We've heard all about the upcoming Friday the 13th over the past few months, and while there has been plenty revealed, there is still one man who hasn't spoken up. This afternoon Entertainment Weekly spoke to Platinum Dunes producer (and big action director) Michael Bay about the forthcoming return of Jason Voorhees divulging some interesting news about a possible "twist"?! Read on for the skinny.
While talking to Entertainment Weekly, Bay talked a bit about the new plot for the remake, which arrives in theaters February 13, 2009.
"It’s a reconception of the original. We’re introducing a whole group of new kids. What we always try to do is add a little bit of freshness to these movies that were really scary back then and update them for a new audience."
Bay continues, "I haven’t seen the director's cut because he’s still cutting, but I know this one will really be scary; it’s also funny, as well. It’s a fun college adventure that goes awry. It’s not a movie I would ever show my mom! (Laughs) We don’t make these for our mothers; we make these for the fans out there."
He also took the chance to respond directly to the haters of the remake, which are all over the place...
"There are always haters out there, and you can’t get rid of that" he explains. "We try to be faithful, and we’re fans ourselves. It’s like when I did Transformers — I listened to the fans, you know, but you still have to make your own movie by respecting what was done and trying to give it a whole new twist."
A whole new twist? You might want to get that SPOILER hard hat on before you read the next sentance...
"You’re just not going to believe the first 12 minutes! It’s a twist in itself..."
Watch for more as it comes in. The first image of Jason is rumored to appear as early as this week!
Sounds good, hope to see Jason's new look this upcomming week. Really looking forward to this. I dont get the spoiler though, just that the first 12 min of the movie is gonna be a big twist. The twist can be anything? so many different angles can happen to begin the movie.
I don't see this as a twist really. The first 12 minutes can hardly be a twist since there's been no groundwork yet layed by the movie to twist. And I took the highlighted yellow bit as more for transformers although I'm not sure just how "twisty" transformers was. I thought it was a pretty straight forward unimaginative movie about space robots.
I wonder if the twist will be that Jason's mother is actually the one that kills him and he comes back for revenge. The counselors just get in the way as he is looking for revenge.
Remember when you laughed at Jason slamming that girl up again a tree in part 7. Or when you chuckled in part 4 when that kid for the speargun in the nuts....I think that's what he's talking about. Some lame humor from the kids is expected, but I don't see Jason putting pies into anyone face if that's what you're worried about.
I can't!!!!!! As a fan, leave these alone! You have ruined too many movies already. I'm sorry but TCM and AH were 2 horrible remakes, not to mention Halloween, which is the only reason THIS movie is happening. I'll wait for netflix. + isn't Michael Bay on the bored for the MPAA? He likes and goes for pg-13, he is onkly doing this for the money, he could care less about the fans
the twist will probably be that Jason will be completely CGI :(
the only remake I want so see him do is something like Saw or Hostel with just him being tortured for about 2 hours and with the twist ending where we happily realise it was a snuff movie and Bay is really dead; unable to make more crappy films so that the money can be spent on interesting things.
Even though they have officially stated that it will be rated R, complete with partying, sex, and nudity?
The PG-13 argument has no backing here anymore.
Shit..now I found a way to get more excited. If it wasn't for The Dark Knight coming out this week, I think this movie could be the most anticipated on my list this year. Welcome back Jason...
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While talking to Entertainment Weekly, Bay talked a bit about the new plot for the remake, which arrives in theaters February 13, 2009.
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