While Stephen King has been one of the biggest names in horror for decades, I never would have guessed that he'd have any interest in writing a story about genre icon Jason Voorhees. And yet, apparently he does. King revealed on Twitter that a FRIDAY THE 13TH novel that would be told from the perspective of Jason (and possibly titled I JASON) is the best novel idea he has, but hasn't written.
I'll let King explain in his own words:
The best novel idea I never wrote (and probably never will) is I JASON, the first-person narrative of Jason Voohees, and his hellish fate: killed over and over again at Camp Crystal Lake. What a hellish, existential fate!
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 15, 2020
Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache. And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn't someone tell Jason's side of the story?
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 15, 2020
As a fan of both FRIDAY THE 13TH and King, the idea of those worlds colliding is mind-blowing to me. Even if King's novel didn't quite match up with my view of Jason, it would still be a joy to see his interpretation of the character and the world he inhabits.
King even suggested that I JASON could get a film adaptation by Blumhouse.
Blumhouse could do it as a movie.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 15, 2020
Unfortunately, nothing is going to happen with the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise until the copyright lawsuit between the original film's director / producer Sean S. Cunningham and screenwriter Victor Miller is settled.
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