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Oscar nominee Rachel McAdams might be starring in her first horror movie soon if the current talks regarding her taking on a role in a new horror-thriller from Sam Raimi goes well. The film is titled Send Help, and McAdams is currently in negotiations to star.

20th Century Studios is behind this horror project with Raimi signed on to produce and direct. Raimi is best known for being the creator of the highly successful Evil Dead horror franchise. McAdams is known for starring in popular romance movies such as The Notebook, The Wedding Crashers, The Vow and Disobedience. She's also known for starring as Regina George in the hit teen comedy Mean Girls. Her most recent projects were playing herself in the comedy sitcom Dave and as Barbara Simon in the comedy-drama Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

If McAdams ends up joining the cast of Send Help, this...

When Sam Raimi signed on to direct “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” it was a surprise because prior to that, the filmmaker hadn’t directed a film in nearly a decade, since 2013. Now, after ‘Multiverse of Madness,’ it appears the filmmaker is not ready to rest on his laurels again, and he’s found one of his ‘Doctor Strange’ stars to join him.

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According to Deadline, Rachel McAdams is in talks to star in Sam Raimi’s new film, “Send Help.” Exact plot details are unknown at this time, but the report claims the film is a bit of a mixture between “Misery” and “Castaway.” The film is written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.

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Rachel McAdams played Christine Palmer in director Scott Derrickson’s contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the 2016 film Doctor Strange – but there was a time when we were told that Christine would not be appearing the follow-up, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She did end up in that movie, though, and by working on that film, McAdams had the chance to work with director Sam Raimi. Now Deadline reports that Raimi and McAdams are aiming to re-team on the 20th Century Studios horror thriller Send Help, which Raimi will be producing and directing. McAdams is currently in talks to star in the film, but Deadline cautions that these negotiations are in early stages, and nothing is definite at this point.

Back in 2007, it was rumored that Sam Raimi would be producing a fantasy film with a screenplay written by Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th 2009 writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.

Anybody down for a Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness reunion? No, we've not got confirmation of a Doctor Strange 3 directed by Sam Raimi just yet (although we do live in hope) — but we are getting word that one of the stars of the Evil Dead director's first foray into the MCU could be about to team up on a new horror thriller. According to Deadline, Rachel McAdams is circling a starring role in Send Help, a 20th Century Studios chiller on which Raimi will serve as both producer and director.

As we reported back in July, Send Help — based on an original script from Baywatch writing duo Damian Shannon and Mark Swift — is currently being pitched as an island-set two-hander that falls somewhere between Rob Reiner's Misery and Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away. Further details on the plot however remain strictly under wraps at this point in time,...

After working with Sam Raimi on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Deadline reports that Rachel McAdams is now in talks to star in Raimi’s next horror movie.

Sam Raimi will be making his return to horror with the upcoming film Send Help for 20th Century Studios, and the outlet lets us know that Rachel McAdams is in early talks to sign on.

Deadline reports, “Sources tell us that these negotiations are in the early stages, and nothing is definite at this point.” Stay tuned for more on the upcoming Send Help as we learn it.

Deadline details, “Billed as a two-hander horror-thriller set on an island, the story is somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ classic Castaway.”

Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th 2009) wrote the screenplay. Raimi will produce alongside Zainab Azizi under Raimi Productions.

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Rachel McAdams is in talks to star in Sam Raimi’s Send Help, the horror-thriller from 20th Century Studios, which he is producing and directing.

Sources tell us that these negotiations are in early stages, and nothing is definite at this point. The news follows Deadline’s exclusive earlier in July, which broke the news that Raimi had boarded the project not officially greenlit by the studio.

Billed as a two-hander horror-thriller set on an island, the story is somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ classic Castaway. Send Help is based on an original script by Baywatch scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. Zainab Azizi will also produce under the Raimi Productions banner, and the film is expected to nab a theatrical release.

Disney did not respond to requests for comment.

A preeminent multi-hyphenate, Raimi is known as an influential genre producer and filmmaker,...

In 1984, Wes Craven presented to the world an iconic villain, Freddy Krueger. The guy with knives for fingernails and a dirty red and green sweater. And he almost joined the ranks of Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, and perhaps, now, may actually be the greatest slasher of all time. Since A Nightmare on Elm Street terrified audiences back then, it has spawned a legacy of sequels. Dream Warriors and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare are my favorites. Still, I have a soft spot for even the weakest entries. However, there’s nothing like the first installment, and seeing A Nightmare on Elm Street recently, with its new transfer, was incredible. It brought my love of the original film back in the most maniacally mesmerizing ways!

