It’s Halloween, and there may be some thrilling information on the horror entrance as Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) and A24 have introduced they’re teaming up for “Crystal Lake,” a prequel sequence that takes place on the earth of “Friday The 13th” for Peacock’s streaming service. The beloved slasher movie sequence would ultimately see Jason Voorhees as the primary menace towards anybody with a pulse, because the zombified killing machine stalked the agricultural space the place he died till he ultimately explored Manhattan and area in subsequent sequels.
Of course, Crystal Lake refers back to the location of Camp Crystal Lake, the place Jason Voorhees drowned as a child after camp counselors uncared for their supervision duties and, within the 1980 movie, led his mom, Pamela Voorhees, to go round killing employees members who had been seeking to reopen the camp within the unique film that starred a younger Kevin Bacon and featured gory however creative kills that the slasher franchise turned identified for due to results guru Tom Savini. It wasn’t till the third movie {that a} grown Jason would put on his iconic hockey masks.
“I discovered Friday the 13th in the pages of Famous Monsters magazine when I was ten years old, and I have been thinking about this story ever since. When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope, and I’m thrilled to be exploring the campgrounds of Crystal Lake under their banner. And Susan Rovner is simply the best at what she does. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be working with her again,” Fuller stated in an official assertion hinting to Jason’s mom Palema making a triumphant return.
Fuller is not any stranger to dabbling in prequels as his sequence “Hannibal,” starring Mads Mikkelsen, happened earlier than the occasions of the novel “Red Dragon,” which was tailored for Michael Mann’s “Manhunter.”
The producing staff consists of A24, Fuller, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, and Rob Barsamian. Miller was the unique movie’s screenwriter and just lately received a rights lawsuit towards Sean Cunningham/Horror Inc., which seemingly means movies may transfer ahead as effectively.