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Steve Miner is going back to Crystal Lake.
The director of Friday the 13th Part 2 and Friday the 13th Part III will return to direct the franchise’s 13th feature film, according to Deadline. The news broke on Friday the 13th, because apparently someone planned this correctly.
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting choice for movie number 13. Miner helped turn Jason Voorhees into the franchise’s central killer with Part 2, then directed Part III, the movie that introduced the hockey mask that has defined Jason ever since.
Who’s Making Friday Number 13
Emerging screenwriter David Fliegel wrote the screenplay. The Barsamian family will finance and produce through Horror Inc., with CatchLight Studios joining as a production partner.
Cineverse has acquired North American distribution rights, including theatrical distribution.
The film is planned for 2027. No official title, cast or exact release date has been announced yet, so speculation about who will be under the mask can continue uninterrupted.
The Long Wait Between Fridays
The new film will be the first theatrical Friday the 13th feature since the 2009 reboot. Jason hasn’t exactly been dormant during that time. A24 and Peacock recently brought the franchise to television with Crystal Lake, while Mike P. Nelson directed the Sweet Revenge short as part of the expanding Jason Universe.
Now the theatrical side finally has its next chapter.
The last time Miner directed a Friday the 13th movie, Jason walked away with the piece of iconography that would define him for more than four decades. Movie number 13 is bringing Miner back to see what Jason does next.
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