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Daily Mail
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
New Friday the 13th 'film' announced... and horror fans AREN'T happy about it
The Friday the 13th franchise is getting a new entry, but it's not quite what fans were expecting. Instead of a new full-length film, a short-form vignette is being produced to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the original 1980 movie. Titled Sweet Revenge, the project is being sponsored by Angry Orchard Hard Cider as part of a larger collaboration between the boozy brand and the iconic horror franchise. Sweet Revenge will be directed by Mike P. Nelson, who is also working on a reboot of the holiday horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night. 'I am so grateful that the team at Horror, Inc. saw something in "Sweet Revenge" and wanted it as a part of the Jason Voorhees story,' Nelson said in a statement. 'And to think 30 years ago I was trying to secretly watch these movies on VHS when no one was looking,' he continued. 'To have the opportunity to write and direct one of these stories is surreal – not to mention having an amazing team led by Chad Villella and Brianna Lee Johnson help me bring it to life! 'Not only is the vignette a new take on the beloved IP, it is a comforting, gory hug, reminding us why we fell in love with these movies. Much gruesome fun awaits you!' Production kicked off earlier this month, reports Variety. Fans were furious over news that the vignette won't be a full-length theatrical film. 'What are they doing what is this garbage? No Jason films for almost 20 years and now this,' commented one. 'They'll do anything but put jason back on a feature film. Yikes,' raged another. 'Wow... a short film. We've had a million of those already. What we want is a new film. This universe is a desperate joke,' a third commented. An all-new Jason Voorhees design was recently unveiled by special effects legend Greg Nicotero and will be used in upcoming Friday the 13th projects. While longtime fans will need to wait a lot longer for a new Friday the 13th film, an upcoming prequel series is currently on its way. Titled Crystal Lake, the series is being produced by A24 for the Peacock streaming service. Linda Cardellini will play Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees. Other cast members include William Catlett, Devin Kessler, and Cameron Scoggins. Showrunner Brad Kane announced that production had officially started on the project last week. Crystal Lake has been described as an 'expanded prequel' to the original film and will most likely dive into the backstory of Jason and Pamela Voorhees.
Gizmodo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Why Does the Return of ‘Friday the 13th' Have to Be… Like This?
Though previously troubled, the Peacock and A24 series Crystal Lake is now moving full speed ahead—Linda Cardellini will star as Jason Voorhees' equally murderous mom, Pamela Voorhees—Friday the 13th fans are still longing to see Jason return to the big screen. The rights to the franchise have been in a legal tangle for years, with Sean S. Cunningham, who directed and produced the 1980 original, recently speculating that a new Friday the 13th movie is still a far-off notion. That's still seemingly true, but the first big announcement from the 'Jason Universe' (other than its existence, which was revealed in May 2024) is indeed reviving our favorite hockey-masked killer. Just not in the way fans are maybe hoping for. When it was announced, it was made clear that the 'Jason Universe'—created by Horror, Inc., 'the original owners of the Friday the 13th film franchise'—is meant to encompass 'a wide range of platforms from entertainment, games, immersive experiences, merchandise, and more,' with 'movies' notably absent from that list. So maybe we should be pleased that we are getting a film of sorts: Sweet Revenge, a 'short-form vignette' directed by Mike P. Nelson (the 2021 Wrong Turn reboot, the upcoming Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot). Sweet Revenge is touted as 'the centerpiece of the franchise's bold 45th anniversary campaign,' according to a press release. It went into production this month, and fans will be able to watch it eventually on the Jason Universe YouTube channel as well as… 'a dedicated microsite hosted by Angry Orchard Hard Cider,' which is 'sponsoring the vignette tied to a larger collaboration with Horror Inc.'s Jason Universe, which will continue to roll out for fans later this summer.' Nelson is a solid choice to tackle a new entry in the Friday the 13th series; with Wrong Turn, he proved more than capable of breathing new life into a long-running horror franchise. We're just not loving the commercial aspect, especially when it's packaged with quotes like this: 'Angry Orchard fans love bold, unexpected entertainment—especially horror—so this partnership just made sense,' said Matt Withington, senior director of marketing at Angry Orchard. 'It's a perfect way to celebrate 45 years of an iconic franchise while creating new experiences for our drinkers in a space that they are already passionate about. We can't wait to continue to bring the partnership to life this year.' We get it—someone's got to put up the bucks to fund Sweet Revenge, and at least it's a company that professes to love horror and its fans. But it still feels a little off-putting, does it not? We'll wait to see Sweet Revenge before we prematurely drown ourselves in Crystal Lake, but you have to imagine some level of product placement is going to be a part of this. Friday the 13th fans, are you sharpening your machetes over this news? Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Geek Tyrant
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
New FRIDAY THE 13TH Vignette SWEET REVENGE Is Bringing Jason Back in a Bloody New Way — GeekTyrant
