Almost every article ive read about Freddy vs Jasons success seems to somehow hint that Micheal Myers was next in line. This really worries me. If they do decide to bring Micheal Myers into the mix they will probably throw a script together pretty damn quick. I mean it took like 10 years to find a script for FvJ that actually worked well. Plus, Freddy and Jason are both really campy and thier plots have gone to "supernatural" levels. Micheal Myers has stayed relativley normal and i dont want them to take him that level. So what options are there? I dont see Freddy vs Micheal, it would be too similar to FvJ. Maybe Jason vs Micheal? That could work if they made it dark and less "freddy" like. It woul be hard to pull that off with two mute leads, so no. Thier has been talk of bringing Ash into the mix. I think that would only work with one hell of a script and possibly Rami behind the project. Since he is all "Spiderman" i dont know if that is likely. Some say Leather Face is a possibility. I say no. LF does not have any star power to lead in this kind of showdown. The ever humorous Chucky has also been brought up. I think if they put him in a duel it would have to be a total comedy because no one would ever take it seriously.
So whats next? I say focus on creating new, fresh, installments to the individual series. Robert Englund has talked of a Freddy prequel. Save another match up for a couple of years. I hope that the sucess of FvJ has not made the studios think that pairing up is the only key to sucess. Whatever the studio decides to do i really hope they take time to develop a good story with good people overseeing the project.
no one is going to comment?
naww man. Its an entirely different discussion all together.
Chucky vs anybody makes me laugh.
eg:
'Freddy Vs Chucky'
Freddy: "Play time's over, dolly!"
Chucky: "Don't fuck wid da Chuck!"
*Freddy runs over and drop kicks Chucky*
THE END.
Nah, seriously, I dont think there will be any more 'vs' movies involving this horror movie clan. Not even 'Fvs.J 2' (but its Hollywood, so who knows). 'Aliens vs Predator' should be awesome.
'Michael vs Jason' would be soooooo boring. Neither of them talk so it would be just *stab* *chop* *stab*, unless they do sign language to eachother or something....
I've still got my fingers crossed for another 'Chucky' flick.....
The next Chucky movie will be FAR FAR better if they actually have Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden play a human version of Chucky.
I'd pay to see that.
well, if we're talking about chucky movies, if the end of bride is any indication, son of chucky would be awesome. i guess...
I think making the son of Chucky a killer Howdy Doody doll would add some much needed spice to the series.
Bring back Ronny Yu and 'Son of Chucky' could actually work, I reckon. Chucky's kid could be this nasty doll named 'Jack' or 'Mikey' (voiced by Stephen Dorff) or something and his quest is to bring Chucky & Tiffany to life. He succeeds and the three cause all kinds of shit! Ridiculous as hell but so was 'Bride'.
Yeah, gimme 'Son of Chucky'!!!!!!!
It was always going to be called "Seed of Chucky"... that's a much better title... I don't know why they never did it... as of the end of Bride, it was a go... I guess somewhere along the line, it became a stop
i never saw Bride Of Chucky. I heard it was really good. Wasnt there a sex scence with chucky and his doll?
Yep, as stupid as it sounds. Chucky & Tiffany get it on by the fire. You see it by way of shadow. It's quite funny. She asks him if he has a rubber, in which he replies: "Look at me! I'm all rubber!".
It's very fucked up.
man i guess i need to check this one out. Man i just saw Madonna and Britney and Christina kiss on the VMA's. i dont know what to say................................................................
Banky, I think we'd all agree that you have the coolest fucking avatars, man!
Quote from: oakmanc234Banky, I think we'd all agree that you have the coolest fucking avatars, man!
thanks man.