Those in attendance included Charles Bernstein (Composer – Nightmare 1), Jack Sholder (Director – Nightmare 2), Dan Perri, Steven Fierberg (Cinematographer – Nightmare 4), John Skipp (Nightmare 5), Rodd Matsui (Nightmare 6), Miko Hughes...

While remakes are a longstanding tradition in the horror genre, 2003’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ushered in a decade-dominating trend of reinventing classic genre properties for the new millennium. Hoping to replicate the success of Texas Chainsaw, production company Platinum Dunes re-teamed with director Marcus Nispel for a contemporary take on Friday the 13th in 2009.

Like many of the best remakes, Friday the 13th doesn’t recycle the same plot and characters from the 1980 film. The script, penned by Freddy vs. Jason scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, strikes a careful balance between fresh and familiar by blending novel concepts with interpolated elements from the first four Friday the 13th films — from Mrs. Voorhees to sackhead Jason to the iconic hockey mask.

Following an extended prologue — which streamlines the summer camp slasher formula into 20 breakneck minutes before the title card drops — ruggedly handsome Clay Miller is introduced. While searching the...

It’s been 15 long years since Sam Raimi last helmed a film in the genre he knows best, but the filmmaker is now finally returning to the horror arena with a new project. After a few fumbled forays in the Disney big-budget machine, Raimi is now attached to direct the horror thriller Send Help.

Set up at 20th Century Studios, Deadline reports the tone of the two-hander set on a desert island falls “somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ classic Castaway.” Scripted by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, a theatrical release is planned for the project.

While Raimi has had his hand in a number of horror features as a producer the last decade or so, with the Evil Dead, Poltergeist, and The Grudge reboots, as well as Crawl, Don’t Breathe, and more, it’s beyond exciting to see him return behind the camera for a genre outing.

For the first time since Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi is set to direct a brand horror film himself: Send Help.

Even though he’s been producing and overseeing a host of films and shows, Sam Raimi hasn’t stepped behind the camera for a horror movie for over a decade now. That’d be the movie Drag Me To Hell, that came out all the way back in – yikes – 2009. In fact, he’s only directed one movie in the last decade, the not particularly strong Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.

The horror bits of that particular film were good to be fair, and it made a lot of money. Still, would the father of The Evil Dead be lured back to direct a fresh horror film?

Yes. Yes he would.

The movie in question has got to the point where it’s about to get a...

Für 20th Century Studios soll Sam Raimi den Horrorthriller “Send Help” inszenieren und auch als Produzent fungieren.

Sam Raimi inszeniert und produziert den Horrorthriller „Send Help“ (Credit: Imago / Cover-Images)

Sam Raimi plant für 20th Century Studios sein nächstes Horrorprojekt. Wie „Deadline“ berichtet, soll Raimi für das Studio den Horrorthriller „Send Help“ inszenieren, zu dem Damian Shannon und Mark Swift das Drehbuch schreiben werden. Zusammen mit Zainab Azizi soll Raimi mit seiner Raimi Productions auch als Produzent fungieren.

Die Handlung von „Send Help“, der dem Vernehmen nach auf einer Insel spielen soll, wird laut „Deadline“ als eine Mischung aus Rob Reiners Stephen-King-Verfilmung „Misery“ und Robert Zemeckis‘ „Cast Away – Verschollen“ beschrieben.

Weitere Details zu dem Projekt sind nicht bekannt.

Sam Raimi is reportedly set to direct his first feature film since helming the Marvel sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022. His next film, titled Send Help, is being described as a story that falls "somewhere between Rob Reiner's Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis' classic Castaway," says Deadline.

It should be noted that Send Help, which is in development at 20th Century Studios, has not been officially greenlit yet. Raimi's last original horror movie was the 2009 film Drag Me to Hell, which he also wrote the screenplay for with his brother Ivan Raimi. Since then, he's also continued working on the super successful Evil Dead franchise, which he jumpstarted with the original 1981 film.

Decades later, and Evil Dead is still going strong, with the latest entry Evil Dead Rise raking in over $147 million at the box office. Raimi also developed the spinoff television series Ash vs.

