Brad Fuller Wants Friday the 13th Fans To Not Give Up
The reason that was an interesting bit of news is that back in November 2010, a Hollywood insider had broke news that Platinum Dunes was no longer in the fold for the Friday the 13th franchise and that Warner Bros. was developing their own Friday the 13th sequel and were looking to begin shooting in Spring of 2011. With Spring fast approaching and no news from Warner Bros. about the sequel, it looks as though the insider news that broke last November may indeed be false.
At any rate, this information found its way back to Brad Fuller and other members of the production team from Platinum Dunes and prompted Mr. Fuller to comment on Twitter about the status of the project. Now it looks as though he wants to reassure Friday the 13th fans that they are still working on getting that coveted Jason sequel into production. Below is what Brad tweeted earlier today.
Friday the 13 th, part two ( or is it the 13th?) we won't give up. Dont you either.
The fans are aware now that ot is going to be a long wait before anything really moves forward, however, Hollywood is indeed a strange place and things happen quickly. No one ever knows when a project could just pop up and news will start flowing.....
Man, this just needs to get moving here!!! C'mon. There are a lot of fans that ARE losing faith in this project.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree. They need to just greenlight this. We are talking about total profits to be made!
ReplyDeleteWell, I think that is part of the proble,. Warner Bros. does not think that a new Friday the 13th film will make them a huge profit the second time around.
ReplyDeleteI will agree with you on that. Many fans just don't believe a new movie will ever happen now. However, that was the same sentiment many years ago, before Jason X happened. So, we shall see.
ReplyDeletethey need to get Mark Swift and Damion Shannon out of there
ReplyDeleteif they want good movies then they need ppl like us making them
WB is probably saving it as a go-to. You know, down the line, when all other ideas for a genre picture are exhausted. Re-makes and re-boots will never go away!
ReplyDeletei doubt this will ever happen now. look at the old frachises like this one. they are not even making films like this much anymore. f13 has made pretty much all the money it can. the last one didnt do very well and the movie wasnt very good. i'm a big fan of these movies anymore, but i still pop in here once in a few months to see if there is any current news on this. they should just annouce the franchise is done. no point in even making another one since they keep messing them up time after time and year after year. i think the last good one was friday 7 and that was in 1988 i believe. i'm sure this comment wont be popular because it is the truth. people dont like the truth.
ReplyDeleteWell, I have to say that it is unusual that if you're not a fan of the series anymore, that you still visit the website. But I always welcome you guys no matter why you're here as long as everyone keeps it civil.
ReplyDeleteAs for the newest movie not making a lot of money, that isn't true at all. It made just over $65 million domestically. For a horror film being released in February that is really good. Warner Bros. might be hesitant because of the huge dip in the second week gross. It's perfectly understandable. However, to say the franchise should be announced as dead.... I am not sure that will ever happen.
Any story, no matter if it is in comic book form, or book, televesion or in film, will always evolve and undergo changes for the time period it is represented in. Look at the Star Wars franchise. How many people has George Lucas alienated that were fans of the original trilogy? But the new generation is in love with the story that he created in the second trilogy as well as the animated series. I know a lot of old school fans that hate everything Lucas has done, but Star Wars franchise is stronger than ever now.
Okay ....what if I wanted to find the true "FRIDAY 13th" fans? Or should I just tell you and hope to gain some feedback as to what my next move might be? I'll just ask...(a closed mouth does not get fed). I have a FULL SIZE canvas billboard of the 2010 release. Who ...if anyone, might be interested in such a rare offering?
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