According to a scooper over at Aint it Cool News, "I wanted to give you a tidbit of info for your site, if you're interested. I got a very nice phone call from Don Mancini, who said he loved Cabin Fever and said our strong opening helped him get the new Chucky film off the ground. He said between Ronny Yu, Victor Salva, and now Cabin Fever, the financiers have kicked into high gear and he's now in prep. I think it's called Seed of Chucky." So even people who saw Cabin Fever and ****ing hated it should know that their dollars ultimately went to a good cause." Now the question remains, who exactly will be making the film? New Line Cinema or Universal? The scooper didn't say anything about the rights changing hands, but the rumors are still out there. Hopefully this golden news won't turn out to be another dud!
i just wanted to say hey, this looks like a really cool site.
I also support a new Chucky film. Those are the best comedies in years.
btw, great avatar Banky
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ps. I don't think the Tampa Bay Bucs will repeat this year...err, opps...wrong chucky.
yeah...chucky versus the leprechaun...that would be sweet.
Quote from: aclockworkjjyeah...chucky versus the leprechaun...that would be sweet.
Jon Gruden vs. the Leprechaun --- with the leprechaun winning --- would be even sweeter.
But maybe that's just the bitter Eagles fan inside me.
Source: The Seattle Times, AICN by: Bob Menard
A while back, when rumors were running rampant about the unlikely, but cool as hell idea that New Line was considering re-teaming Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees and pitting them against everyone's favorite S-Mart employee, Ash, Bruce Campbell was skeptical to say the least, as he was quoted as saying something along the lines of: "If you believe that, I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona you might be interested in." Now, either that quote was completely taken out of context, or "The Bruce" has changed his tune considerably. Campbell recently partook in a couple of interviews while promoting his brilliant looking new film BUBBA HO-TEP, during which he confirmed that there is indeed some movement on the project.
When questioned by The Seattle Times about a possible FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH, the actor had this to say: "Some executives at New Line are getting (excited) for that idea — which makes a lot of sense. But Ash has not been contacted to see what his franchise rate is. Funny thing is, it's actually a really cool idea, as long as there could be a satisfying end to that particular movie. There'd be no point for Ash to participate unless he could kick some major franchise ass." I don't think many would disagree with that...
And to follow that up, a reader over at AICN recently overheard an interview with Campbell on a Portland radio station, and when confronted by one of the DJ's with the fact that they had recently interviewed Freddy Krueger himself, Robert England, and that he had confirmed the film was in the works, the reader reports that Campbell responded by mentioning that negotiations were underway and that the fight is over whose franchise would come out on top in the potential crossover.
Is there really any doubt?
I don't care much for the horror genre, though everytime i see a Jason movie on late at night on cinemax, I end up watching it for 20 minutes or so.
I didn't see Freddy Vs. Jason nor Cabin Fever (yet), but my complaint is that they look too standard compared to all other movies being released. With the horror genre and how minor it is on budget and attention (for the most part), I'd think filmmakers would be out trying to hammer a more unique vision than they are. Something that just feels weirder and with identity of "horror only". Cabin Fever had typical good looking people and such and the advertisements felt typical. (I may be proved wrong when seeing it). The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, under some distinct Bruckheimer look and feel, does seem a little weirder in vision for its killings and horror and good stuff all along that way.
~rougerum
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash Rumors True
Source: Fangoria
With New Line seeing the blockbuster potential of the Freddy vs. Jason franchise - it's earned almost $82 million domestically - rumors quickly spread that the studio might be considering adding Ash, from the "Evil Dead" films, to the mix. Ash was played by Bruce Campbell three times. Was it just a fanboy dream? Nope, it's true! Fangoria reports...
FANGORIA has learned that New Line Cinema is seriously considering adding Ash (Bruce Campbell) to the inevitable FREDDY VS. JASON Round Two that the studio has in development. This is not some Internerd rumor, though the notion has been tabled out there in horror fandom for months. Sure, we've heard about other permutations for a follow-up to the blockbuster rumble (everything from FREDDY VS. JASON VS. LEATHERFACE to ...VS. CHUCKY to ...VS. MICHAEL), but the Ash scenario, evidently, is the only one that New Line is treating as a legitimate idea.
I want to blow my brains out.
Quote from: CinephileI want to blow my brains out.
yeah me too. but with my own joyjoice. its a nerdtastic-overload.