As Sam Raimi's Evil Dead universe continues to grow with spin-offs inbound from Sébastien Vaniček and Francis Galluppi, the horror maestro is getting ready to return to his genre stomping ground and scare the bejeezus out of us once more with a new chiller. According to Deadline, the Drag Me To Hell director has signed up to direct and produce Send Help, an original horror thriller, for 20th Century Studios.

Based on an original script by Baywatch writing duo Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, Send Help is believed to be an island-set two-hander that splits the difference between Rob Reiner's Misery adaptation and Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away. As 'X-meets-y' pitches go, it's a doozy to be sure — even if it does conjure a particularly harrowing mental image of Kathy Bates taking a mallet to our beloved Wilson. It's worth noting however that, at this stage, Send Help hasn't officially been greenlit,...

Sam Raimi is set to produce and direct horror thriller “Send Help,” for 20th Century Studios, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

The film is based on an original screenplay from Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. Although plot details are currently under wraps, the film will be a genre mash of thriller and comedy.

Raimi is producing with Zainab Azizi under their Raimi Productions banner.

In other Raimi news, there were the ever-present rumors and hopes for a fourth “Spider-Man” film from Raimi. There was even a plan for one, but in 2010, Sony Pictures, Raimi and Tobey Maguire all parted ways over creative differences and instead the studio rebooted the franchise with “The Amazing Spider-Man” starring Andrew Garfield.

Since then, Raimi has largely quashed any rumors that he and Tobey Maguire are working on getting “Spider-Man” off the ground again. And, when TheWrap asked him about...

Sam Raimi will be making his return to horror with the upcoming film Send Help for 20th Century Studios, Deadline reports this afternoon.

The master of horror will both produce and Direct the horror-thriller!

Deadline details, “Not yet officially greenlighted by the studio, according to our sources, the film is described as a two-hander horror thriller set on an island.”

The website’s report also indicates, “The story is said to fall somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ classic Castaway.”

Damian Shannon & Mark Swift wrote the screenplay. Raimi will produce alongside Zainab Azizi under Raimi Productions.

Sam Raimi most recently directed Marvel’s horror-heavy sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but he hasn’t directed a full-on horror movie of his own since Drag Me to Hell. That film was also a return to horror for Raimi back in 2009, and it similarly...

Back in 2007, it was rumored that Sam Raimi would be producing a fantasy film with a screenplay written by Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th 2009 writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. That didn’t pan out, but a decade later Raimi considered directing a Bermuda Triangle project that once had Shannon and Swift working on the script. Again, that didn’t pan out, with Scott Derrickson and more recently Marc Webb picking up the project after Raimi dropped it. In 2019, it was announced that Raimi would be directing an untitled island horror thriller, working from a script by Shannon and Swift. Then the pandemic hit and Raimi went on to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… but now he has circled back to the island horror thriller, which is going by the title Send Help. This one was once set up at Columbia Pictures, but Deadline reports...

Exclusive: Sam Raimi, architect of the Evil Dead franchise, has closed a deal to direct and produce Send Help, a new horror thriller for 20th Century Studios.

Not yet officially greenlighted by the studio, according to our sources, the film is described as a two-hander horror thriller set on an island. The story is said to fall somewhere between Rob Reiner’s Stephen King adaptation Misery and Robert Zemeckis’ classic Castaway.

Pic is based on an original script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Baywatch). Raimi will produce alongside Zainab Azizi under Raimi Productions, and we’re told the film is expected to get a theatrical release.

One of the most influential genre filmmakers still working, Raimi is responsible for the Evil Dead franchise, whose most recent installment, Evil Dead Rise, grossed over $147 million worldwide last spring. As we were first to report, two new, untitled installments from directors Francis Galluppi...

In a move that’s sure to thrill horror enthusiasts, Arrow Video has announced a comprehensive 4K Uhd release of the 2009 “Friday the 13th” remake, set to hit shelves this September. This deluxe edition promises to breathe new life into the polarizing film, offering fans a fresh perspective on Jason Voorhees’ bloody return to Camp Crystal Lake.

Directed by Marcus Nispel, known for his 2003 remake of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” the 2009 “Friday the 13th” reimagining took inspiration from the first four films in the iconic slasher franchise. The movie follows Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister near the infamous Crystal Lake, unwittingly leading a group of teenagers into the hunting grounds of the masked killer, Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears).

Upon its initial release, the film saw a record-breaking opening weekend, grossing $43.5 million and becoming the second highest-grossing entry in the franchise domestically. However, mixed reviews...

