Sean S. Cunningham producing a Friday 13th reboot film
Jan 20, 2023 23:07:23 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jan 20, 2023 23:07:23 GMT
The director is working alongside screenwriter Jeff Locker on the project. According to Locker, the pair hope that the announcement of the Crystal Lake series will help settle the dispute and reach an amicable agreement about Cunningham's use of the rights. However, their backup plan is to create a sequel that will fall within their legal rights despite certain limitations. Read Locker's full quote below:
"Sean hired me to do a rewrite on The Night Driver and after working closely with director Jeremy Weiss and him on that, we naturally got to talking about Friday the 13th and House. Jeremy and I pitched our dream reboot of Friday the 13th – with Sean’s blessing to keep developing it with him.
"Sean hired me to do a rewrite on The Night Driver and after working closely with director Jeremy Weiss and him on that, we naturally got to talking about Friday the 13th and House. Jeremy and I pitched our dream reboot of Friday the 13th – with Sean’s blessing to keep developing it with him.
Obviously, the prequel TV series has reignited interest about a new film so we’re hoping the surrounding excitement will inspire both sides to come together and give us Jason on the big screen again for the first time in 14 years, but we also have a Plan B for a sequel to the original we think fans will absolutely love and should avoid any legal entanglements."
