Friday the thirteenth prequel sequence Crystal Lake coming from Peacock, A24, Bryan Fuller

It’s Halloween, however the largest information of the day is about Friday the thirteenth! When the copyright lawsuit between unique Friday the thirteenth producer/director Sean S. Cunningham and author Victor Miller got here to an finish some time again, Miller was awarded the U.S. copyright to the primary film. With that in hand, Miller’s lawyer was assured that he might now pursue making a remake, prequel, sequel, TV sequence – principally something he wished. A truth which Cunningham, who nonetheless holds the rights to the general franchise, strongly disputed. Effectively, now Miller has made his transfer. Selection experiences that the Peacock streaming service has ordered a Friday the thirteenth sequence referred to as Crystal Lake. The present is being described as an “expanded prequel”.

Crystal Lake is coming to us from A24. Miller is govt producing alongside the studio along with his lawyer Marc Toberoff, Rob Barsamian, and showrunner Bryan Fuller. Fuller, whose credit embrace Hannibal and Pushing Daisies, can also be writing the present.

Susan Rovner of NBCUniversal Tv and Streaming supplied the next assertion: “Friday the thirteenth is among the most iconic horror franchises in film historical past and we had been dying to revisit this story with our upcoming drama sequence Crystal Lake. We are able to’t wait to get to work with Bryan Fuller, a gifted, visionary creator who I’ve had the pleasure of being a longtime good friend and collaborator, together with our unimaginable companions at A24, on this up to date model for Peacock that can thrill long-standing followers of the franchise.“

Fuller added: “I found Friday the thirteenth within the pages of Well-known Monsters journal once I was 10 years previous and I’ve been interested by this story ever since. In relation to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake below their banner. And Susan Rovner is solely one of the best at what she does. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be working together with her once more.“

Selection notes that Miller and Toberoff “would not have the rights to make use of any parts of the movies established after the unique Friday the thirteenth, which incorporates Jason Vorhees’ trademark hockey masks, however are in a position to discover prequels as within the case of the Peacock sequence.” They are going to undoubtedly must tread fastidiously in order not to attract the ire of Cunningham…

It’s stunning that Miller is the primary one to announce his Friday the thirteenth mission, as a result of in latest months it has appeared that Cunningham is working with New Line Cinema and It producer Roy Lee to get a brand new movie into manufacturing. Will New Line nonetheless go forward with a Friday the thirteenth film whereas Crystal Lake is energetic at Peacock? We’ll have to attend and see.

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