The New Jason Voorhees is Ready for His Close-Up
Filed under: Horror, Paramount, Remakes and Sequels
OK, I know what you're going to say before you even say it: "Dude, it's a big guy in a hockey mask. Don't exactly need a snapshot to envision a big guy in a hockey mask." And that's a fair comment, but I work for this blog and weekends are really slow so here we go:Our first look at the new Jason Voorhees! A big bulky guy in torn clothes and a hockey mask: Yep! Snark aside, the big guy looks pretty solid. No silly changes or anything, although his NECK sure does look sort of extra-thick. It's the close-up shot of horror-dom's supreme stalker that the fans want to see, but I'm quite a bit more impressed by the "far off" shot. The lake is a grungy shade of green and the shadows are trickling through the forest quite creatively. Anyway, the new Jason will be played by Derek Mears, who's played more crazies, creeps and killers than just about anyone.
The pics come from a recent EW article that Erik covered right here, but it took the hardcore horror fans to get a bigger shot of the serial stalker. Expect a lot more Friday freakiness once Comic-Con starts next week. And if director Marcus Nispel can do as good as job as he did with the Texas Chainsaw remake, that'll be good enough for me. (Yes, I quite like the Chainsaw remake. A hell of a lot more than any of the TCM sequels, anyway.) The next Friday the 13th arrives in February of next year.
[ Thanks: BD.com ]









Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-19-2008 @ 11:07AM
Peter Hall said...
That neck has got to go. This is Jason, not Bane. I didn't realize the undead had time to shoot steroids.
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7-21-2008 @ 8:10AM
filmsuki said...
Well, you know what they say about men with big necks, right? :)
7-21-2008 @ 1:48PM
Jennifer said...
Why oh why couldn't they just let Kane Hodder do it? He straight out 'owns' Jason. He's the one who gave him a personality. And it's not like he's not behind makeup! I mean HELLOOO!!!!
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7-23-2008 @ 2:52AM
dman said...
i agree- kane hoddder is the best jason and he wore the coolest clothes too. whats with the stupid jacket they keep making him wear. what.. is he cold. he looks ridiculous and i would only say that cuz i love jason. part 7 and 8= best outfits with no gay jacket. cmon let the fans make a friday the 13th-- with stupid teenagers and weird old people. i hope this movie kick some serious *ss. i havent read the spoilers yet. i cant wait!! no jackets in the next movie please. so silly.
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8-29-2008 @ 6:55PM
neromanson said...
looks solid,looks like hes on steroids though oh well im not going to judge until i see the film+i think derek mears could be the next kane hodder, and ive heard people complain about jasons new look, hes problably going to look different in the finished product so thats my opinion anyway
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