Damien Leone has proven himself to be a master of the modern slasher with Terrifier and last year’s Terrifier 2, and ahead of Terrifier 2 returning to theaters on November 1 (along with a first-look, theater exclusive sneak peek at Terrifier 3!), Leone has expressed a desire to bring his particular brand of gory madness to another popular horror franchise from the past.
“I’ve been on record for quite some time now saying if I could ever remake one slasher film, it would be Friday the 13th,” Leone tells Slash Film in a new interview this week.
The filmmaker continues, “Jason was always my favorite slasher since I was a little kid, and I think that there’s a way to … I mean, my approach would be to keep it in the ’80s, honestly. I would have it take place in the early ’80s. I would try and make him as scary as possible because I feel like that’s something they kind of lost as the movies went along. You just start getting too comfortable with these villains and you need to be scared of them again.”
“Believe it or not, I’ve gotten to talk to some people who are execs who are in charge of that franchise. I think I’m still a little too obscure on that Hollywood list of people that they would approach to direct that film,” Leone also notes during the chat with Slash Film.
What’s going on with the Friday the 13th franchise? After years of legal issues, Jason Voorhees is finally set to return in a brand new TV series from Peacock, A24 and Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) that’s titled “Crystal Lake.” The “expanded prequel” television series will feature both Jason and Mrs. Voorhees, and it’s likely it’ll be slashing into our lives sometime next year.
There’s nothing going on with the Friday the 13th *film* franchise at this time, but it’s hard to imagine a better fit for the property than Damien Leone. A Leone-directed Friday the 13th movie would no doubt guarantee some of the most brutal carnage the franchise has ever seen, and his handling of fellow silent killer Art the Clown suggests he’d do Jason justice as well.
Leone next directs Terrifier 3, coming soon. Get a sneak peek only in theaters on November 1.
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