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Friday the 13th
File:Friday the thirteenth.jpg
Comic-Con promotional poster
Directed byMarcus Nispel
Written byScreenplay:
Damian Shannon
Mark Swift
Characters by:
Victor Miller
Ron Kurz
Produced byMichael Bay
Andrew Form
Brad Fuller
StarringDerek Mears
Jared Padalecki
Amanda Righetti
CinematographyDaniel Pearl
Distributed byParamount Pictures
New Line Cinema
Release dates
February 13, 2009[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Friday the 13th is a 2009 American horror film directed by Marcus Nispel, and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series, whose last film was the 2003 crossover film Freddy vs. Jason. Nispel also helmed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for Freddy vs. Jason. The film stars Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees, with Jared Padalecki and Amanda Righetti portraying the male and female leads, respectively. Set for a Friday, February 13,2009 release, the film will take "elements from all three [of the first] movies".[2]


Production

Development

New Line Cinema's Toby Emmerich approached Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form of Platinum Dunes about restarting Friday the 13th in the same fashion that they had done with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. The trio agreed but first had to spend over a year securing the film rights from all respective parties, namely, Paramount Pictures, New Line and Sean Cunningham's Crystal Lake Entertainment.[3] Since Paramount still owned certain copyrights to the first films, the remake intially could not use anything from the original series. Paramount, who wanted to be included, approached the producers and gave them license to use anything from the original films, including the title. With Paramount on board, Fuller and Form decided they wanted to use pieces from each of the first three films. Fuller stated, "I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen. It’ll happen differently in our movie than in the third one. Where is Jason from, why do these killings happen, and what is Crystal Lake?" The producers expressed an interest in using the character of Tommy Jarvis and stated that they were working out an origin story for Jason that would make sense.[2] Ultimately, it was decided that Friday the 13th would not be an origin story, but that the audience would get a sense of the history as the film progressed. The audience will see Jason transition from wearing a bag over his head—similar to Friday the 13th Part 2—to finding and actually placing the hockey mask over his face, whereas in Friday the 13th Part III he obtains the mask off-screen and comes out of the barn already wearing it.[4]

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, writers of Freddy vs. Jason, were announced in October 2007 to have been hired to pen a script for the remake.[5] The film is being produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller through Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, for New Line Cinema.[5] Director Jonathan Liebesman was originally in negotiations to direct the remake in February 2006,[6] but was replaced by Marcus Nispel, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake of 2003, in November 2007.[7] Nispel was apprehensive to take the job, primarily on the idea of taking over another film franchise, but Fuller finally convinced him.[3]

Casting

"They were like, You're really nice...are you going to be able to switch over, right? I was like, I cage fight and I've got a lot of dad issues. So yeah."
— Derek Mears discussing his response when Brad Fuller and Andrew Form questioned his ability to portray Jason.[3]

Stuntman Derek Mears was hired to portray Jason Voorhees at the recommendation of makeup special effects supervisor Scott Stoddard.[8][3] Mears's pleasant demeanor had the studio worried about his ability to portray such a menacing character on screen, but Mears assured them that he was up to the role.[3] Jared Padalecki signed on as the lead male who investigates what happened at Crystal Lake,[9] with Amanda Righetti taking the female lead.[10] Danielle Panabaker, Jonathan Sadowski, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, Julianna Guill round out the rest of the cast.[11][12] Nana Visitor has been cast as Pamela Voorhees,[13] with a young Jason to be played by Caleb Guss.[14]

Amanda Righetti had not read the script when she was initially offered the role. Wanting to be apart of the Friday the 13th franchise from the start, Righetti admitted that she was sold on the idea of acting in the film after she did read the script.[3]

Filming

Principal photography began on April 21, 2008 in Austin, Texas and wrapped up on June 13, 2008.[15]

Creating Jason

Derek Mears was required to wear full body make-up from the chest up while performing his duties as Jason Voorhees. As Mears describes it, he wore a chest plate with fake skin that would move to all muscle movement; he also wore a fake hump on his back, and was given a variation of scoliosis. A prosthetic eye was glued to Mears's face to allow for realistic movement.[16] As a result of all the makeup Mears wears, Stoddard spends three and a half hours applying all of the makeup to Mears's head and torso. Stoddard describes his particular look for Jason as a combination of Carl Fullerton's design in Friday the 13th Part 2, and Tom Savini's work in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Stoddard wanted to make sure that Jason still appeared human, and not some monster. The character will have hair loss, skin rashes, and the traditional deformities in his face, but it will be in a way that allows the audience to see a human side to him.[3] For his wardrobe, Mears was given a pair of combat boots and a "high priced t-shirt" that allowed the special effects make-up to be seen through the holes in the shirt. The jacket Jason wears in the film was created by combining a hunting jacket and a military jacket – Mears wanted the hunting jacket, but the creative team liked the way the military jacket, which was longer, billowed as he was making his "kill movements". The top of the hunting jacket was removed and placed over the top of the military jacket. Mears characterizes it as a "giant Frankenstein jacket". After problems with the fake nails that he had to wear for the part, Mears grew out his own fingernails for filming. Mears describes Jason as being leaner in this film, because he does not eat as much. A "leaner" Jason was deemed more functional, with more emphasis on the hump on his back.[16]