Jason Voorhees is slicing his way back into the spotlight, this time with a short-form bloodbath titled Sweet Revenge , helmed by Wrong Turn and Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot director Mike P. Nelson. Produced by Horror, Inc., the company behind the Friday the 13th franchise, the vignette serves as the brutal centerpiece of Jason's 45th anniversary celebration. Sweet Revenge drops fans into 'a chilling weekend in the woods filled with blood-soaked surprises only Jason can deliver.' Nelson is writing, directing, and producing under his Rockford Road Pictures banner, and filming has already kicked off. This project is a key part of a wider push to resurrect and redefine the Friday the 13th brand. The vignette will premiere on the official Jason Universe YouTube channel and is being co-hosted by Angry Orchard Hard Cider, who joined the mayhem as a sponsor. Nelson couldn't be more thrilled, sharing: 'I am so grateful that the team at Horror, Inc. saw something in Sweet Revenge and wanted it as a part of the Jason Voorhees story! 'And to think 30 years ago I was trying to secretly watch these movies on VHS when no one was looking. To have the opportunity to write and direct one of these stories is surreal – not to mention having an amazing team led by Chad Villella and Brianna Lee Johnson help me bring it to life! 'Not only is the vignette a new take on the beloved IP, it is a comforting, gory hug, reminding us why we fell in love with these movies. Much gruesome fun awaits you!' Marc Toberoff of Friday the 13th LLC added: 'Jason has always been a force in pop culture, and the 45th anniversary felt like the perfect moment to do something truly unexpected. 'Partnering with Horror, Inc. and Angry Orchard who share our passion has opened up a new way to engage fans. It's exciting to see the franchise evolve with such creativity while staying true to what makes Jason iconic.' And as Horror, Inc.'s chief marketing officer Sheri Conn put it: 'We were beyond excited when Mike Nelson came on board and Angry Orchard sponsored production to help us bring this to life in a wickedly unexpected way. 'Even in a short vignette, Nelson will masterfully capture our shared vision–honoring the heritage of the franchise while delivering something fresh and thrilling for a new generation.' The new vignette also ties into other big franchise developments: Greg Nicotero unveiled a brand-new Jason Voorhees design, Jason is returning to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights for the first time in nearly a decade, and A24 is still deep into developing the highly-anticipated Crystal Lake series. Jason is sharpening the machete for a full-on legacy revival. And Sweet Revenge looks like the first bloody step forward.
Screen Geek
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
'Friday The 13th' Series 'Crystal Lake' Has Started Production
The Friday the 13th franchise is gradually coming back to life with the help of the all-new Jason Universe label. One of their upcoming projects is the new Crystal Lake TV series produced by A24 for release on the streaming service Peacock. Now, after years of development, Crystal Lake has finally started production. Brad Caleb Kane, showrunner for the long-anticipated television endeavor, teased as much on his Instagram profile. As you can see below, he shared an image of a clapperboard being used on the set of the show. It features the working title ' Mama's Boy ' with a neatly-designed logo featuring a machete. Additionally, it lists Michael Lennox as a director and Maceo Bishop as the camera operator. Here's the post regarding the production shared by Crystal Lake showrunner Brad Caleb Kane on Instagram: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brad Kane (@bradcalebkane) The cast of Crystal Lake is confirmed to include Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, William Catlett as Levon Brooks, Devin Kessler as Brianna Brooks, Cameron Scoggins as Dorf, and Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace. The characters played by Cardellini and Scoggins were in the original Friday the 13th movie, with Pamela Voorhees notably being the film's antagonist and the mother of franchise icon Jason Voorhees. Many details regarding the project and how exactly it will tie into the greater franchise have so far been kept under wraps. However, it's expected that fans will be receiving more history regarding Pamela Voorhees and the titular Camp Crystal Lake than ever before. At a time when it's been nearly two decades since a Friday the 13th feature film was last released, fans are desperate for new material. A release date for the highly-anticipated Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake has yet to be set. However, now that the series has finally entered production, it hopefully won't be too long before more details regarding the project are revealed. Until then, let's be glad that Crystal Lake has finally made some serious progress and cameras are officially rolling.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Friday the 13th' House 'Jason Universe' Announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2025
Horror fans will have no place to hide this fall when they enter Halloween Horror Nights' newly announced Friday the 13th house. Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida have revealed 'Jason Universe' as the second maze for their 2025 event, an experience that will pay tribute to one of the horror genre's most (in)famous terrors, Jason Voorhees, 45 years after the 1980 film spawned a 10-plus film franchise. More from The Hollywood Reporter Why Candace Cameron Bure Says Horror Films Can Lead to a "Portal" That's "Incredibly Demonic" Universal Studios Unveils 'Fallout' House for 2025 Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood Invented the Attention Economy. Now It's Being Devoured by It For this original storyline, guests will go back to where the legend was born — Camp Crystal Lake — and experience what the parks have dubbed 'a vengeance tour' of horrors. Taunted and stalked while navigating Jason's ramshackle cabin to a decaying main lodge and eerie forest, campers (and victims) will find no refuge as they are flooded with 'killer moments' from the masked murderer's bloody onscreen career. The house, which will bring guests and the machete-wielding slasher face to face, follows on the heels of the 2024 Hollywood park experience 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface,' which combined an original storyline with tributes to every version of the franchise's cannibalistic serial killer. The announcement arrives on this year's only Friday the 13th and is the second major house reveal for the 2025 iteration of the annual, bicoastal horror event. The first, announced last week alongside ticket sales, promises to bring the world of Bethesda Game Studios' and Prime Video's Fallout to life. This year's HHN event will kick off on Friday, Aug. 29 at Universal Orlando Resort and Sept. 4 at Universal Studios Hollywood. For the first time, it will also coincide with Universal Destinations & Experience's Las Vegas horror attraction, Universal Horror Unleashed, which will feature houses based on The Exorcist: Believer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Universal Monsters and Scarecrow: The Reaping. Fans of Universal parks will also be able to celebrate the home of cinematic horror at Universal Epic Universe's classic monsters-themed land Dark Universe, where they can come into contact with characters like Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, the Invisible Man, Dracula and more. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