Quote from: themodernage02Quote from: CinephileI want to blow my brains out.
yeah me too. but with my own joyjoice. its a nerdtastic-overload.
seriously
Man, oh man...
Ash vs. Freddy and Jason
I can't think of anything else that:
(1) With the right writer/director could be the most fantastic, hip, groovy comedy-horror smackdown of all time.
(2) With the wrong writer/director could be the most heaping pile of excrement of all time. Horror fans will put up with a lot of stuff, but not seeing the sacred character of Ash screwed up in a lame film.
thats true
Yeah, I agree and I'm predicting number 2... but I'll be first in line for number 1.
So combining this thread with the other thread that says Raimi wants to direct Evil Dead 4 .... what about getting Raimi onboard for this. That certainly gets us closer to the possibility of No. 1.
They should really just go all out.
What about Jack Burton, Ash and Nada (Roddy Piper's character from They Live) taking on the whole lot of them -- Freddy, Jason, Michael, the Critters...
i think what the article was musing was that maybe if new line moves ahead with the freddy vs jason vs ash and it is succesful, it will help raimi get evil dead 4 underway more easily with a good budget if ash becomes a more well-known character. which would mean TWO new ash movies, and possibly the greatest couple years of my life.
Quote from: Find Your MagaliWhat about Jack Burton, Ash and Nada (Roddy Piper's character from They Live) taking on the whole lot of them -- Freddy, Jason, Michael, the Critters...
Hah! This would be the best slasher ever :-D
Helloween: Latest wild rumour - "Talk is hinting that shooting on the Pinhead/Michael Myers teamup flick might begin as early as Spring '04 for release next Halloween. Not only that, Clive Barker might be back to do the script"
fuck that. Pinhead is such a mo. Micheal Myers 9 is in Pre production. Hold off on putting him into the mix until Freddy ash and Jason. Pinhead sucks
Englund talks FvJvAsh! Oct. 24, 2003
Source: Zap2It by: Bob Menard
It's always cool to hear that actors we like and respect, like and respect other actors that we also like and respect (and in this case idolize) and aren't afraid to show it. Did you get that? Ok, good, 'cause I don't think I did. Regardless, what I'm not so eloquently trying to get to is that Robert Englund, everybody's favorite dream terrorizer, recently did an interview with entertainment site Zap2It.com and was yakking on about various projects like the proposed new made-for-tv 'V' film, a guest spot on the new Teri Polo series 'I'm with Her' (click the link above to read more about those), but it was when asked about the FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH rumor, that some fanboy fantasy type quotes started flying:
"It's a coffin nail -- but it's a great coffin nail, because I love this guy -- Bruce Campbell as Ash, the monster-killer that he played in the 'Evil Dead' movies, coming after Freddy and Jason, getting both of us, and leaving the world safe from sequels."
"It would have to be a phenomenal script. It would have to be Bruce and Sam Raimi locked in a Palm Springs hotel for six weeks. It would be great for him and great for us. We could put the franchises to bed with a big, super, pop-culture, camp epic."
Are you hearing this?!?!? Mr. franchise himself, who still admittedly loves playing the Freddy character, is willing to be killed off by the most ass-kickingest dude this side of the S-Mart! Yeah motherf*cker! That's what I'm talking about! I hope New Line hears this kind of shit because Robert Englund (a cool dude himself) showing that type of respect and enthusiasm for the coolness that is the Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell tagteam, is reason enough to get this movie made! And made ASAP!
Englund rocks. That's a cool, cool idea. This needs to happen.
yeah it would be awsome but i dont see Raimi coming back to the franchise. And that is bullshit that Englund would allow Ash to kill him off. Maybe for 3 or 4 years till some one can sequalize it. With the new harvest of Vs movies, there are so many entertaining match ups that can occur almost independently of each other.
Helloween: Doug Bradley (Pinhead) confirms the "Halloween"/"Hellraiser" crossover talk...
