New Line Cinema and Platinum Dunes are moving foreword with a squeal to ‘Friday the 13th’ reboot. Not surprising at all considering the most recent film in the franchise has made over $70 million worldwide sense it’s February 13th release.
A few details about the sequil from Risky Business (these details contain some spoilers of the latest film so be warned):
Unlike the sophomore efforts of other franchises, the new “Friday” is expected to be not a sequel so much as a follow-up, those familiar with the project say. Jason Voorhees will be the villain, of course, but the new picture is expected to use elements of the original franchise more as a jumping-off point than as a template.
The reason? The reboot drew from the first four pictures in the “Friday” series, and producers are said not to be keen on the plot elements of the half-dozen movies that followed. And Marcus Nispel, who directed the latest film, is a possible but unlikely candidate to helm the “Friday” follow-up; the director is believed to be fielding offers for movies across other genres….
…Insiders caution that there is no green light and Platinum Dunes and New Line are actively working together on another franchise reboot, “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” which is set to start shooting in two months.
Source: RBB & Boxofficemojo
It was bound to happen…
On February - 28 - 2009
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