Once again producer Brad Fuller is talking and it appears the upcoming reboot/sequel to Friday The 13th will feature Jason and Mrs Voorhees (mom) side-by-side.. iHorror caught up with Fuller:
Origin isn’t really the right word for this movie. The word “Origin” got out and everyone’s calling it an origin film now, but that isn’t exactly the direction we’re taking.
Last month Fuller said that Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners) script would be an origin story..
"It’s more of an alternate world that we’re creating for Jason – an alternate space, alternate reality – in this film. Yes, Pamela and Jason are together in this film, but this is the same Jason we all know and love. He’s Jason; he kills – he kills teenagers. We went down the origin route with the second Texas Chainsaw Massacre film, and I think when you go to deep into a character’s origin, the character stops being scary at some point. I’m not worried about demystifying Jason by revealing parts of his back story, which most of the fans are familiar with."
“The story takes place between the late 1970s and the early 1980s,” continues Fuller, who adds, “There is a summer camp, and there are camp counselors.”
When asked if Jason's father (Elias) would make an appearance, Fuller had this to say: “No, we haven’t decided whether or not Elias will appear in the film. Again, that was a comment I made, which was a response to a question about whether or not Elias would be a part of this film... I said that including Jason’s father was an idea, a possibility, but it’s not at all a certainty that he’ll appear in the film. The main relationship is between Pamela and Jason.”
Friday The 13th is set to land in theaters January 2017... But I wouldn't count on it..