"At this point in fact, Dimension Films are planning a Hellraiser/Halloween crossover," Bradley said, emphasizing that the project is only in the planning stage. "They are hoping to have it out by Halloween next year. That would be pretty fast, but that's their plan."
Excuse me while I go barf...all over the Weinstein brothers.
hey Ghostboy, dont forget!
"We're looking at the sequel business and think it's a great business," Dimension co-chair Bob Weinstein told Daily Variety.
fuck pin head what a duche bag
there are some cooler cenobytes (is that their name? something like that) than Pin head
AICN
I've gotten several recent reports quoting Doug Bradley as saying there is a HALLOWEEN/HELLRAISER film coming next year, and he will be playing Pinhead in it once again.
It's not true. And it is true. Or was, anyway. Allow me to explain.
FREDDY VS. JASON opened, and shock waves raced through any studio that had two franchises to rub together. Finally kickstarted ALIEN VS. PREDATOR over at Fox. There are persistent rumors that New Line wants to throw Ash into the mix next time out. And, yes, at Dimension, it got some of the execs excited about seeing Michael Myers onscreen with Pinhead.
Got a heck of a lot further than just talks, too. The details you've been hearing were right. Clive Barker was going to write it, and John Carpenter was going to direct it. Think about that... yes, both series have endured a lot of shitty sequels over the years, but not under the guidance of their respective creators. John Carpenter directing Pinhead? Clive Barker writing Michael Myers? These are intriguing possibilities.
And now, thanks to one particular rights holder whose name might rhyme with Blustafa Akaad, it won't happen. This just went from development deal to missed opportunity in one fell swoop.
It's a very, very recent development, too. It just hit the wall. I had to track this down through one of my best East Coast sources, someone close enough to the Weinsteins to smell 'em. It took a while, but I consider this one confirmed. It's finished, not gonna happen, over and done.
So if you see Doug Bradley, and he tells you how cool this movie's going to be, do me a favor... someone break it to him gently, okay?
your so negative
Seed of Chucky Gets the Green Light
Source: Fangoria
After years of delays, SEED OF CHUCKY is now a go! CHILD’S PLAY creator Don Mancini will be writing and directing SEED for Focus Features (ironically, the specialized indie company owned by Universal, which originally abandoned the project during the studio’s anti-horror crusade). Filming begins in Romania in March, with a release date already pegged for Halloween 2004.
"We are finally moving forward," Mancini tells FANGORIA. "Thanks to FREDDY VS. JASON, horror is hot again. David Linde, who runs Focus Features, released BRIDE OF CHUCKY internationally, and the film did very well there. So he decided to make SEED. We are currently negotiating with [voice actor] Brad Dourif and [FX chief] Kevin Yagher to return, plus little person Debbie Carrington, who I loved in TOTAL RECALL. Of course, we want Jennifer Tilly back too, who will do the voice of Tiffany and play herself in the new movie, in a satirical vein à la WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE."
And the story of SEED OF CHUCKY? It’s the same script that got Universal in a tizzy way back when, dealing with "happy couple" Chucky and Tiffany and their attempts to raise a baby of their own. "The major focus is the family of dolls," Mancini says. "BRIDE OF CHUCKY was a takeoff on the road pictures. SEED OF CHUCKY is a twist on family dramas like ORDINARY PEOPLE and KRAMER VS. KRAMER. The focus this time is on the family, with the point of contention being a gender-confused offspring."
SEED OF CHUCKY will be taking over the second largest soundstage in Romania, where COLD MOUNTAIN shot most recently. The story, however, is set in Hollywood and London. Why Eastern Europe? It’s cheaper, of course, so the production will be recreating Tinseltown overseas, but a few pickup shots may be lensed in LA as well. Mancini, who will make his directorial debut on SEED after 2nd unit work on previous entries in the CHILD’S PLAY series (including BRIDE’s climactic birth scene, appropriately enough), says he will endeavor to follow in the footsteps of BRIDE helmer Ronny (FREDDY VS. JASON) Yu and cinematographer Peter Pau.