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the release of the 2009 version of Friday the 13th, which remains the most recent Friday the 13th movie. Yes, it has been 15 years since we’ve gotten a new entry in this franchise, and that’s shameful. But at least Arrow Video is going to be celebrating the 15th anniversary of Friday the 13th (2009) by giving it a 4K release on September 17th – and the 4K disc will include new bonus features! Copies are available for pre-order at This Link.

The 4K release has the following description: In 2003, director Marcus Nispel made a lasting impression on horror fans with his box-office-topping remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Six years later, he turned his camera to another slasher icon, none other than the hulking masked killer Jason Voorhees, in his gore-soaked remake of Friday the 13th.

A group of oblivious teenagers choose Camp Crystal Lake...

Can you believe it’s now been Fifteen Years since Jason Voorhees last appeared on the big screen? Arrow Video is celebrating that sad anniversary with some great news, bringing the 2009 remake of horror classic Friday the 13th to 4K Ultra HD this September!

The release is scheduled for September 17, 2024, and it’s up for pre-order now.

Arrow Video previews the upcoming release, “In 2003, director Marcus Nispel made a lasting impression on horror fans with his box-office-topping remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Six years later, he turned his camera to another slasher icon, none other than the hulking masked killer Jason Voorhees, in his gore-soaked remake of Friday the 13th.

“Nispel’s taut direction and the stunning cinematography by Daniel Pearl – whose credits include the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre as well as the remake – bring a fresh and terrifying new perspective to the infamous hockey masked maniac, sure to...

1980s television series Baywatch is getting the reboot treatment at Fox, and here are the details of the new show.

Baywatch is perennialy parodied in mainstream media. Whether it’s the melodramatic scripts or the iconic slow motion running, with the show became a byword for televisual cheese. Perhaps most memorably, it featured as a major plot point in 2006 film Borat, as the title character becomes infatuated with Pamela Anderson. It also formed part of 2019 Disney+ drama Pam And Tommy, which saw Lily James play Anderson as she deals with sexism on the Baywatch set

Nevertheless, the show was and remains hugely popular, launching the global careers of Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. It followed a group of lifeguards as they patrol the beaches of LA County, and was sold right around the globe.

It ran in its initial form for 241 episodes over eleven seasons from 1989 to 2001, with a spin-off,...

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After dipping into the world of H.P. Lovecraft in Re-Animator (listen) and checking out an early adaptation of The Portrait of Dorian Gray (listen), somehow we’re already on our third episode of February. And while the holiday doesn’t line up, we couldn’t pass up a chance to revisit Friday the 13th (2009) for its fifteenth anniversary.

In the Marcus Nispel remake, a group of friends travel to the palatial country house of Trent (Travis Van Winkle) near what was once Camp Crystal Lake. As Trent’s girlfriend Jenna (Danielle Panabaker) bonds with Clay (Jared Padalecki) over the disappearance of his sister Whitney (Amanda Righetti), their friends Chewie (Aaron Yoo), Bree (Julianna Guill), Lawrence (Arlen Escarpeta), Nolan (Ryan Hansen) and Chelsea (Willa Ford) are being picked off one by one by Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears).

Who will survive their encounter with survivalist Jason? Can anything top the...

A new episode of the Real Slashers video series has just been released, and with this one we’re looking back at a movie that gave us two iconic slashers for the price of one: the 2003 monster mash Freddy vs. Jason (watch it Here)! Somehow it’s been over twenty years since that long-awaited match-up reached theatres screens, and you can hear all about what happened when Freddy Krueger crossed paths with Jason Voorhees in the video embedded above.

Directed by Ronny Yu (who previously worked with another iconic slasher on Bride of Chucky) from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark J. Swift (with an uncredited polish by David S. Goyer), Freddy vs. Jason has the following synopsis: Get ready for the ultimate showdown! It’s been nearly ten years since Freddy, from the Nightmare on Elm Street series, invaded people’s dreams to exact his deadly form of revenge and murder.

Back in 2007, it was rumored that Sam Raimi would be producing a fantasy film with a screenplay written by Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th 2009 writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. That didn’t pan out, but a decade later Raimi considered directing a Bermuda Triangle project that once had Shannon and Swift working on the script. Again, that didn’t pan out, with Scott Derrickson and more recently Marc Webb picking up the project after Raimi dropped it. In 2019, it was announced that Raimi would be directing an untitled island horror thriller for Columbia Pictures, working from a script by Shannon and Swift. Then the pandemic hit and Raimi went on to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… but after spending some time in the Marvel universe, the Evil Dead creator has circled back to horror. Film scooper Daniel Richtman has revealed that the “untitled island...

