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'Freddy Vs Jason' Is Reportedly Getting A Remake After 17 Years
According to a new report, the blockbuster slasher flick from 2003 is set to get a remake and horror fans can't wait for it to happen.
Slasher fans may just have a new movie to cling on to! Yes, according to We Got This Covered, the brains behind the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th are looking to reintroduce Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees onto the big screen once again.
As per the report, the two iconic horror characters, who struck fear in the hearts of millions of moviegoers worldwide, could be back once again to beat the hell out of each other. Wes Craven's Estate who have just bought the rights to the Nightmare franchise is said to be hearing pitches to take the franchise forward and is considering a partnership with the makers of the Friday the 13th series.
No concrete inroads have been built, however, as the legal dispute behind the Friday franchise is still yet to be resolved. The report goes on to say that the movie will go forward once the rights issue gets resolved, which they expect will happen this year. That's not all the news there is, WGTC also reveals that the makers are looking to bring in a new A Nightmare on Elm Street and a Friday the 13th movie as a prequel to set up the major crossover Freddy vs. Jason. This comes weeks after reports claimed that Robert Englund was looking to star in a cameo in yet another A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot. Another report a few weeks ago revealed that Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood and his production company SpectreVision had shown his willingness to reboot the popular series. It remains to be seen whether Wood's company would be working with Wes Craven's Estate and New Line Cinema, the makers of the Friday the 13th series or there's something else coming up altogether.
The original crossover Freddy vs. Jason movie initially hit the theatres in 2003 and was 8th movie on the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and the 11th Friday the 13th lineup. Despite being critically panned (41% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), the movie turned out to be among the highest grosser for either series, raking in $116.6 million on an initial budget of $30 million. The movie featured Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in titular roles with supporting roles from Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland, Chris Marquette, Lochlyn Munro, Katharine Isabelle, and Zach Ward among others.
The film starts with Robert Englund's Freddy being unable to haunt the residents of Springwood, Ohio, in their dreams and most of them have already forgotten him. In order to strike fear in their hearts, Freddy resurrects Ken Kirzinger's Jason and manipulates him into traveling to Springwood to cause panic and fear. This sparks rumors that Freddy has returned, thereby setting the scene up perfectly for Freddy's return. However, as it turns out Jason's popularity leaves Freddy with little to do by depriving him of potential victims. This angers him and the resultant climax is the culmination of the fight between the two natural