Here’s some perfect news for this Friday the 13th… having re-emerged from the depths of Crystal Lake as part of Peacock’s TV series, Jason Voorhees is finally set to make his return to the big screen after years in the wilderness, with Deadline reporting that Friday the 13th Part II and Part III director Steve Miner is set to direct the long-awaited thirteenth movie in the Friday the 13th franchise.
The new film will be directed by Miner from a script by David Fliegel, and is being independently financed and produced by Horror, Inc., a company formed to control the rights to the franchise and the Jason character, which had become fractured in the years following the 2009 remake – the character’s last feature film outing. Horror Inc. has since launched its Jason Universe-rebranding, which has included the Peacock/A24 series Crystal Lake, as well as the short film Sweet Revenge, and a host of merchandising and promotional tie-ins for the iconic masked killer.
“When I put the hockey mask on Jason for Friday the 13th Part III, I knew it would create a truly scary image that would work for that movie,” said Miner on his return to the franchise. “I had no idea that it would live on as one of the most iconic symbols in horror films. I’m thrilled to come back and continue the legacy.”
“For generations of fans, Jason’s identity is inseparable from the creative choices Steve Miner brought to the screen,” said Robbie Barsamian, Executive Vice President of Horror, Inc. “Reuniting with Steve under a fully independent model allows us the creative control to honor what makes Jason the greatest slasher of all time and deliver the definitive theatrical event that today’s audiences expect.”
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As yet, there’s no word on a potential production or release timeframe for the new movie, although we do have a couple of suitable Friday the 13ths on the horizon – August 13th 2027, and October 13th 2028.