Last Friday, which happened to be a Friday the 13th, screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift shared some pages from the script they wrote for the unmade sequel to the 2009 version of Friday the 13th (watch it Here). In those pages, we got to read the description of a scene where a character would have been killed by iconic masked slasher Jason Voorhees while riding down a zip line. But those weren’t the only pages Shannon and Swift shared from the script last Friday. They also unveiled a couple pages that reveal what happened to Jason’s dad – and you can read them in this embed:

Ok, since it's #FridayThe13th how about one more? Our sequel script had lots of stuff for long time fans, including returning characters! Let's reveal two of them now: https://t.co/WhNTVuo2Nx pic.twitter.com/yUdnv2L6bL

— ShannonSwift (@shannonandswift) October...

Earlier today, Friday the 13th remake writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift revealed a gory kill that would’ve been featured in the film’s sequel, and they’re ending the day with two more script pages from the unmade movie. And these two pages are quite special.

The film was set to be a direct sequel to the ’09 remake, and the script pages shared tonight let us know that a flashback sequence would’ve brought Pamela Voorhees back to the screen.

And not just Pamela but also Elias Voorhees, Jason’s father!

In the flashback sequence that’ll likely never see the light of day, Pamela Voorhees goes to extreme lengths to protect her young son Jason. We already know she’s not above killing to avenge or protect her son, but in this scene we see her brutally murder her own husband.

Bring Jason Voorhees to your neighborhood this October.

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift were the writers who cracked the Freddy vs. Jason story and pulled that project out of development hell, where it had been trapped for a decade. Six years later, when Warner Bros. teamed up with Paramount and Platinum Dunes for a Friday the 13th reboot, Shannon and Swift were again the writers. (You can hear all about that Friday the 13th in our latest Wtf Happened video.) Since the reboot made over $91 million at the global box office on a budget of $19 million when it was released in February of 2009, it was no surprise when it was announced that it was going to receive a sequel, to be shot in 3-D and released on August 13, 2010. Then the studios couldn’t agree on the money split, so the sequel was shelved… but not before Shannon and Swift had already written the full script. Today, to celebrate Friday the 13th,...

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the writers of the 2009 version of Friday the 13th, have been sprinkling out details about the remake’s unmade sequel over the years, and today they’re celebrating Friday the 13th with a full kill scene from the script. But first, a little recap.

From what we’ve gathered, the film was set to be a direct sequel to the 2009 remake, but centered on new characters rather than continuing Whitney and Clay’s story. The plan was for the film to be set during the Winter, and its title was The Death of Jason Voorhees.

The writers note, “The script had an extended opening sequence again, this time in winter, then the rest of the movie is the reopening of the summer camp.”

Today isn’t the first time Shannon and Swift have shared pages from the script they wrote, as back in 2017 they tweeted...

It’s time for another episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re celebrating Friday the 13th by looking back at the most recent entry in the Friday the 13th film franchise, the 2009 movie that’s simply called Friday the 13th (watch it Here)! To hear all about it, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who share a story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th (2009) has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police, Clay scours the eerie woods surrounding Crystal Lake for his missing sister. But the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp are not the only things he finds. Hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees lies in wait for a chance to use his razor-sharp machete on Clay and the group of college students...

It's finally over. After 148 days, the Writers Guild of America has officially announced that the strike that has brought Hollywood to a halt for months is ending. After news broke earlier this week that the WGA had finally reached a tentative deal with the studios and streaming services over a new contract, the organization has announced via a press release that they have voted to end the strike. That will go into effect at 12:01 am Pt on Wednesday, September 27.

As of this writing, tomorrow the writers can finally get pencils to paper once again. The WGA announced that it has formally reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year deal. Both wings of the WGA will vote to ratify the contract in October. Eligible members will be able to vote to ratify the deal from October 2 to October 9. The...

Slasher films are known for their one-liners, both the badass and the embarrassing. Dr. Loomis in the "Halloween" series, Freddy Krueger in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series, Ghostface in the numerous "Scream" flicks, Pinhead in the "Hellraiser" films, and just about everything Chucky has ever said throughout his franchise have all birthed quotes as memorable as the characters who say them. In the delightfully silly "Freddy vs Jason," one of the most infamous lines is not spoken by either slasher icon or even the film's final girl, but by the secondary character Kia, played by Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child.

