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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.
See - Sada Elbalad
a day ago
- Entertainment
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New "Friday the 13th" Vignette "Sweet Revenge" in Development from Filmmaker Mike P. Nelson
Yara Sameh Jason Voorhees' next story is set to be told by filmmaker Mike P. Nelson. Produced by 'Friday the 13th' franchise owner Horror, Inc., the new Jason Universe project is a bloody short-form vignette titled 'Sweet Revenge' and it's set as 'the centerpiece of the franchise's bold 45th anniversary campaign.' Per the description for 'Sweet Revenge,' 'fans will drop into a chilling weekend in the woods filled with blood-soaked surprises only Jason can deliver.' Nelson is writing, directing and producing through his Rockford Road Pictures banner. Production on 'Sweet Revenge' began earlier this month. The project is set to debut on both the Jason Universe YouTube channel and through a site hosted by Angry Orchard Hard Cider, which is sponsoring the vignette as part of a larger collaboration with the franchise. Horror, Inc.'s 'Friday the 13th' franchise as a whole is aiming to make a big resurgence tied to the original film's 45th anniversary. Recently, the franchise debuted an all-new Jason Voorhees design by artist Greg Nicotero (featured in the image above), announced Jason's integration at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights for the first time in almost a decade, and continued development of A24's highly-anticipated 'Crystal Lake' TV series. Nelson is best known for directing the 2021 'Wrong Turn' reboot and his debut feature, 2018's 'The Domestics.' His latest feature film, the upcoming 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' reboot, will be released in theaters via Cineverse on December 12. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean
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.
Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Simon Cowell's 'harem' now from vicious fights and heartbreak to £5million parting gift
Simon Cowell has become a family man with Lauren Silverman after the arrival of their son Eric, but back in the day he was known for his 'harem' of female models and singers - who got stuck into plenty of drama behind the scenes X Factor judge Simon Cowell has been dating socialite Lauren Silverman since 2013, but before settling down, he was famed for taking to the high seas with his model girlfriends past and present. Simon and Lauren got together while she was still married to her ex-husband Andrew. Lauren is said to have already been pregnant by the time she and Andrew split, and she welcomed son Eric, now 11, in February 2014. While Lauren and Simon's early days were surrounded by drama, fatherhood undeniably changed him. The Britain's Got Talent boss of yore was known to trot around the globe surrounded by a host of gorgeous women - including Lauren. Among the many women who orbited around Simon, now 65, were his exes Sinitta, Jackie St Clair, Terri Seymour and Mezghan Hussainy, with the women often partying together at his opulent mansion in Barbados or catching the sun on his 196ft Slipstream yacht. The group of women was often referred to as Simon's 'harem,' and he seemed to love the speculation surrounding his free-wheeling love life. The mogul even appeared in Tom Bower's biography Sweet Revenge, and was quoted as saying he loved to play his ladies off against each other. "I want to be happy, have good people around me. I want to be free and I don't want to be bored. I'm attracted to crazy women. I encourage crazy behaviour and I make them crazy. I'm attracted to certain personalities who are difficult to control, so there are tantrums, tears and fights, which is all part of the drama," he reportedly said. "My life is really odd. Every girl wants to be number one and they're very territorial. I like the fight because otherwise I'd have a dull group of girlfriends." So, Simon switched up the 'tantrums and tears' from the harem to the tantrums and tears from his young son, but after being ditched by Simon what happened to the One Direction founder's ladies? Sinitta Sinitta claimed that while the girls were all close, being called a harem was off the mark. "We're not all sleeping with him. It's as bad as calling us his b*****s. The girls are all there with partners or as friends," she once told the Daily Mail. While she claimed not all of Simon's company was sleeping with him, Sinitta, now 61, was open about her own romance with him. The singer dated Simon on and off for 20 years and remained convinced they'd get back together for good - until Eric was born. She told New magazine: 'There was always an element of 'well, it's never really over. But when Eric was born that was it. I would never come between his family. [Lauren] and I were best friends. I'm really happy for them, but it was hard and caused a fallout." The 'fallout', according to Sinitta, was caused by the fact she felt betrayed by 'sister' Lauren and was 'shocked' when Simon called her to say Lauren was expecting despite still being married to property developer Andrew Silverman. 'We are very, very good friends. When you've been close friends with someone and you're calling each other sisters and family and confided all of your secrets and feelings over the years to them… Lauren was that person to me," Sinitta claimed to The Sun. "It was sad to discover that I wasn't that person to her. I've known her for four or five years. But it's OK, we have dealt with it. I didn't cry when I heard and I certainly didn't cry, 'It should've been me'. That's a comedy sketch — not real life.' But despite their woes, Sinitta and Simon remain close and she's even godmother to Eric while he is godfather to her kids Magdalena and Zac, whom she adopted with ex-husband Andy Willner. Sinitta even believes that she and Simon are so tight they share a 'psychic bond' that alerted him when she secretly contracted coronavirus in 2020. 