Makeup FX artist Scott Stoddard took inspiration from the third and fourth films when designing Jason's hockey mask. Stoddard even managed to get his hands on an original set piece that he studied and later sculpted. Although he had a sculpt of one of the original masks, Stoddard did not want to replicate the entire thing one hundred percent. As Stoddard explains, "Because I didn't want to take something that already existed, there were things I thought were great, but there were things I wanted to change a bit. Make it custom, but keep all the fundamental designs. Especially the markings on the forehead and cheeks. Age them down a bit, break them up." In the end, Stoddard crafted six versions of the mask, each with varying degrees of wear.[3]

Mears always related to "Jason the victim" when he was growing up as a child, and that was how he wanted to portray Jason in the film. To the actor/stuntman, Jason represents all those individuals that were picked on in high school for being outcasts of society—specifically those with physical deformities—only Jason exacts his revenge on those that are trying to take over his territory (Crystal Lake). When Mears went in to audition for the role he was asked, "We really need an actor for this particular role. Why do we need an actor as opposed to just a guy in a mask? Explain that to us." To Mears, portraying Jason was similar to Greek Mask Work, where the mask and the actor are two separate entities, and, based on the scene, you will get variate combinations of mask and actor in the performance. According to Mears, it is all based on whether you realize that everything is made of energy, and if you are thinking something then it will transfer to what the camera picks up. Mears also relies on the people behind the camera, which he likens the experience to a NASCAR race. Mears is the driver and the effects team is his pit crew. As he is performing the role, the effects team will provide subtle suggestions as to ways that he can bring the character more to life on camera.[16]

For this film, Jason's intelligence and thought processing is more defined. Mears likens the character to John Rambo, Tarzan and the Abominable Snowman from Looney Tunes. Jason is similar to Rambo because the audience will see him setting the other characters up to fall into his traps. Like Rambo, he is more calculated because he feels that he has been wronged and he is fighting back. He is meant to be more sympathetic in this film.[16]

Release

The film will have its U.S. release on Friday, February 13,2009.[1]

Trailer

you can now view the teaser trailer.

References

  1. ^ a b "Young Jason Cast in Friday the 13th remake". FearNet. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Devin Faraci (2007-01-08). "EXCLUSIVE: PAGING TOMMY JARVIS?". CHUD. Retrieved 2007-10-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ryan Rotten (2008-10-30). "On the Set of Friday the 13th". Shock Till You Drop.
  4. ^ Ryan Rotten (2008-06-09). "Set Visit Preview: Friday the 13th". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  5. ^ a b Borys Kit (2007-10-02). "Duo pumps new blood into 'Friday the 13th'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-10-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Jonathan Liebesman Directing Friday the 13th Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Movie Web. 2006-02-22. Retrieved 2007-10-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Borys Kit (2007-11-14). "Nispel scores a date with next 'Friday'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Jay Frasco (2008-03-31). "Casting of new 'Friday the 13th' villain splits fans down the middle". IFMagazine. Retrieved 2008-04-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Padalecki in Final Talks for 'Friday the 13th'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publication= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Bryon Perry (2008-04-02). "Amanda Righetti". Variety. Retrieved 2008-04-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "'Shark' Co-Star Floats to 'Friday the 13th'". The Hollywood Reporter. Zap2it. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Cast & Crew Talk Earliest 'Friday the 13th' & Jason Voorhees Memories!". Bloody-Disgusting. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  13. ^ "Nana Visitor is Mrs. Voorhees". 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Young Jason Voorhees Cast in Friday the 13th". Worst Previews. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Brad Fuller (2008-06-06). "Why THIS Friday the 13th is important!". Platinum Dunes Offical Blog. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ a b c d Paulington James Christensen III (2008-06-09). "SET VISIT: Jason Voorhees Returns to Camp Crystal Lake for Friday the 13th!". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2008-06-28.


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