Jason Vorhees is set to return in a 13th(!) Friday the 13th movie, the first in the horror slasher franchise in nearly 20 years.
Word comes from Deadline, which reports Steve Miner is in place to direct the new movie due out in 2027. Miner directed 1981’s Friday the 13th Part 2, 1982’s Friday the 13th Part III, and 1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. David Fliegel is writing the script.
The last Friday the 13th movie was the 2009 reboot. New prequel series, Crystal Lake, came out on Peacock in October and finally introduced a key mission component of Jason Voorhees’ history. It became Peacock’s fourth-best scripted-original debut. IGN’s Crystal Lake review returned an 8/10. We said: “Crystal Lake works in large part thanks to Linda Cardellini’s turn as Pamela Voorhees, while showrunner Brad Caleb Kane brings a thorough knowledge of the original source material to the series.”
Deadline said the new film will be financed and produced by the Barsamian family, which controls the franchise through their company Horror, Inc. Horror, Inc. launched the ‘Jason Universe’ as part of a plan to revive the franchise in 2024.
Long-running horror franchises are on something of a tear, in movies, TV shows, and video games. For example, Illfonic’s Halloween: The Game came out in September. Saber’s Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival came out in October. Mike Flanagan adapted Stephen King’s horror classic, Carrie, for a Prime Video series that’s getting a Season 2. Apparently Paramount is interested in reviving A Nightmare on Elm Street, too.
