sept. 21st, 2008
According to BD, the official trailer will be attached to Saw V on Oct. 24th

August 5th, 2008
Derek Mears Interview on BD

August 3rd, 2008
Andrew Form & Brad Fuller Interview on BD - slight spoiler on how he gets the mask

August 2nd, 2008
A script review... Is it a rough draft? The real thing? Check it out  HERE

July 30th, 2008
More Videos from Comic Con. And the Official Site is up (nothing really there yet) Kinda funny, as I almost got that domain name awhile back.

July 27th, 2008
View The Comic Con Teaser Trailer HERE.
EDIT (7/30/08): Changed link to clearer version.

July 27th, 2008
Three new pieces of news brought to you by BD.
First up, the teaser poster. Second are interviews and photos of the Friday panel at Comic Con.
Third is a description of the video clip that was played at Comic Con. Check it out here.

July 25th, 2008
Already a little DVD news?

July 24th, 2008
New images from Comic Con as well as some info about that rumored teaser trailer - Follow this link

July 23rd, 2008
3 New Jason Photos were leaked, and can be viewed (at least for the time being) by following this link

July 18th, 2008
I scanned in the image of Jason from the issue of EW, got a larger photo of Jason then previously posted. Check it out

July 17th, 2008
The first shot of Jason?

July 15th, 2008
A Twist for Friday Fans? A Jason image as early as next week? Read The News

June 30th, 2008
BD.com - It's rumored that a teaser trailer will be shown at San Diego Comic Con, which takes place July 24-27.

June 13th, 2008
PD's official blog posted an image of the new mask, and MTV has a video of it (which I haven't watched as dial up hates videos lol) Check it out here
Sorry forgot to post the link in this first post when the photo was released

June 12th, 2008
BD posted an image of the Crystal Lake sign! Looks awesome. Check it out here

June 9th, 2008
Interview with Derek Mears

June 2nd, 2008
Why THIS Friday the 13th is important! - Filming ends!

June 1st, 2008
More photos from the set!

May 25th, 2008
BD gives us a set report!

May 22nd, 2008
Who almost played Jason?

May 15th, 2008
News from the set about accidents, surgeries! & Who's playing little Jason. Click Here

May 13th, 2008
First set photo released - HERE

May 12th, 2008
A note from Brad Fuller's Blog regarding the Hard R Rating - Click Here

May 9th, 2008
Richard Burgi (Hostel: Part II, 24) is playing "a sheriff".

May 7th, 2008
Julianna Guill has joined the cast

April 25th 2008
Ryan Hansen (Superhero Movie, "Veronica Mars") is set to star in New Line Cinema, MTV Films and Paramount Pictures' Friday the 13th, according to this blog.

April 24th 2008
Arlen Escarpeta (We Are Marshall, The Ten) is set to topline Platinum Dunes' Friday the 13th.

April 21st 2008
Pamela Voorhee's has been cast! Nana Visitor will take on the roll.

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According to her official website she's not in the movie for long and a cast has been made of her head

April 20th 2008
Jason's new mask has been spotted. No photos yet, but a very undetailed description can be found HERE

April 17th 2008
Producer Brad Fuller also reassured the fans (on BD) that this movie WILL be rated R, NOT PG-13.

April 16th 2008
BD posted info on another new cast member, as well as a small list of who is playing who. Check it out here

April 14th 2008
According to a BD tipster, Willa Ford joined the cast.

April 11th 2008
BD posted that Danielle Panabaker (Mr. Brooks, Sky High), Aaron Yoo (Disturbia, 21), and Travis Van Winkle (Transformers, Left in Darkness, Asylum) have joined the cast.

April 3rd 2008
According to BD, Amanda Righetti (Return to House on Haunted Hill, The O.C, Reunion, K-Vill) is in final negotiations to play the female lead

March 30th 2008
According to BD, Derek Mears (The Hills Have Eyes 2, Cursed) is in final talks to play Jason Voorhees.

March 21st 2008
BD posted that Jared Padalecki (Cry Wolf, Supernatural) is in final negotiations to star in the remake as the lead character who investigates what happened at Crystal Lake.

March 15th 2008
A casting call went out for the Jason role, Check it Out....

March 4th 2008
BD posted some news on Pre-production art work, but not much is said. Click here for the full story.

Feb. 13th 2008
From BD: A little update for you Jason Voorhees freaks out there. We received word that Platinum Dunes' remake of Friday the 13th will now shoot on April 21 in Austin, Texas. No casting has been announced thus far, but expect some updates once the untitled David Goyer projects gets rolling. This shouldn't effect the planned February 13, 2009 release date by New Line Cinema. The remake, which will be directed by Marcus Nispel, will focus on Jason Voorhees -- who will wear the mask and kill -- and keep the famous setting of Crystal Lake.

