It has now been a full 13 years since the release of the last Friday the 13th movie, with the franchise trapped in a messy legal battle ever since. You can read all about those legal issues right here, but the basic gist is that Sean Cunningham, the original movie’s director, and Victor Miller, the original movie’s writer, have been fighting over who gets control of what.
It was back in 2018 that a judge ruled Victor Miller owns the rights to the original Friday the 13th screenplay in the United States, a decision Cunningham has failed to overturn in the years that have followed. Cunningham, however, owns the character of adult Jason Voorhees, introduced in later sequels, so the two eventually will have to work together on this one.
Otherwise, major elements of the franchise will have to be split between the two parties for any future projects, which sounds like too much of a mess to actually be all that viable.
That said, it looks like SOMETHING is happening very soon, as Sean Cunningham has updated his bio over on Cameo to indicate that the franchise is coming back to life soon…?!
Cunningham’s official Cameo bio states, “Sean S. Cunningham directed and produced the seminal horror film Friday the 13th, creating the iconic villain Jason Voorhees. The movie has spawned 12 installments with a 13th scheduled for next year.”
What does this mean? Have Cunningham and Miller worked out a deal or is Cunningham developing a Friday project of his own? For now, it’s a mysterious tease that has us scratching our heads and wondering what the hell is going on in the world of Camp Crystal Lake.
We’ll keep you posted as we learn more. Stay tuned.
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