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The "new" Friday the 13th gets a director
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So, it turns out that the new installment of Friday the
13th is actually a remake of the very
first film in the series, not a prequel. Well, mostly - it's a remake that's being tweaked a bit. Like the original,
the remake will be set at Crystal Lake but, unlike the first film which was virtually Jason-free, "it is known that
Jason will wear the mask and will kill." Well thank goodness for that - I don't know about you, but I was worried.
To direct the film, New Line went out and scored themselves the perfect man: Jonathan Liebesman, who is just coming off directing The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. Hey, the guy may be a hack, but no one can say Liebesman doesn't know
from revisiting classic horror, that's for damn sure.I'm not the only one who thinks this whole concept is completely insane, am I? What, did they run out of people to kill, or something? Perhaps the goal is to create a feedback loop of sorts, within which the series will never actually end - by the time they get done remaking the final original (using the term loosely) film, the current remake will be ripe for a revisit. Why, the franchise will never end - it's genius! Quick, someone call Sylvester Stallone!
Happy Friday the 13th!
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On this day, 26 years ago, a hockey-masked teenage zombie named Jason began his reign of terror. Here are some links through which you might celebrate this joyous occasion:
- Friday the 13th - The Website - Pictures, multimedia, and, best of all, a chat room. Virtually high-five other hockey mask fetishists from the comfort of your own home.
- Two articles today on the demise of the Jason-esque villian icon of the 80s: Matt Zakosek in the Chicago Maroon, and Joy Neumaier in the NY Daily News.
- An essay on Paraskevidekatriaphobics – or, "people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th"
- The homepage for Avatar's Friday the 13th graphic novels.
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