A brief introduction to the series of Friday the 13th

When the first film in the series of Friday the 13th was released in 198, the distribution rights belonged to New Line and Paramount, but in 199, Paramount sold the distribution rights to New Line because of the box office fiasco of Friday the 13th 8 produced in 1989. The rights obtained by the new line include the roles of Jason Voorhees and his mother Pamela Voorhees, the name of Crystal Lake and the trademark "Sunday the 13th". Paramount still holds the first eight films and the right to adapt the first film. Since then, New Line Company has released Doomsday on Friday (1993), Public Enemy of Star Trek (21) and Freddy vs. Jason (23). It was not until the latest film Friday the 13th that Platinum Dune Company joined in the production, hoping to freely use the plots and characters held by Paramount. After a series of legal rulings, the company finally decided to co-produce this new 9 film. This complicated behind-the-scenes story about ownership seems to have nothing to do with fans, but in fact it has a very important influence on the film content, because the film's return to Crystal Lake, which is well known to fans, originated from the 198 edition of Friday the 13th.

The mixed effect of horror and comedy

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, two screenwriters of Friday the 13th, were also screenwriters of Freddy vs Jason directed by Yu Rentai. Shannon said: "The most important issue is the tone. It is necessary to convey a mixed effect of horror and comedy and maximize it. " Swift agreed and said, "This is not well integrated in Freddy vs. Jason. We have no sense of horror at all. That movie is too cartoon for us. However, we also realized that for a horror film, if even a child dares to tell the story, it is simply the biggest blow to the screenwriter. "

Shannon and Swift got another chance to write this horror series. They realized the mistakes in their past creation, so the two screenwriters decided to present something new so that fans wouldn't know the development of the plot at a guess. They didn't even want to disclose that the film was about Jason, who was known to all ages at first. Swift said: "We want the film to show a sense of nostalgia, just like the films of the 198s that children are not familiar with."

Friday the 13th

When two writers first discussed the film with Platinum Dune Company, they said, "We want to create a realistic Jason. What will he become if this man survives in the Woods? We don't think he is like the shark in Jaws. He should be smarter to deal with people. He has never set this before. According to this route, I believe that Jason played by Derek Mears will be the best image ever. " And they also think it is unnecessary to explain Jason's childhood too much, because that would destroy the mystery of this character.

Shannon said, "We want to keep this sense of reality. When you enter Jason's tunnel, you will find the dead deer here, because he will hunt to survive." However, presenting Jason's life in this way is actually expensive to make, and the bodies of these deer are worth $1,. It is also because of the budget control problem that the two writers' preset ending is actually much more complicated than what is finally presented in the film. But they also know that you can't spend too much on such a movie.

Despite their efforts to change, the biggest problem faced by the two writers is that there will be no repeated details. After all, there have been 11 films in this series before. Swift said with a smile: "There are so many ways to kill people in so many movies, so you have to do your homework, because it is very likely that fans will complain about the cliche of the plot." In the end, the two screenwriters reached the understanding that they should learn from precedents and create new ways. They set 13 ways to die for this. For them, they don't regard this film as a remake, but hope that fans will think it is another sequel.

Fans who have grown up in the past 3 years

At the end of filming, this new version of Friday the 13th is still under the suspicion of fans of this series. Since 198, the film's fans have grown a lot in the past 3 years. They have witnessed Jason's various fate. He was once sent to hell, flew through space, and fought fiercely with Freddy, the "ghost king of the night". It seems that it is not easy for them to accept this new film immediately without bias.

One of the producers of Friday the 13th

Brad Fowler once explained, "We are always looking for a really interesting story. We think too many horror movies, even those made by ourselves, are really boring. Therefore, we hope to avoid these shortcomings, bring something new to horror movies, and create some better characters and interesting plots. "

For the fans, what they are most dissatisfied with is that Kane Holder, Jason's former actor behind the mask, has not returned. In fact, this actor has never considered this performance, and he has been replaced by Derek Mears who looks polite.

Fowler said that the creation of Friday the 13th in 29 was based on a kind of integration, which was difficult. Andrew Forme, another producer, went on to explain: "This film is called a remake of the original. Fans who are familiar with this series know that Jason didn't put on his mask until the third film, and this film absorbed the elements of the first three films to create this remake. In the film, the audience will see why and how Jason put on his mask."

Fowler and Forme insist that the latest film is no longer the original story, and they never intend to make the same mistake again. Fowler said: "The purpose of the film is to tell the story of a group of children meeting Jason in Crystal Lake. I hope the audience can feel this history from this experience." Highlights

Friday the 13th

The series of Friday the 13th is the longest series of horror films. Since Friday the 13th in 198, Jason, the killer in the film, has become a classic image of a terrorist killer and is deeply rooted in people's hearts. So in 1981, there was a sequel "Friday the 13th 2", followed by "Friday the 13th 3" in 1982 and "Black Friday: The Ending" in 1984. However, although the subtitle was "The Ending", it seemed to mean farewell, but the market was still optimistic, so it was impossible to end and we had to continue filming.

So in 1985, episode 5 on Friday the 13th announced the return of the immortal Jason with the subtitle of "A New Beginning". Jason's Resurrection on Friday the 13th in 1986, New Blood on Friday the 13th in 1988 and Jason's Invasion of Manhattan on Friday the 13th in 1989 followed. Then there was "The Last Friday of Jason's Hell on Friday" in 1993, but it was still not Jason's last episode. When the tenth episode "Public Enemy of the Stars" met the audience in 21, it turned into a science fiction film set in 2455. Then in 23, there was Freddy vs Jason directed by Yu Rentai.

This also makes Jason, Freddie in "Ghost Street" and Michael May Miles in "Moonlight Panic" rank as the most terrible killer in horror movies.