Friday The 13th Part II (2010) not happening?

According to Horribid.com it looks to be just that and really this may be a bitter-sweet moment. It seems like this sequel would have been rushed to meet the Friday, August 13, 2010 that everyone wanted. As a fan of this franchise I'd rather wait 3-4 years for an acceptable movie than 1 year for something mediocre.

It really seems that a lot of fans are getting upset over this, but like I said- it may be for the best. Who really wants a rushed movie anyways? I also personally think that Platinum Dunes wants to see how the A Nightmare On Elm Street remake does. I think if that bombs they may be in a hurry to produce this to try and make up the losses. However, I don't think the ANOES remake will bomb, and in fact I think it's going to do very well.

This may also be the end of the Derek Mears era as Jason.

Awesome Part III Dutch poster.

I saw this posted on the Friday The 13th blog today and I am a collector of obscure, cool Friday The 13th posters and a while back I posted some cool ones from Yugoslavia, but this Dutch one has to be one of the most badass ones that I have seen in a while.

Thanks to jasonsfury for posting this!

The dirsctor you'd like to see lensing a Friday The 13th film?

That's the subject of the new poll- which seems to be a pretty highly debated subject. I think we all have people in mind to do so, on the poll I listed a handful of people who I think could do a good job.

Tom Savini: I doubt that Tom would ever consider it, and has more than expressed his hatred for the "killer Jason" character, but Tom did such a great job with the Night Of The Living Dead remake and seems to know how to create tension and atmosphere.

Hatchet 2 news.

So, Bloody Disgusting announced some casting news regarding Hatchet 2, and a few things sort of struck me odd. Kane Hodder will be back as Victor Crowley as well as a lot of the production team and crew with exception to actress Tamara Feldman, the heroine of Hatchet. My gripe is the fact tha there is a new special make-up effects artist (however he did work on the first Hatchet movie) who vowed to give Victor Crowley a new and improved look.

I'll be the first to admit that Victor Crowley looked like an insane mime inside a bad rubber suit in the first Hatchet movie, but why change hos looks? One of the biggest complaints about the Friday The 13th franchise is the fact that Jason's face changed drastically from movie to movie. Here is a chance for a new franchise with the same film crew to carry on with perfect continuity and now they are going to change the look of the killer? Pretty fucking lame and I hope the change is not that drastic, it could be a bit less "funny" looking. I just could not get behind his old look, however I would vote for continuity over changing that fact.

I just found it quite odd.

The second thing I wanted to complain about was the whole "twice the amount of kills!" Am I alone when I say I'd rather have 8 nicely done, bloody and brutal kills than say 16 kills where some are great, some are lame and some are completely offscreen? When you have so many kills you know that half of them will be generic and completely run of the mill. So, why are people in the need of a high body count when about half of them will completely lack any impact?

Ah well, we'll see how this movie turns out.

Behind the scenes photos of the week: Directors

Here are some cool clips of some Friday The 13th directors and the talent; Ken Kirzinger taking some direction from Ronnie Yu in Freddy Vs. Jason, Kevin Spirtas and John Carl Buechler in Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood and a couple from Jason Goes To Hell with Adam Marcus, John Lemay, Kane Hodder and Kari Keegan.

Cool Jason Goes To Hell DVD cover.

This caught my eye and I generally do not plug this film much since I really do not like it, but this Australian release by Reel DVD has a pretty cool cover.

Then & Now: Carol Locatell

New MMFX "Cropsy" bust.

For you fans of the 1981 cult horror classic "The Burning", like me. Again MMFX knocks out another great sculpt and this sculpture of Cropsy is one of the best that I have ever seen.

A look at Josh Stephenson's Part III bloody prototype.

Behind the scenes photos of the week: Friday The 13th 1980 contact sheets