Considering what the overall premise of the movie is, however, I wouldn’t be quite so quick to calling it a full fledged remake, as it sounds like it’s actually happening somewhere around PART 3 and PART 4. Check it out: The remake will focus on Jason — who will wear the mask and kill — and keep the famous setting of Crystal Lake.
How it could be called a ‘remake’ and featuring a hockey masked wearing Jason slicing and dicing is beyond me, but there you go! If it’s set in the 1980s, then this could actually be kind of fun, as it could possibly play like a hommage to the series. But if it’s set in modern times… why not just call it JASON 12, or better yet, instead of calling it a remake (which it obviously isn’t), why not JASON: THE BEGINNING, or JASON: ORIGINS, or JASON: THE EARLY YEARS? I know, they think a ‘remake’ will get folks to show up to the theater, but I actually think just another JASON entry would do just that and then some…
The only good news, of course, is that Shannon and Swift gave us a jolly good time with FVJ, and I feel confident they can pull together a new JASON entry that does the franchise justice, as they seem to really get what the series is all about. Don’t let us down!
So what’s your take on this? Do you think it’s a good idea they’re ‘remaking’ FRIDAY THE 13TH? Do you think it’s a waste of time, money, and a disgrace to the series? Spit your bullets below and tell us what you think! No word on when we can expect the new FRIDAY THE 13TH, but they’re hoping this to be a prestrike project… so it could be sooner than you think…