When Kia comes face to face with Freddy Krueger, she doesn't cower in fear -- she mocks him. Freddy Krueger thrives on fear, and by choosing to humiliate him instead, she defangs him quite a bit. She spends much of the movie being mouthy to everyone anyway, so...

Ronnie Yu's 2003 film "Freddy vs. Jason" -- simultaneously the eighth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series and the eleventh film in the "Friday the 13th" series -- finally brought together two of the most popular characters of the 1980s slasher boom and had them wail on each other in a series of supernatural monster fights. Most slasher fans would have appreciated a "Freddy vs. Jason" film about a decade earlier, but there was still magic in the air in 2003; Yu's film made over $116 million on a $30 million budget. 

It also, in a very utilitarian way, gave audiences exactly what they wanted. There was a decent-enough retinue of teenage victims to slaughter (led by actress Monica Keena). The story hung together juuuust well enough. And the final fights between Freddy (Robert Englund) and Jason (Ken Kirzinger) addressed any late-night, heavily intoxicated concerns horror fanboys might have posited.

In 1984, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) finally met his end in Joseph Zito's "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter." He was finally dead. In 1991, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) finally met his end in Rachel Talalay's "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare." He was finally dead. In 1993, Jason Voorhees met his end again in Adam Marcus' "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday." He was finally dead again. In 1994, Freddy Krueger finally met his end again in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." He was finally dead again. 

The two monsters were once again somehow alive to face off in Ronny Yu's excitable 2003 battle royale "Freddy vs. Jason," a film that felt like it came too late to bank on the popularity of the characters, but that was a massive hit nonetheless. Longtime fans of 1980s slasher movies were eager to see two of the most popular monsters of its heyday (played...

I was somewhat of a late bloomer when it came to my exposure to horror. I lacked the cool older relative or friend that seems to serve as a customary gateway for many genre fans. I had seen a few horror movies growing up (Child’s Play and Scream each terrified me at different points in my youth), but seeing Freddy vs. Jason at the tender age of 15 is single-handedly responsible for the horror fandom that has consumed my life ever since. Without the movie — which hit theaters 20 years ago today — I very likely wouldn’t be writing for Bloody Disgusting now.

I knew of Freddy and Jason through pop culture osmosis, but I hadn’t seen any of the combined 17 films that comprised the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises when Freddy vs. Jason piqued my interest. Even with the advent of Netflix’s DVDs by mail,...

It took 19 years for Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and Jason Voorhees from "Friday the 13th" to finally clash on the big screen. And let's face it: the two horror titans, the definitive monsters of '80s cinema, were always destined to duke it out. The fans demanded it, and the studios involved knew it would make bank. The perfect storm. It was just a matter of when. But this guaranteed success suffered in development hell throughout the '90s as writers and directors came and went, a rotating door of noteworthy (and not-so-noteworthy) talent that tried to crack the indelible premise of these two iconic characters battling to the death and transform it into an actual, workable movie.

And after so many folks tried and failed, writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift finally cracked the code, and director Ronny Yu translated it to the screen. And...

At the end of 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, horror fans saw the sight of Friday the 13th slasher Jason Voorhees’ hockey mask lying in the dirt, after its wearer had been vanquished. It seemed as though the story of this villain had finally come to the end. At least until A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger’s blade-gloved hand popped out of the dirt and dragged the mask to Hell.

The scene seemed to tease an oncoming battle between Krueger and Voorhees, which fans had wanted. Horror geeks had debated who would win in such a fight, but for a very long time, it seemed like it would only exist in people’s fantasies and never in an actual movie. Until, of course, Ronny Yu’s Freddy vs. Jason came to fruition.

The slasher team up was released in the summer of 2003 and is...

Way back in 2006, it was announced that Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer) had signed on to direct an adaptation of the supernatural private eye thriller comic book Hawaiian Dick, working from a script by Freddy vs. Jason writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. There was talk about Johnny Knoxville starring in the film and Patrick Wilson was approached about joining the cast, but the project never made it into production. Years have passed, but obviously something about the concept of Hawaiian Dick really stuck with Wilson, because in a recent interview he revealed that he would like to direct a Hawaiian Dick adaptation himself!