"Ronny and Peter set the bar so high, but that’s the direction I want to go in," Mancini notes. "I want to live up to that very stylized look of BRIDE OF CHUCKY. That’s my intention. I want those stylish Brian De Palma visuals, which are even more perfect for SEED OF CHUCKY because it is set in glamorous Hollywood."
hmmmmmmmmmmm..
romania...ha
Freddy vs. Jason Sequel & Evil Dead Rumor Control
Source: Moviehole
Moviehole chatted with "Evil Dead" guru Josh Becker, who wrote "The Book of the Dead" as well as worked on the three films, about the latest Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash and Evil Dead 4 rumors:
There's been a lot of rumours lately that New Line are working on using 'Ash' (Bruce Campbell's character from the "Evil Dead" series) for the next "Freddy vs. Jason" sequel – as well as recent news that Sam Raimi is interested in doing another "Evil Dead" film.
"There is no truth in the rumour", confesses Becker. "It's my belief that there will never be an Evil Dead 4. Bruce won't do it without Sam directing, and Sam has no reason to go backward and make another Evil Dead movie until his career falters, which it certainly isn't doing."
So is Becker happy about this resurgence in horror of late?. "Yes and no. Yes because I think horror films are a terrific place for young directors to start; no because most of them aren't scary and are worthless to the genre. I don't think anyone's made a legitimately scary horror film since Aliens in 1986."
Chucky's Seed planted Mar. 16, 2004
Source: Variety by: Mike Sampson
Filming on SEED OF CHUCKY began yesterday in Romania and two new cast members have been announced this morning. Rapper/actor Redman and director John Waters have joined the CHUCKY cast. One will play a director and oddly enough it won't be Waters. Redman will play a rapper turned director in the film with Waters playing the role of a "sleazy paparazzo." Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly will reprise their roles as Chucky and Tiffany with LORD OF THE RINGS alum Billy Boyd voicing their offspring, Glen. The project was though to be as dead as dead could be just a year ago but Focus Features came through to finance the film for writer/director/creator Don Mancini. The film will obviously follow Chucky and Tiffany as they try to raise Glen as an effective killer, just like mom and pop. Focus is planning on having the film ready for Halloween later this year.
Quote from: BankyThe project was though to be as dead as dead could be just a year ago but Focus Features came through to finance the film for writer/director/creator Don Mancini. Focus is planning on having the film ready for Halloween later this year.
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mod what do you think of this movie?
what Seed of chucky? i've never been a fan of the Chucky series, although the Bride of Chucky i seem to remember coming out when i worked at the movie theatre in high school and being sort of ridiculous and watchable. not really excited about this, as they're hardly horror movies anymore. who said there hasnt been a great horror movie since Aliens in 86? thats almost true. i'd be way WAY WAY more excited about an Evil Dead 4 or a FvJvA.
CATCHING UP WITH YU
Source: Creature Corner
It's peculiar how Ronny Yu's made a name for himself here in the States. He landed on the scene with Bride of Chucky and resurrected more than just the titular doll, he rescued Universal's drowning franchise with the help of Don Mancini's bizarro script. Yu's follow-up, Formula 51, fizzled despite toplining Sam Jackson and Robert Carlyle (Ravenous). Yet success quickly found Yu again, however, when he held hands with two other horror icons, Freddy and Jason, and stormed the box office for eighty plus million in domestic ticket sales. So what's to be learned? Possibly that Yu should stick to horror...perhaps. Is that what he plans to do from here on out? Creature Corner correspondent, Axl, hooked the director with her wicked charm at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film and grilled him with a few questions.
With a new Chucky installment in production, we were curious to know if Yu had ever been offered Seed of Chucky. "Yes, but I turned it down," Yu told the Corner. "It was immediately after Bride, they said would you like to do a sequel, I said no. I didn't think the script was good enough at the time." A script is exactly what he's currently waiting on for the Freddy vs. Jason sequel that may, and that's a big "may," introduce Bruce Campbell's Ash (of the Evil Dead series) to the melee. "That's something that the studio came up with, they asked me and all the fans wanted me to do it as well, so I said yes, show me the script! I would definitely do it. They're still working on the script, I haven't seen anything. I hope they won't work on it for 10 years."
