Friday The 13th Reboot Movie Gets Hopeful Update Amid Legal Battles

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Hollywood producer Roy Lee excitedly teases that news regarding the Friday the 13th franchise could be coming soon. While some moviegoers may have forgotten about Jason Voorhees' dominance on the silver screen, horror fans are painfully aware of the 13 years the iconic slasher has been missing from theaters. Since 2009's Friday the 13th reboot, however, no new projects have been created due to a lawsuit filed by screenwriter Victor Miller, who penned the 1980 classic. Miller took advantage of a provision of U.S. Copyright Law to reclaim the rights to his work after 35 years from original director Sean S. Cunningham, and he successfully won the case and subsequent appeals.

Although Miller has the rights to the 1980 film's screenplay, Cunningham retains the rights to the character of adult Jason Voorhees; the two must effectively work together to produce any material stemming from those artistic elements. Due to their lengthy legal battle, audiences have speculated that the two parties would be unable to resolve their differences and create new Friday the 13th content. Hope arrived in 2018 when LeBron James showed interest in a reboot, but the project never took off due to the ongoing lawsuit.

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Now, LeBron's partner in the Friday the 13th reboot, Vertigo Entertainment founder Roy Lee, shares an exclusive update with the Bloody Disgusting podcast The Boo Crew that should excite fans. Without divulging anything substantial, Lee hints that news regarding the iconic slasher franchise could be coming by the end of the year. Check out the full quote below:

That one is something that I would love to talk about. You may be hearing something by year’s