Jason Lives...again. Friday the 13th rebooted...again.

[Jello Biafra]

From the THR article:

The exact reason for the move is unclear, although one factor could be the poor performance of the studio’s horror movie, Rings. That pic, which like Friday the 13th was to have restarted a horror franchise, cost $25 million and bowed to $13 million over the weekend.

Sources say that execs quickly began second-guessing Friday the 13th, believing it would have chased the same audience, although others point out that the project is on the opposite spectrum of the horror scale.

Using Rings being a flop as the reason is stupid. Rings is an entirely different horror genre and the only reason the original Ring made any money is because there was a mini J-Horror fad going on at the time in the US. That fad has been over for a minute.
Friday the 13th on the other hand is ingrained in the fabric of America horror.
Besides these movies don't cost much and the last two times that this franchise actually had a legit wide release (more than 1000 theaters on opening weekend) they both made money.
Freddy vs Jason scooped up over $100 million off a $30 million budget and the 2009 remake cost $19 million and ended up making over $90 million at the box office.

 

[Mr210]

From the THR article:



Using Rings being a flop as the reason is stupid. Rings is an entirely different horror genre and the only reason the original Ring made any money is because there was a mini J-Horror fad going on at the time in the US. That fad has been over for a minute.
Friday the 13th on the other hand is ingrained in the fabric of America horror.
Besides these movies don't cost much and the last two times that this franchise actually had a legit wide release (more than 1000 theaters on opening weekend) they both made money.
Freddy vs Jason scooped up over $100 million off a $30 million budget and the 2009 remake cost $19 million and ended up making over $90 million at the box office.

I agree with everything you just said plus I would like to add, slasher horror movies hardly if ever come out, so I think there is more of a desire for those type of horror movies compared to movies like rings, where recently you have had conjuring, insidious, Annabelle which are much different than slasher horror movies

 

[Demon]

this is stupid...smh

they are looking way too much into this...

all you need is a camp, stupid teenagers, drug use, ass and titties, and alot of gore and inventive kills. maybe set it in the 80's

2 million, tops, for a budget and Paramount gets a HUGE return for the investment.

Idiots.

 

[HipHopStan]

Paramount has one more year to get a film up and running otherwise Warner Bros can take their stake in the franchise back.

 

[Deltron]

wonder if they forfeit and WB gets it back, if we can get 1 more FvJ w/ Englund and Hodder..somehow throw in Ash and or Myers for good measure

 

[Bawon Samedi]

The Friday the 13th films I can watch over and over and over and over again because they don't take themselves seriously. I literally been on a Friday the 13th movie spree watching all of the movies from the first all the way to the 2009 version. Something about this film series I love.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Do it grindhouse style.

 

[HipHopStan]

wonder if they forfeit and WB gets it back, if we can get 1 more FvJ w/ Englund and Hodder..somehow throw in Ash and or Myers for good measure

Possibly. Seems like Warner won good with that deal that they cut. They still get a cut from Nolan's films meanwhile the Friday the 13th is floating in development hell, and while I don't watch South Park anymore, I've heard the latest seasons have been . They basically took no loss here.

 

[OmegaK2099]

just release the damn game

 

[Brandeezy]

WB/New Line have been on a roll Horror wise. I wouldn't be surprised if they get Blumhouse or Wan on board and have them take a crack at it

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It ain't hard to make a Friday the 13th movie, just stick to the formula

And they don't cost much to make and they all turn a crazy profit. What the fukk is wrong with Hollywood

 

[KevCo]

wonder if they forfeit and WB gets it back, if we can get 1 more FvJ w/ Englund and Hodder..somehow throw in Ash and or Myers for good measure

Wish the first one had hodder...he earned the role but was too large...like no shyt, hes fukking jason