His enthusiasm for a sequel is evident, but Yu brings up an obvious point: How long New Line will toil in the scripting process is unknown factor at the moment. So what'll Yu do in the meantime? He says he's got a number of projects simmering in the cauldron, namely a unique thriller (another New Line project) we've reported about here on the Corner. "It's called 'Snakes on a Plane.' The second they told me the storyline I said I want to do this movie. It's about a plane on the way from Honolulu to Los Angeles, and when they're halfway [into their flight], 500 poisonous snakes get released, and the first one to get killed is the pilot. As the audience I say, how the hell can they get out of the situation? I'd like to see it! So I said I want to do that. Hopefully we'll start shooting soon." In the wake of Freddy and Jason's box office slaughter last summer, Yu also committed himself to a live-action adaptation of Hiroyuki Kitakubo's anime Blood: The Last Vampire. He tells us that project is still lurking in his future. "Then there's a Chinese movie about a serial killer. I’ve never seen a Chinese movie about a serial killer! It's set in the early thirties, a traditional Chinese setting, big houses, conspiracies..."
Quote from: MacGuffin"It's called 'Snakes on a Plane.' The second they told me the storyline I said I want to do this movie. It's about a plane on the way from Honolulu to Los Angeles, and when they're halfway [into their flight], 500 poisonous snakes get released, and the first one to get killed is the pilot. As the audience I say, how the hell can they get out of the situation? I'd like to see it! So I said I want to do that. Hopefully we'll start shooting soon."
didn't they do that on SNL?
Quote from: MacGuffin"It's called 'Snakes on a Plane.' The second they told me the storyline I said I want to do this movie. It's about a plane on the way from Honolulu to Los Angeles, and when they're halfway [into their flight], 500 poisonous snakes get released, and the first one to get killed is the pilot. As the audience I say, how the hell can they get out of the situation? I'd like to see it! So I said I want to do that. Hopefully we'll start shooting soon."
hahahahahahahaha, that sounds like THE WORST MOVIE EVER!!!! haha, instant camp classic. hahaha, fucking SNAKES on a PLANE?!?!! haahaha.
The Vine: Freddy, Jason aren't dead yet
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Even before 20th Century Fox's "Alien vs. Predator" captured the top spot at the boxoffice over the weekend, New Line Cinema began plotting a new face-off for its horror favorites, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, who had their own moment at the top of the boxoffice in August 2003 with "Freddy vs. Jason." Sources said the studio is in negotiations with director-producer Sam Raimi for a project titled "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash." In the proposed sequel, Freddy (the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films) and Jason (the "Friday the 13th" pics) would go up against Ash, the cynical anti-hero survivor of Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy, which also includes "Army of Darkness." Bruce Campbell played the character in the trilogy and would play him again if the deal were to close. Although Raimi would not direct, he holds rights to the "Evil Dead" franchise. "Freddy vs. Jason" grossed more than $74 million, so even if a deal with Raimi can't be reached, New Line is determined to find a way to extend the franchise by introducing a new character or just pitting Freddy and Jason against each other one more time.
Oh, please, please, please let it happen!
is it too late with proposed titles?
they should make robocop vs terminator. two not so kind but not so evil gents fighting it out. locations and stuff is another matter...
WRITER TALKS FREDDY VS. JASON 2
Source: Creature Corner 10.05.2004
If you're a genre fan, New Line Cinema would be a great place to work. Not only is the company one of the busiest genre producers around - and responsible for the creation of horror icon Freddy Krueger and the resurrection of Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise - but there's also a real entrepreneurial spirit at the company which means that if you're former production head Michael De Luca you get the chance to write the tepid 1995 John Carpenter film In the Mouth of Madness(the opening scenes were interesting but it was all downhill from there)and if you're current big honcho Toby Emmerich you get to write the superb 2000 time-travel thriller Frequency. Heck, if you're a janitor at New Line, you could probably write 976-Evil 3. If you work at New Line, and you have an idea, someone will listen to you.