Dec. 5th, 2007
From Fangoria: Finally, there is the one movie that fans most want to see Manfredini involved with: Marcus Nispel’s upcoming FRIDAY THE 13TH remake. “At this point I don’t know,” admits the composer of his potential involvement with the new Jason Voorhees opus. “I have not had any calls, but I would like very much to do it.”

Nov. 28th, 2007
From STYD.com: The remake is no longer a remake? According to the article, the movie is actually a story that takes place "somewhere between parts 2 & 4." Click here to read the full story

Nov. 28th, 2007
From Fangoria: Daniel Pearl possibly working on the film? Click here for the full story.

Nov. 16th, 2007
From CHUD: The website caught wind of what the opening sequence would be for the new remake. Check out the details HERE

BD has also reported that the release date is now February 13, 2009

Nov. 14th, 2007
From BD:complete casting breakdown for you! The breakdown (obviously) contains major spoilers from Damian Shannon and Mark Swift's screenplay, so make sure you want to know the fate of some characters before you read on. The remake being helmed by Marcus Nispel (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) shoots February 11 in Austin, Texas. The remake will focus on Jason Voorhees -- who will wear the infamous mask and kill -- and keep the famous setting of Crystal Lake.

Casting information in spoiler space:

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WHITNEY Caucasian. Mid 20s. Younger sister to Clay. Pretty and strong girl. She has the smarts and the will to survive in the most desperate of circumstances.

CLAY Caucasian. Late 20s. Older brother of Whitney. He's good-looking and has a quiet inner confidence. He's a dedicated and smart guy. All the girls definitely find him attractive.

CHUMBLER Caucasian, early to mid-20s. A little chubby, but he wears his size well, along with his cool chin beard. He has a tendency to make wear his attraction to attractive girls on his sleeve. He has no shame. Please submit your funniest character actors.

TRENT Caucasian, early to mid-20s. The Alpha-Male. He's got money, and he wants you to be his friend... especially if you can do something for him.

JENNA Caucasian, early to mid-20s. Trent's date for the weekend. She's great-looking, athletic, and the adventurous type. We wonder why she would be with Trent.

LAWRENCE Black, early to mid-20s. Good-looking and funny as hell. He's smart and is already trying to get his own company started. He puts on a white sounding "good ol' boy" voice when talking to his business associates.

NOLAN He wears a T-shirt that says F**K CHRISTMAS - The asterisks are snowflakes. But when an older woman walks by, he crosses his arms, covering it. Nolan poses as a rebel, but he's just as square as the rest of us.

CHELSEA Attractive college girl. Friends with BREE, but not as sexy. PARTIAL NUDITY REQUIRED

BREE Attractive friend to Chelsea, definitely the sexier of the two, and she dresses to make sure you can tell the difference. Hot as Hell!

WADE Caucasian, mid-20s. He's technologically inclined... at least enough to use a GPS Receiver. He knows the story about Camp Crystal Lake and he tells it to his crew around a campfire.

MIKE Caucasian, mid-20s. Whitney's boyfriend. He's a genuine and logical guy. He makes sure that his friends, and especially Whitney, are safe and taken care of. He's a really nice guy.

AMANDA Caucasian, mid-20s, voluptuous. Perfectly tanned and sexy. She's into Richie...at least for the weekend. PARTIAL NUDITY REQUIRED

RICHIE Caucasian, mid-20s. Funny and definitely attracted to Amanda. He doesn't waste time making a move on her.

Oct. 2nd, 2007
From Fangoria - It's been reported previously elsewhere, but just for the record... The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that FREDDY VS. JASON scripters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (pictured) will return to that territory to write the FRIDAY THE 13TH remake for Platinum Dunes and New Line. The new movie, to be produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, will both explore Jason's origins and get him into the hockey mask he didn't don until the third in Paramount's original film series. It's not clear at this point if Jonathan (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING) Liebesman, who was attached to direct the FRIDAY redux a year or so back, is still involved; you can read Form and Fuller's comments on the project from that period here. —Michael Gingold

Sept. 18th, 2007
From BD - Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the duo behind New Line Cinema's successful Freddy vs Jason, have both been attached to write a new screenplay for Platinum Dunes' remake of Friday the 13th, according to Shocktillyoudrop. No word yet on what the story will be or if Jonathan Liebesman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) is still attached to direct. Watch for more news as it develops and keep your fingers crossed for Jason Voorhees back in theaters in 2008.

