‘Friday the 13th’ Spoilers & Update: Reboot Cancelled Sans Explanation

"Friday the 13^th" was intended to have a reboot of its concept since the 2009 remake made a negative impact in terms of its reception. Paramount Pictures was planning to release a totally new concept starring one of the most popular serial killer on the planet, Jason Vorhees.

As reported by Cinema Blend, "Friday the 13^th" reboot was planned only weeks away from its shooting but the statement has been scattered that the film project has been trashed. Paramount Pictures claimed that they will remove the movie from its schedule; the movie will no longer be seen this October.

The studio has determined to cancel the planned reboot, "Friday the 13^th" director Breck Eisner was later informed along with Platinum Dunes Production Company. No specific reason has been revealing regarding its cancellation, film's executive began to doubt how "Friday the 13^th" will impact its viewers since they will restart the film franchise eventually.

As for "Friday the 13^th" shooting schedule, they are definitely very behind. There's no actor has been cast yet especially someone to play Jason Vorhees, the announcement of its cancellation will make sense because of this dilemma. This cancellation came to us in a surprise, Paramount Pictures backing off "Friday the 13^th" reboot.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, one factor for the cancellation of "Friday the 13^th" reboot was it's poor performance. The franchise reboot was estimated to cost $25 million then stretched off to $13 million but still, they decided to call it off. Yet "Friday the 13^th" has been the spotlight for horror movies in 1980 but that time Jason Vorhees was not the main villain until 1981's sequel where he stole the spotlight of being the main antagonist.

"Friday the 13^th" Jason Vorhees has also collaborated Freddy Kruger in 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason," a horror movie that gained a hit with mixed reviews also with 2001's "Jason X." As for the cancellation of the reboot, that makes the 2009 remake will mark as the last cinematic story for Jason Vorhees.

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