Jeff Katz is an executive at New Line Cinema, and a big genre fan, and, as many fans now know, he wrote a 20 page treatment for Freddy Vs. Jason 2, which has been read by everyone except me(someone send me a copy). The project is notable because it teams Freddy and Jason with Ash, the darkly comic hero from the Evil Dead films. The Corner had a chance to briefly chat with Katz and ask him about the status of Freddy Vs. Jason 2.
Q: Can you confirm Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash or Freddy Vs. Jason 2 as it's currently titled?
Katz: There's nothing official on the Freddy Vs. Jason 2 front yet, but I wrote the treatment and we're all very excited about it.
Q: Are you worried that Ash - given the fact that none of the Evil Dead films were box office hits - might be too obscure of a character for mainstream audiences - fans who aren't as familiar with the Evil Dead films as the cult audience is?
Katz: It's not about box office and what would make for the most commercial sequel. It's about delivering a story that will be better than the first and a story that makes sense given the continuity of the franchises.
Q: Everyone talks about teaming Freddy and Jason with Michael Myers from the Halloween series. What about Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Michael Myers?
Katz: As a fan, I think Michael would be an ill-fit with Freddy and Jason as - in Michael Myers' universe in the Halloween films - Michael is a real guy, Thorn notwithstanding.
Q: A lot of fans of the Jason Voorhees character felt that Jason was underutilized in Freddy Vs. Jason, and that he was nothing more than a second banana in the film. How are you going to make Jason more interesting in the sequel, given that he's a sullen, voiceless monster with no emotions?
Katz: We heard that from fans too and I think part of that's because Freddy has so much personality, especially compared to Jason, and any other character would be overshadowed standing next to Freddy. My entire idea is to help turn Jason into a bit more of a three-dimensional character without losing what makes him a scary badass. We have a cool twist I'm hoping will happen.
Q: It would've easy for you, given the success of Freddy Vs. Jason, to rush a sequel into development, but you're clearly taking your time. You must really care?
Katz: Absolutely. We're not rushing. Nobody around here wants to make Halloween: Resurrection.
Thorn? He must be a horror fan.
Friday the 13th Prequel Coming Oct. 13
Source: Variety January 30, 2006
In a Variety article talking about 20th Century Fox's release strategy for The Omen remake -- it hits theaters on a Tuesday, 6.6.06 -- the trade mentions that New Line is playing the date game as well.
The studio is hoping to release its 10th film in the sturdy "Friday the 13th"" franchise on Friday, October 13. The studio has launched development of a script about Jason Voorhees' origins.
Stay tuned for more on this project as news comes in.
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Friday the 13th Prequel Coming Oct. 13
The studio has launched development of a script about Jason Voorhees' origins.
I don't understand. So it'll be the story of a kid who's gearing up to go to summer camp? Or like "Meatballs", but with one of the kids dying at the end?
Quote from: modage on January 29, 2006, 11:37:29 PM
Friday the 13th Prequel Coming Oct. 13
Source: Variety January 30, 2006
In a Variety article talking about 20th Century Fox's release strategy for The Omen remake -- it hits theaters on a Tuesday, 6.6.06 -- the trade mentions that New Line is playing the date game as well.
The studio is hoping to release its 10th film in the sturdy "Friday the 13th"" franchise on Friday, October 13. The studio has launched development of a script about Jason Voorhees' origins.
Stay tuned for more on this project as news comes in.
This is from Variety?
If you include FvsJ, this will be the 12th movie in the series. Even if you don't, it's the eleventh.
How is this going to be the origins of Jason? We already know his origin.
oh, for 14 year olds who don't know the origins. (and didn't see FvJ where they were briefed as well). but i don't see how they're going to get this out in 9 months? they just got the idea to make this to coincide with the release date and they're just now putting a script into development? (i'm still seeing this.)
