Friday the 13th Remake
January 30th 2008 12:27
In January 2007, producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller outlined their intended goal to bring the remake to life. Fuller and Form were approached by New Line to create a remake, but because Paramount still owned certain copyrights to the first film the remake would not be able to use anything from the original film. Paramount, who wanted to be included in the remake, approached the producers and gave them license to use anything from the original films, including the title. With Paramount on board, Fuller and Form decided they wanted to use pieces from each of the first three films. Fuller stated, "I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen. It’ll happen differently in our movie than in the third one. Where is Jason from, why do these killings happen, and what is Crystal Lake?" The producers expressed an interest in using the character of Tommy Jarvis, and stated that they were currently trying to figure out an origin story for Jason that would make sense.
Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, writers of Freddy vs. Jason, were announced in October 2007 to have been hired to pen a script for the remake. The film was reported to focus on Jason Voorhees, and that he will keep his trademark hockey-mask. The film is being produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller through Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, for New Line Cinema. Director Jonathan Liebesman was originally in negotiations to direct the remake in February 2006, but in November 2007, Marcus Nispel, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake of 2003, replaced Liebesman in negotiations to direct.
The premise of the film is as you would expect: Looking to reopen a camp for special need kids a group of councillors encounter a snag in their plans when an unknown person begins to pick them off one by one.
It will be released on February 12th, 2009 in Australia and February 13th, 2009 in the USA. (Yes February 13th, 2009 is a Friday!)
A teaser trailer for the remake is below.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Friday the 13th (franchise).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, writers of Freddy vs. Jason, were announced in October 2007 to have been hired to pen a script for the remake. The film was reported to focus on Jason Voorhees, and that he will keep his trademark hockey-mask. The film is being produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller through Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, for New Line Cinema. Director Jonathan Liebesman was originally in negotiations to direct the remake in February 2006, but in November 2007, Marcus Nispel, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake of 2003, replaced Liebesman in negotiations to direct.
The premise of the film is as you would expect: Looking to reopen a camp for special need kids a group of councillors encounter a snag in their plans when an unknown person begins to pick them off one by one.
It will be released on February 12th, 2009 in Australia and February 13th, 2009 in the USA. (Yes February 13th, 2009 is a Friday!)
A teaser trailer for the remake is below.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Friday the 13th (franchise).
**This movie poster is used here under fair use. It came from the same Wikipedia page as above.
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