Well, as Mr. Ammon already kindly informed us earlier today, the re-whatever-ing of FRIDAY THE 13TH completely decapitated the box office this past weekend, setting a new record for a horror movie opening. F*ck yeah! And I’m proud to say that I had a blast at the flick! Bloody, funny, lovely ladies—a sweet homage to our deformed, machete-happy Crystal Laker! And the best part? A $42.2 million opening all but guarantees we haven’t seen the last of Mr. Voorhees on the big screen. The only question is, who else haven’t we seen the last of?
Well, Fango just spoke with FRIDAY star, Jared Padalecki (top right), on whether or not he’d be up for another round by the lake. Apparently, Jared wasn’t initially signed up for a sequel option, but here is what he revealed: “I believe they tried to [sign him for a sequel], but then we were like, ‘Well, you’re not going to make another [movie], and if you do, let’s figure it out from there.’ Because I wouldn’t want to come back as the hero. I would love to have one scene and die, and they wouldn’t want to option someone to return just to get killed. Still, if they did a sequel, I would love to be a part of it. I had a great time working with those guys; I just wouldn’t want to headline it again. I’ve told this story of Clay, it was fun and I don’t need to tell it again.”
So, basically, he’s cool with a cameo similar to Adrienne King’s at the beginning of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2. I guess that’s cool with me, but I’d like the writers to possibly do a little something different with how Padalecki’s character is used. If there was only one complaint I could have regarding the remake, I’d say it stuck a little too close to the old Jason formula. There weren’t really any fresh surprises like Mr. Zombie did with his re-imagining of HALLOWEEN. Regardless, I’m looking forward to the announcement of the next FRIDAY THE 13TH which is bound to be coming soon.
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