My guess is, it'll be sort of a remake of the first film, but instead of it ending up being Jason's mom running around killing everyone, it'll be Jason himself, all undeady and super-powered like we now know and love him to be. The movie will start out with a kid drowning at summer camp, and next thing you know Kane Hodder is popping out of the lake with a speargun. It could work, but I can't imagine they'll be able to make another Ft13th movie that's as much fun as Jason X was (or with anyone as babelicious as Monica Keena in FvJ).
Bay revives "Friday" for New Line
Jason is coming back.
Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes are gearing up to remake "Friday the 13th" for New Line Cinema, from a script by Mark Wheaton.
The "Friday the 13th" series began in 1980, with Sean S. Cunningham directing the first feature, released by Paramount Pictures. After eight films the slasher series, featuring the masked killer Jason Voorhees, moved to New Line, which revived the franchise with "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" in 1993.
New Line's most recent installment, "Freddy vs. Jason," in which Voorhees faced off against Freddy Krueger from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, was released in 2003, grossing more than $82 million domestically.
Insiders said the producers were hoping to release the movie on Friday, October 13, but it is unlikely that all the pieces will fall into place to make that a reality. No director is attached to the project, and no actors have been cast.
Platinum Dunes produced 2003's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake, which grossed more than $80 million. The company recently wrapped production on the prequel starring Jordana Brewster. The movie will be released October 6.
REEEEEEEEMAKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!?!
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Seriously though... the first one was NOTHING like the others... why would they be doing that? It doesn't even really have Jason in it and it's such a generic slasher movie.
weird shit.
maybe its just the phrasing and it wont really be a remake. atleast thats what i'm hoping, though if that were the case why would bay's company be involved? and its not like they cant remake it cause its good, because they really all suck but because remakes make me mad. hopefully we're reading this wrong.
Jason's Backstory: Dead in the Water
Remember that news we shared a while back about a new Friday the 13th prequel/sequel that was supposed to be rushed through production in time to make an October 13th release date? Well, never mind. It ain't happenin'. Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes shingle has put Jason Jr. on the back burner, for an undisclosed reason, opting to instead focus their energies on ... a remake to The Hitcher. As if writing an original horror movie was impossible.
Fangoria and Bloody-Disgusting have, of course, been covering this flick since it was first announced. The plan was for director Jonathan Liebesman (Darkness Falls) and screenwriter Mark Wheaton to head back in time and build an origin-type story that, I believe, would explain what went down between Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2. Or maybe it was supposed to be the story of how the Jason the freaky mutant mama-lover ended up drowning in the first place. Normally I'd just sneer at these concepts, but Mr. Wheaton, having proven himself within several genre mags and websites, is clearly a pretty passionate horror geek.
Anyway, plot synopses for movies that don't exist are fairly pointless, but you just know Jason's backstory is going to make for its own flick someday. Just not this October, though, which means the horror geeks will have to be content with the second sequel to Saw, the sequel to the remake of The Grudge, and the prequel to the remake (NOT a remake of the sequel) of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Quote from: MacGuffin on May 14, 2006, 11:15:49 AM
and the prequel to the remake (NOT a remake of the sequel)
What is that, a Danny Kaye routine?
Nispel scores a date with next 'Friday'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Marcus Nispel is in final negotiations to direct the revamp of "Friday the 13th" for New Line and Paramount/MTV. Platinum Dunes is producing.
Damian Shannon and Mark Swift wrote the script for the redo, which aims to bring back horror icon Jason, the unstoppable hockey mask-wearing killer.
While Jason made only a brief appearance in the final frames of the first movie in 1980 and didn't even don his famous mask until the third movie, the new movie will focus on Jason -- who will wear the mask and kill -- and keep the famous setting of Crystal Lake.
Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes are producing.
A winter start date is being planned.
"Friday" reunites Nispel with Platinum Dunes, for whom he directed 2003's remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The director, who began his career in music videos, also helmed "Pathfinder" and USA's telefilm "Frankenstein."