Friday the 13th Blumhouse Movie Update Given by Jason Blum
Jason Blum has stated that he’s still trying to “will” a into existing as he’s a huge fan of the franchise.
Speaking with Collider, Blum was asked what one project he’d love to greenlight. The CEO and founder of Blumhouse revealed that he’d love to greenlight a Blumhouse Friday the 13th movie and that director and producer James Wan and his Atomic Monster company are equally passionate about the franchise.
“Friday the 13th is what I would do,” Blum said. “It’s not a Blumhouse project, but I’m trying to will it into being one. It’s just a piece of IP I’ve always loved … And James Wan and Atomic Monster are very passionate about it, and I think we would have them shepherd it for us. That would be a lot of fun.”
This isn’t the first time that Blum has expressed interest in Friday the 13th, with him mentioning it as recently as last October.
A new Friday the 13th TV series titled Crystal Lake is planned with original star Adrienne King involved, but the movie side is currently wide open. It’s been a while since an update about Crystal Lake came out, though it sounds as though the series has somewhat free reign with the Friday the 13th lore.
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