Wilson is currently doing the press rounds for his feature directorial debut Insidious: The Red Door, which is set to reach theatres on July 7th. While he was speaking with ComicBook.com, he was asked if there’s a comic book adaptation he’d be interested in directing.

Fourteen years have gone by since the last time a Friday the 13th movie was released (check out a ranking of the franchise Here) – and this Friday the 13th, the folks at Cavity Colors are celebrating the 2009 Friday the 13th (watch it Here) with a couple T-shirts, a long sleeve shirt, and a hoodie. These items can be ordered at This Link – but if you want them, make sure to go over to Cavity Colors this weekend, because they will only be sold for a period of 72 hours. And we’re already several hours into that 72 hour period as I type this. Images of the Friday the 13th 2009 items can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who also receive story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th 2009 has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police,...

Up until the new millennium, cinematic crossovers were largely the preserve of Abbott and Costello or Godzilla. But that all changed in 2003 with the arrival of Freddy Vs. Jason. The Nightmare on Elm Street/Friday the 13th mashup had been 16 agonizing years in the making. New Line Cinema shelled out a reported $6 million on script development alone with as many as 16 different writers taking a stab at the concept.

Despite such inauspicious beginnings, however, Freddy Vs. Jason ended up being a massive hit, raking in $116.6 million off the back of a modest $30m budget. All of a sudden, crossover movies were in vogue. The kind of pop culture hybridization once reserved for the world of comic books was becoming big business in Hollywood. Freddy Vs. Jason was soon followed by Paul W.S. Anderson’s Alien vs. Predator which also cleaned up at box office making $177.4m off an initial $60m outlay.

Tyrion Lannister and Khal Drogo are teaming up in a new action film. Well, Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are not playing their “Game of Thrones” counterparts in the new project, though it would be fun. This time, instead of hanging out with the Mother of Dragons, the duo is going to play a vampire hunter and vampire, respectively, in the film “Good Bad & Undead.”

According to Deadline, Dinklage and Momoa have signed on to star in the vampire action film, “Good Bad & Undead,” which is set to be directed by Max Barbakow and written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon.

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Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage never got the opportunity to share the screen on Game of Thrones, something that would have delighted fans to no end, but this might be the next best thing. From opposite sides of the fence, with Momoa playing DC’s Aquaman (for now) and Dinklage showing up in Infinity War, the two are coming together for the first time in upcoming action-horror flick Good Bad & Undead.

Vampire movies just never seem to die, though the plot of this one does seem to be a fresh take on a tired pop culture icon. Momoa will be playing a vampire and Dinklage will take on the role of legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing. Except, the synopsis reveals that there’s a twist: the two work together to scam villages.

See for yourself below:

“Dinklage will play Van Helsing, last in a long line of vampire hunters. He...

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa are officially reuniting. On Wednesday, Deadline reported that the Game of Thrones alums are set to produce and star in the upcoming vampire action drama Good, Bad & Undead.

Dinklage will star as Van Helsing, who's the last in a long line of vampire hunters. Things get really interesting when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a vampire (Momoa) who's vowed to never kill a human ever again. "Together, they run a scam from town to town, where Van Helsing pretends to vanquish the vampire for money," says Deadline. "But when a massive bounty is put on the vampire's head, everything in this dangerous world full of monsters and magic is now after them."

The film is based on the original idea by screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, who previously wrote Friday the 13th and Baywatch together (among others). Good, Bad & Undead will be directed by Max Barbakow who,...

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa, the smartest and the strongest characters on Game of Thrones, respectively, are teaming up for something which will probably be sillier, weaker, and more fun than a dozen Red Weddings: a vampire buddy movie. Indeed, the pair are set to star in the upcoming action horror film Good Bad & Undead, according to THR.

Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister and Momoa’s Khal Drogo never shared a scene on Game of Thrones, but they were kind of brothers due to their relationship with a dragon of a mother, Daenerys Targaryen. In Good Bad & Undead, Dinklage will play Van Helsing, the “last in a long line of vampire hunters,” according to the official synopsis. Momoa plays a vampire who has taken a vow to never kill again. They partner as scammers, running from one town suffering from a vampire problem to another. Momoa’s Vampire gets to town first,...

Two “Game of Thrones” alums may be reuniting. Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage are in negotiations to produce and star in the vampire movie “Good Bad & Undead” at Legendary.

Dinklage will portray Van Helsing, the last in a line of vampire hunters. He has an uneasy partnership with Momoa’s vampire character, who has taken a vow never to kill again. Together they run a scam from town to town, where Van Helsing pretends to vanquish the vampire for money. But they wind up on the run after a massive bounty is put on the vampire.

