Greg Nicotero Discusses Redesigning The New Look Of Jason Voorhees For Jason Universe

 Friday The 13th fans are not only eagerly awaiting Jason's return to the big screen in a potential new theatrical feature, but also on the small screen as well with the short vignette Sweet Revenge releasing next week online and the A24 streaming series Crystal Lake debuting in 2026. As part of his return, Horror Inc asked special effects legend Greg Nicotero to redesign the overall look of Jason, including the hockey mask. The results of this redesign have been mixed so far, with mostly positive remarks for the outfit and look of Jason, but the hockey mask has garnered overwhelmingly negative buzz thus far.

At Comic Con the previous week, Comicbook.com caught up with Greg to ask about the redesign.

They said, ‘We want to reimagine him, and so we did this new mask, then we did a new Jason.'

They’re like, ‘He’s not a zombie, so he’s not going to be rotted.' So we landed somewhere between Part 2 and Part 3.

It was a lot of fun. It’s fun for me to revisit those. We did Nightmare on Elm Street, we did Halloween, we did three Scream movies, we did Leatherface. We’re the only company that’s really touched all of those big franchises, except for Hellraiser.

Back in May, President of Horror Inc, Robert Barsamian, had this to say about the Jason redesign:

We strive to maintain Jason's original essence, while continuing to move toward the future with a defined look and feel that takes Jason into his next chapter. We're also working with both familiar and fresh franchise voices to strike that balance.

"We gave Greg our new 13-hole mask and worked together on this full-body look that embodies classic Jason. He's a strong, towering and terrifying slasher with a machete, his weapon of choice.

Perhaps the look will grow on fans in time, but for now this is the new Jason Voorhees going forward so hopefully everyone will enjoy the new ride.