August 17, 2004
New Freddy vs. Jason In Works?
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that New Line Cinema is in talks with director-producer Sam Raimi for Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, a franchise-melding movie that would throw together the hero from Raimi's Evil Dead films with villains from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. Such a project has been the subject of rumors since Freddy vs. Jason hit movie theaters in August 2003.
In the proposed sequel, Nightmare's Freddy Krueger and Friday's Jason Voorhees would go up against Ash, the cynical antihero survivor of Raimi's Evil Dead films. Bruce Campbell played the character in the trilogy and would play him again if the deal were to close, the trade paper reported.
Raimi would not direct, but he holds rights to the Evil Dead franchise. Freddy vs. Jason grossed more than $74 million, so even if a deal with Raimi can't be reached, New Line is determined to find a way to extend the franchise by introducing a new character or just pitting Freddy and Jason against each other one more time, the trade paper reported.
Posted by MK Magazine at August 17, 2004 03:22 PM