Bay, Form and I decided long ago that the opportunity to remake FRIDAY THE 13TH was only worthwhile if we could do it right. Along the way to this balmy night outside Austin, Texas there is a wide swath of discarded scripts, fired actors, and wardrobe pictures that would have been the subject of endless berating amongst the online community. But through it all we remained focused on the path to attempt to produce a great horror film, worthy of its lineage. And tonight, my fourth on set, but the first that brought me face to face with Mr. Voorhees in all his glory - I can tell you without hesitation that every minute of frustration, pain and misery was worth it - really worth it, because tonight Jason Vorhees scared the shit out of me. No, he didn't threaten me with that huge machete; all he did was look into the camera and every hair on my body stood up. Derek Mears captures the best of the all the Jason's and injects the character with his own element of tangible menace.
In this movie you will see a feral, brutal Jason who is hell-bent on killing in astonishing ways. And tonight our director, Marcus Nispel, constructed a shot of Jason as he is about to strike that is when I got scared. The shot is iconic in its construction. It's our 'Batman' or 'Spiderman' shot and when you see the movie you will know exactly what I am talking about. It is the single shot that tells you everything you need to know about Jason.
I so badly want to post that image right here and now, but if I did even Jason couldn't protect me from the army of lawyers and execs who would want to kill me. But here is what I will do! I am working hard to get pictures from the set and my present to you is the first ever behind-the-scenes photo from FRIDAY THE 13TH! The image shows my partner, Andrew Form and me hanging on set in front of a Crystal Lake police car in between set ups. What you are seeing is the before version of the car - the after version has considerably more blood and broken glass. But, let's start slow, get the suits used to me leaking stuff here on my blog and see how far we can take it. Sound good?
- Brad Fuller
In this movie you will see a feral, brutal Jason who is hell-bent on killing in astonishing ways. And tonight our director, Marcus Nispel, constructed a shot of Jason as he is about to strike that is when I got scared. The shot is iconic in its construction. It's our 'Batman' or 'Spiderman' shot and when you see the movie you will know exactly what I am talking about. It is the single shot that tells you everything you need to know about Jason.
I so badly want to post that image right here and now, but if I did even Jason couldn't protect me from the army of lawyers and execs who would want to kill me. But here is what I will do! I am working hard to get pictures from the set and my present to you is the first ever behind-the-scenes photo from FRIDAY THE 13TH! The image shows my partner, Andrew Form and me hanging on set in front of a Crystal Lake police car in between set ups. What you are seeing is the before version of the car - the after version has considerably more blood and broken glass. But, let's start slow, get the suits used to me leaking stuff here on my blog and see how far we can take it. Sound good?
- Brad Fuller
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slysnide
okay, there's a cop car in the woods that's yet to be decked out with blood. That doesn't tell us anything.
4 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Radimus-83
i can so easily see by this picture that this re-make is gonna be a fantastic peice of movie making!!
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
JR
OMG this picture tells you a lot about what the movie is going to be about(applause) This is BS
4 years agoby @juan213Flag
slysnide
You're right about that. The more remakes they do, the worse they get. When will they ever learn what it was about the originals that was ACTUALLY creepy????
4 years agoby @slysnideFlag
CDT1013
Can't Change a Classic.
4 years agoby @jmt1000000Flag
Saquin Turok 'X'
Yet another nail in the coffin of originality.
4 years agoby @teesterxFlag
Bragg
Yea I don't like that idea either.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
Jake
It sounds like it could be good, but i don't like the idea of changing the story line. I'll just have to wait and see.
4 years agoby @jake08Flag
Bragg
I really hope you don't expect anyone to read all that.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
Bragg
I really hope you don't expect anyone to read all that.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
slysnide
So they're basically gonna butcher the only good film in that series by filling it with blood and guts and gore and trying to sell it off as scary like Rob Zombie did on his remake of "Halloween." Sounds like a bad idea. It sounds like more of a remake of parts 2/3 considering that Jason wasn't even in #1, and didn't get the hockey mask til part 3. The first is built on suspense and soesn't feature as much gore, as it does on the build up to the attack that is only discovered but not actually seen, and that was a good thing.
Actually the first 3 are alright...but to be vics running and screaming about a guy that's stalking them at a grand total 2mph when they're going at least 4 or 5 just sounds really funny, and more comedic than scary. Check that- it IS comedic.
Wes Craven successfully avoided that when he made Freddy Krueger talk and be comical so it wouldn't be an apparent 100% rip of of the F13 series.
Oh well, I guess we'll wait and see how this one holds up. I myself was expecting such a film after the fallout of "Jason X" and how bad I heard it was. I mean you don't take a stalking woodland killer to space! Let alone Manhattan! Why ruin it? However, I'm hoping that the director has learned what IS scary, and what is not...like blood/guts/gore.
4 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Bragg
Or someone out there hated the original and figured they could do it better. Be open minded retard.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
CelluloidDreams
Thank you "Bragg" ..shows that Hollywood has finally run out of ideas!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Bragg
Wow Celluloid...ready. They take that story line. Re film the movie. And boom, you got a remake of Friday the 13th. WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!!??? =_=
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
CelluloidDreams
In the original "Friday the 13th", Mrs. Voorhees stalks and murders a group of camp counselors. She is determined to make sure Camp Crystal Lake does not reopen, after her son Jason drowned in the lake while two counselors, who were supposed to be watching him, were off having sex and not paying attention.
Soo how in the hell are they going to "Re-Boot" or "Re-Make" "Friday the 13th" is beyond me!!!! THis is the most blockheaded idea!!!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
CelluloidDreams
Power to the people who punish bad cinema!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Vamp
Dammit I was hoping Jason would be in this photo. Oh wel, looking forward to this film nonetheless!!!!!
4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
Bragg
lmfao that whole post was for nothing Readmiester. Lol you were like "this is gonna suck, halloween sucked, I'll see it anyways" wtf mate?! And whoa JR's got friends. Haha. JR quit arguing with your alter ego.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
readmiester84
i wish they would leave remakes, if you wana do another friday 13th write the next chapter not a frikin remake the halloween remake didnt achieve nothin niether will this.......ill still see it though lol
4 years agoby @readmiester84Flag
LeoNiDas' Lover
agree
4 years agoby @thejokerrulesFlag
They call me ITCHY BALLS
Yea! Do you want your ass kicked? Huh?!? We'll kick your ASS boy!
4 years agoby @danbrchFlag
LeoNiDas' Lover
get the f*ck off god damn it juan shockwave or whatever go to some other movie site this aint the best one anyway
4 years agoby @thejokerrulesFlag
T.Clark
He can tell every thought bragg, he just needs to keep it to one comment lol
4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Nyfresh
i would love 2 see this film and if in this one jason is the killer it might b a pretty cool twist
4 years agoby @leo16Flag
ChuChi
antoher remake..... whats wrong with hollywood they cant write no more stoies
4 years agoby @josedrosaFlag
Marcusx
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10058
its not the interview per say but it mentions that they are keeping the mask and such. if i come across the interview i will let ya kno. this is all i got for now
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
They call me ITCHY BALLS
Kill Bragg, Gui.a.j, kill him.
4 years agoby @danbrchFlag
Bragg
Ohh, got a link to that interview by any chance?
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag
Marcusx
not necessarily true. this is a new version. they said it is jasons origins, but he will actually be the killer in this one. thats what an interview stated that i came across
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
Bragg
Lol just goes to show ya' that people can't be original. But I still kinda enjoy the ones that are good.
4 years agoby @bragg1Flag