Damien Leonehas quickly become one of the most beloved directors in the horror genre thanks to his work on theTerrifierfranchise.Art the Clownis getting ready to return to theaters next week with the highly anticipatedTerrifier 2re-releasethat’ll feature a sneak peek at next year’sTerrifier 3. However, while Art remains the focus of Leone’s horror world, there’s one slasher the director would love to get his hands on. That would be none other thanFriday the 13th.
While talking toSlash Filmthe director said, “I’ve been on record for quite some time now saying if I could ever remake one slasher film, it would beFriday the 13th.” He would continue on expressing his love for the series and how he would approachJason Voorheessaying:
“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.”
This isn’t just fan conjecture either as Leone has had meetings about the franchise. He finished off stating, “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.”
When is the Next ‘Friday the 13th’ Releasing?
Friday the 13thas a franchise has been suspended underCamp Crystal Lakefor over a decade thanks torights disputesbetween screenwriterVictor Millerand producerSean S. Cunningham. The lawsuit ended in 2021 which meant work on new projects could start, but that doesn’t negate the fact that it left us with a Jason size hole in our horror loving hearts for many years. That hole will soon be repaired with a newCrystal Lakeprequel series from A24 debuting onPeacockin 2024 and Cunningham may or may not be working on anew filmin the franchise.
However, whatever the case may be, the thought of Leone remakingFriday the 13thwould be horrific music to any genre fan’s ears. It would be the perfect too givenTerrifierandTerrifier 2are two of the best slashers to come along in the last decade. Not just because Art the Clown is bone chillingly crazy, and hiskillsare insanely graphic, but because thelorethat Leone has built around that madness has been full of heartfelt meaning. WhenFriday the 13thdoes return, it will be in desperate need of characters we care about and a definitive “final girl” that the franchise arguably never had. Leone is an expert in that department asSiennafromTerrifier 2has become a genre icon.
When is ‘Terrifier 3’ Releasing?
Whether Leone ever gets a chance to play inFriday the 13th’s world remains to be seen, but the director will be pretty busy withTerrifier 3coming out in late2024. The film’s first poster and teaser will be attached toTerrifier 2’s re-release that starts on Wednesday, November 1. you may get your tickets now onTerrifier’s website. Leone also did the VFX work for the upcoming horror thrillerStream.