'I caught the virus after doing a club gig. Next day I felt as if I'd swallowed a packet of razor blades. I was in bed for about a week. I didn't tell Simon I was ill but it wasn't long before he got in touch," she told the Sunday Mirror. 'When he got through, Simon said, 'You've got it [the virus] haven't you?' And I said, 'How do you know?' He said, 'I knew it. I could just tell because you disappeared. I knew you didn't want to worry me.' He told me, 'We have this weird connection, I can just tell when something's wrong.'" Aside from her high-profile personal life, Sinitta has gone on to flourish in her career. The singer has frequently featured as a guest judge and mentor on The X Factor, and has appeared on shows such as Dancing on Ice, Celebrity Big Brother, Late Night Lycett, Celebs Go Dating, and Loose Women. Terri Seymour Extra TV host Terri Seymour, now 52, dated Simon for six years from 2002 to 2008 before they ended things because in Simon's words: "She wants a different path in life. We will be the best of mates, but I think in relationships, you have to be totally honest. I have always been and I know Terri knows that," he told Just Jared at the time. While they broke things off romantically, Terri still remains a pivotal part of Simon's life, and seems very close to Lauren. Back when they were kids a few years ago, she regularly shared Instagram pictures of herself and Lauren enjoying playdates with Eric and her own daughter Coco, now 10, whom she raises in Los Angeles with her model and artist partner, Clark Mallon. Terri has previously opened up about her continuing friendship with Simon, gushing: "We do still speak every day. Actually we'll often speak to each other five, even 10 times a day. And when Simon is in LA we see each other daily." Terri still works as an entertainment correspondent for Extra TV, and this year went to her first ever Oscars red carpet alongside crossing paths with plenty of celebs at the Golden Globes. Jackie St Clair Former Playboy and Page 3 pin-up Jackie St Clair met Simon on the nightclub scene in the 1980s, and remained close friends after the romance ran out. While sticking close to Simon, there's no love lost between her and Sinitta, who reportedly refused to be on the boat at the same time as Jackie in 2012. Dishing on the fallout, Sinitta told the Daily Mail: "We're never in each other's company. Simon would prefer it if we could be." As far as Simon was concerned, he was staying well out of it. "Urrrgh! It was a pretty torrid day, absolutely hellish," he told The Mirror. "What do you think? Am I getting involved with it all? That would be a 'No!'" According to one insider, the battle could have started over a fight to be Eric's godmother - a fight that Sinitta eventually won. Back in 2013, a source revealed to the Sunday People: 'Simon is facing a real dilemma. There are a lot of women in his life and he is still very close to all of his exes. 'But it is Sinitta and Jackie who want to be godmother to his baby. It's tricky because they really don't get on. If Simon chooses one it could be a real blow to the other. They have taken him aside and spoken about their desire to help raise the little one. They have both offered to babysit and are willing to help Lauren out when he is away working. As his closest friends they are both desperate to be involved." Alongside her romance with Simon, also once dated Andrew Ridgeley and Prince. Now, however, she's much more settled down. The model is married businessman Carl Michaelson, and the duo have become huge names in the London social scene, often hosting swanky events at luxury venues and hotels or posing on the red carpet together. Mezhgan Hussainy Before Eric came along, the closest Simon got to becoming a one-woman man came thanks to Mezhgan Hussainy. It looked like Simon had finally been tamed when he proposed to make-up artist Mezhgan on Valentine's Day 2010 in the bedroom of his plush pad in Holland Park, London. Simon went the whole hog for the proposal, even commissioning a £250,000 six-carat engagement ring from Bond Street jewellers Graff for the occasion. Despite all of his efforts, he did an about-turn just a year later and called the engagement off - but gifted her a £5 million Beverly Hills mansion as a final parting gift. According to Bower's biography, Mezghan had some huge distrust of Simon which led to plenty of tension, with the music man moving into a hotel in a bid to escape the bad vibes at home with his American fiancée. It seems like the tension never quite disappeared, and the makeup pro hasn't been seen with Lauren or Simon in years. In fact, she looks to have moved on completely, and went on to become the proud mum of twins Preston and Isabella in 2018 with partner Phil Miller.
Broadcast Pro
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Kanal D series strengthen presence in Central and Eastern Europe
Kanal D has expanded global reach with 'Sweet Revenge' in Serbia and 'Ruthless City' Re-Run in Hungary. Turkish broadcaster Kanal D has continued to captivate international audiences as its romantic comedy Sweet Revenge premieres in Serbia, while the acclaimed drama Ruthless City returns to Hungary for a re-run. Sweet Revenge follows Pelin, a woman left at the altar who unexpectedly crosses paths with Tankut, a former classmate turned successful chef. However, beneath his charm, Tankut harbours a secret plan for revenge, setting the stage for an emotional and entertaining journey. Meanwhile, Ruthless City , produced by Avşar Film, delves into the complex lives of two families entangled in love, betrayal and ambition. Written by Sırma Yanık, the series features Fikret Kuşkan, Deniz Uğur and Mine Tugay. In Turkey, Kanal D's latest hit drama, Secret of Pearls ( İnci Taneleri ), continues to dominate ratings. The series follows Azem, a devoted father who is wrongly imprisoned for his wife's murder. As new evidence surfaces, long-held secrets unravel, leading to a dramatic turning point in the upcoming episode, where the truth behind his wife's death is finally revealed.