[Fallen]

Another movie starring Jason? Who wouldn't be stoked?  :grin: I just hope they keep most of the same elements of the originals, Which I can see them not doing seeing as how they're seperate companies. Not saying Rob Zombie did a bad job with Halloween but I didn't like the huge amount of differences, and I wouldn't like to see the same thing happen to Friday the 13th's storyline. Jason's origins are fine as they are, But i'd love to see them in better description in another movie / prequel type.

[Kat]

Jason's origins are fine as they are, But i'd love to see them in better description in another movie / prequel type.

I think thats whats going to kill this remake though.

If they say, out loud, that Jason is "supernatural because *state reason here* " I think it will sound lame...just about ANYTHING they could say there would be lame. At least to me. I mean we know he is in some sense, but I don't really need that spelled out for me.

And my god, what if they decide that he got the idea of the hockey mask from his childhood, and we see a little kid Jason running around with this HUGE hockey mask on  :rolleyes:

[Deathscythe]

So the duo who wrote that 'versus' movie will also write this one? That can't be good. I should hope that Bay would know what it is that us fans want to see (which he proved with TCM, if you ask me) and that the right director would be appointed for this.
In other words: I hope that this movie won't be as messed up as that 'versus' movie.

[SoulOfVoorhees]

Absolutely pitiful. Shall we get a poor little hydrocephalic with puppy-dog eyes and a primal urge to kill yet again?

[Fallen]

Yeah thats what i'm saying I don't really wanna see them just bring in a random reason as to why he does the things he does.

[Jason Forever]

Yeah I see a "Halloween" experience all over again except this time I will be ten times more pissed.

[Batty!]

My prediction:  All you hardcore Jason fans will be pissed and yet the movie will be one of the top earners of the summer.

[It's me..... Billy]

What the hell is with this need to "explain" shit?  Can they not think of a good plotline, so they make up some lame exposition about "why" they do what they do and call that a story??

At this point, why even bother explaining anything?  Jason is an icon, he doesn't need a fucking background check.  I swear to fucking god, if they pin some kind of bullshit child abuse angle to Jason's past I'm gonna bring so much violence and mayhem to Mr. Bay's doorstep, he's gonna envy my ass before his heart stops beating.  

[Quorthon]

I look forward to this.

But how is it gonna be a horror movie? Did Jason kill as a child or what?

[SoulOfVoorhees]

Beyond which, hasn't it been "explained" already? Unlike with Michael and Leatherface, there's absolutely nothing about his past we don't already know.

[Fallen]

Beyond which, hasn't it been "explained" already? Unlike with Michael and Leatherface, there's absolutely nothing about his past we don't already know.

They could always try to throw other shit in to spice it up, like they always do.

[Kat]

At this point, why even bother explaining anything?  Jason is an icon, he doesn't need a fucking background check.  I swear to fucking god, if they pin some kind of bullshit child abuse angle to Jason's past I'm gonna bring so much violence and mayhem to Mr. Bay's doorstep, he's gonna envy my ass before his heart stops beating.  

Haha, well at one point they wanted to have Jason and his mother having sex....so you never know  :rolleyes:

[Deathscythe]

Beyond which, hasn't it been "explained" already? Unlike with Michael and Leatherface, there's absolutely nothing about his past we don't already know.

Do you know why Jason keeps coming back from the dead? Or how? That's something us fans can only guess about, wouldn't you agree?!

[It's me..... Billy]

Beyond which, hasn't it been "explained" already? Unlike with Michael and Leatherface, there's absolutely nothing about his past we don't already know.

Do you know why Jason keeps coming back from the dead? Or how? That's something us fans can only guess about, wouldn't you agree?!

Um, nooooooo.  The moment he was struck by lightning in part 6, he became inhuman, an unstoppable walking corpse bent on continuing his vengeance upon helpless campers.  There's no guessing to it.

What other explanation would you need beyond him being undead?  That's like asking for a more thorough explanation as to why Superman flies.

There is something you guys need to understand about storytelling.  Thorough exposition STOPS the story from unfolding.  It stops the movie right on it's tracks.  That is why filmmakers rely on minimal exposition and "visual" storytelling to get the point across.  Use your common sense to figure things out.  Put story elements together.

You want some bookworm popping out of nowhere explaining every detail as to why Jason is unstoppable?  The one continuing failure with these slasher film remakes and remakes all together, is over-explaining.

You take away their mystique by doing that.  You end up getting to know this villain as if he's your best friend.  It takes the fear factor away from them.

They should keep these things subtle and ambiguous.  That generates the fear of the unknown, and thus makes the villain all the more legendary and above all else FRIGHTENING.  

Just have to accept that we weren't put on this Earth to "get it", especially about the supernatural and the paranormal.