Just months after a "Friday the 13th" prequel series was announced at Peacock, there's more big news from the beloved hockey-mask-killer franchise. According to Bloody Disgusting, original film director Sean S. Cunningham is reportedly working on his own "Friday the 13th" reboot. The news comes via actor, producer, and screenwriter, Jeff Locker, who says he and director Jeremy Weiss pitched Cunningham their "dream reboot of 'Friday the 13th' — with Sean's blessing to keep developing it with him."
This news is surprising given that a high-profile legal battle between Cunningham and original "Friday the 13th" screenwriter Victor Miller has kept Jason Voorhees from the big screen for well over a decade now. The two men ended up embroiled in a lawsuit, with Cunningham's company Horror, Inc. going up against Miller, who their argument claimed was a hired employee and not an author entitled to script rights. Miller did end...
This news is surprising given that a high-profile legal battle between Cunningham and original "Friday the 13th" screenwriter Victor Miller has kept Jason Voorhees from the big screen for well over a decade now. The two men ended up embroiled in a lawsuit, with Cunningham's company Horror, Inc. going up against Miller, who their argument claimed was a hired employee and not an author entitled to script rights. Miller did end...
- 1/20/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
When the copyright lawsuit between original Friday the 13th director/producer Sean S. Cunningham and screenwriter Victor Miller came to an end, Miller was awarded with the U.S. copyright to the first film. Miller went on to team up with his lawyer Marc Toberoff, A24, Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller, and Friday the 13th franchise rights holder Rob Barsamian – the last surviving investor in the original film – to start developing the “expanded prequel” / “pre-remake-quel” TV series Crystal Lake for the Peacock streaming service. Thanks to the involvement of both Miller and Barsamian, that series can use all elements from the entire Friday the 13th franchise. But Cunningham isn’t just walking away from the Friday the 13th business. Our friends over at Bloody Disgusting have learned that Cunningham is overseeing reboots of Friday the 13th and the 1985 horror comedy House (which he produced), while also producing an original film called The Night Driver!
- 1/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bloody Disgusting has uncovered a big time scoop to finish off the week, learning that Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th) is not only working to get his own Friday the 13th reboot off the ground, but he’s also developing a reboot of a horror movie he produced back in 1985, House. In addition, Cunningham is producing an original film titled The Night Driver, working alongside writer Jeff Locker and director Jeremy Weiss on the various upcoming projects.
Of course, the catch with all things Friday the 13th is that the franchise was up until recently mired in legal issues, with original screenwriter Victor Miller now joining forces with Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) and A24 on a franchise prequel series for Peacock. That project is titled “Crystal Lake,” and Jeff Locker explains how a separate project could end up working.
Locker explains, “Sean hired me to do a rewrite on The...
Of course, the catch with all things Friday the 13th is that the franchise was up until recently mired in legal issues, with original screenwriter Victor Miller now joining forces with Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) and A24 on a franchise prequel series for Peacock. That project is titled “Crystal Lake,” and Jeff Locker explains how a separate project could end up working.
Locker explains, “Sean hired me to do a rewrite on The...
- 1/20/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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Matt Molgaard (Fangoria): There’s kind of two sides to Luke, I want to know: was one of those sides more challenging for you to portray. Was it easier for you to walk the line on the dark side, or was...
- 5/13/2009
- Fangoria
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Fangoria recently caught up with series star and co-creator Ryan Cafeo to discuss the series and it's future.
Matt Molgaard (Fangoria): There’s kind of two sides to Luke, I want to know: was one of those sides more challenging for you to portray. Was it easier for you to walk the line on the dark side, or was...
Fangoria recently caught up with series star and co-creator Ryan Cafeo to discuss the series and it's future.
Matt Molgaard (Fangoria): There’s kind of two sides to Luke, I want to know: was one of those sides more challenging for you to portray. Was it easier for you to walk the line on the dark side, or was...
- 5/13/2009
- Fangoria
Luke 11:17 is a web-series that’s turned quite a few industry heads. A dark psychological thriller, Luke 11:17 has successfully utilized an intriguing combination of hypocrisy, narcissism, sociopathic tendencies and erotic tension to captivate viewers around the globe. Toss in creative post-production techniques, sound acting and a daring nonchalant sadistic quality, and you’re left with an extremely promising project. With one highly successful season wrapped, the success this project has earned may lead to Luke creeping it’s way onto a cable network near you before too long.
Fangoria recently caught up with series star and co-creator Ryan Cafeo to discuss the series and it's future.
Matt Molgaard (Fangoria): There’s kind of two sides to Luke, I want to know: was one of those sides more challenging for you to portray. Was it easier for you to walk the line on the dark side, or was...
Fangoria recently caught up with series star and co-creator Ryan Cafeo to discuss the series and it's future.
Matt Molgaard (Fangoria): There’s kind of two sides to Luke, I want to know: was one of those sides more challenging for you to portray. Was it easier for you to walk the line on the dark side, or was...
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