The studio has closed a deal for Max Barbakow to direct the upcoming film, based on an original idea by Mark Swift & Damian Shannon. Legendary unveiled the project on Wednesday, touting it as “‘Midnight Run’ in a Bram Stoker world.”

Barbakow most recently directed Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti’s “Palm Springs,” which broke...

I hope you're ready for a Game of Thrones reunion, ya'll, because Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage have signed on for Good Bad & Undead, an action adventure vehicle set to be helmed by filmmaker Max Barbakow. According to Deadline, Momoa and Dinklage will also produce the film, which is based on an original idea by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. In Good Bad & Undead, Dinklage…...

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa never shared the screen on “Game of Thrones,” but the two will star together in Legendary’s upcoming dark fantasy film “Good Bad & Undead,” individuals with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.

The film will be directed by Max Barbakow in his follow-up to “Palm Springs,” a film that set a new Sundance bidding record in January when it was purchased for $22 million and 69 cents. “Good Bad & Undead” stars Dinklage as famed vampire hunter Van Helsing as he forms an unlikely partnership with a vampire played by Momoa who has vowed to never kill again. In a con job reminiscent of “Dragonheart,” the two travel from town to town staging vampire attacks and splitting the riches when Helsing is hired to “slay” the vampire. It works well…until the vampire draws a massive bounty that sends countless hunters after both men. The film is based...

Exclusive: Legendary has closed a deal for Max Barbakow to direct Good Bad & Undead, with Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa making deals to star and produce the action adventure. The film is based on an original idea by Mark Swift & Damian Shannon.

Dinklage and Momoa starred on Game of Thrones, bookending as major male influences for Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen. Barbakow is coming off the Andy Samberg-Cristin Milioti film Palm Springs, which set the Sundance Film Festival acquisition record in a $22 million deal by Neon and Hulu in January.

In Good Bad & Undead, Dinklage will play Van Helsing, last in a long line of vampire hunters. He develops an uneasy partnership with a vampire (Momoa) who has taken a vow never to kill again. Together they run a scam from town to town, where Van Helsing pretends to vanquish the vampire for money. But when a massive...

It’s now been more than a decade since Jason Voorhees was last unleashed upon the moviegoing masses.

Back in 2009, director Marcus Nispel, along with screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, delivered a fresh reboot of Friday the 13th, the age-old horror classic in which a masked serial killer stalks Camp Crystal Lake.

All in all, it was a pretty entertaining reimagining of the legendary tale, one which even convinced the Powers That Be to move ahead with a direct sequel – that is, until said sequel lost any sense of momentum, and was sentenced to life in development hell. Weeks became months, months became years, and Platinum Dunes and Paramount’s pic was ultimately canned in 2015. But had things panned out differently, it would’ve featured the “f*cking terrifying” Pamela Voorhees.

That’s according to Swift and Shannon, who posted the following piece of intel via Twitter:

We talked about it.

Whenever Friday the 13th rolls around, there’s only one proper thing to do, and that’s to watch and talk about Friday the 13th. And yes, I’m aware I’m writing this on the Saturday, but the point still stands.

Amongst yesterday’s conversation surrounding the exploits of Crystal Lake’s most notorious hockey enthusiast were some details about the planned sequel to the 2009 reboot that never materialized, released by script writing duo Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.

We talked about it. Ultimately that idea was left behind… because we wanted it for the sequel! Yes, here for the first time ever, can confirm that we had extended flashbacks in the unmade winter sequel with Pamela and Elias. Oh and Pamela was the fucking terrifying one…

— Shannon & Swift (@shannonandswift) March 13, 2020

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2003’s Freddy vs. Jason remains a fan favorite for pitting two iconic horror characters together in a battle for supremacy, albeit with an open-ended conclusion. Although we’re also hearing that a reboot of the movie might be on the cards, it seems that the original writers of Freddy vs. Jason are keen to develop a sequel. The question of how a follow-up film could work came up in a Twitter Q&a with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, and it appears that they’re still actively trying to make it happen.

In particular, Shannon and Swift were asked about an alternate ending to their screenplay where Pinhead from Hellraiser stepped in to the fight between Freddy and Jason. The writers had this to say: “Not gonna tell you as we still want to get it made!”, before going on to comment that:

“We would always love to do another one.