Fangoria got word that filmmakers Anthony Masi & Thommy Hutson are currently producing a documentary on the entire FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise and with the full approval of Jason Voorhee's creator Sean Cunningham. Masi was one of the producers on HALLOWEEN: 25 YEARS OF TERROR, but promises this project will be a bit different. Hutson tells Fangoria, "With HALLOWEEN, the making of the movies was often more interesting than the movies themselves, but that wasn’t the case with the FRIDAY THE 13TH films. Those productions were very cookie-cutter; they came out with seven of them in eight years. It was a formula. But with the remake of the first film about to go into production, all of a sudden there’s a renewed interest in the series." Masi adds that, rather than a straightforward behind-the-scenes recounting, the docu will “talk about things like body count, gore and the concept of Jason as a superhero. There will also be more of a narrative flow to it. We don’t want it to end up being just a bunch of talking heads.” More details as they emerge!
In other Friday news, SHOCK is reporting that Amanda Righetti is close to signing on to the new FRIDAY THE 13TH remake, coming to you from those remakin' fiends at Platinum Dunes. This follows the news of the recently cast new JASON VOORHEES Derek Mears and lead Jared Padalecki. Marcus Nispel is directing from a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Shooting begins in Austin, TX on April 21st with an intended theatrical release date of Friday February 13th, 2009.
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