In fact, we created so many characters and storylines we realized we had a Limited Series as well as a feature length movie.” The objective was also to reveal how they became the iconic horror legends they are.

“When James mentioned wanting to do a story that starts with the birth of Jason, my head exploded with so many episodes and character events we can create,” he continues. And who knows, maybe whoever finally gets the shared rights might only want to make a hockey masked Jason.” And YES, we are heartbreakingly aware that our script, as reported yesterday by CNN, has currently no chance of getting made due to the rights settlement far from resolved. If there’s a day to announce, can’t think of any better. McLoughlin tells BD, “Keeping this under wraps for almost a year now, the fan side of us thought it’s the ONLY Friday the 13th this year.

McLoughlin worked alongside James Sweet on the concept, a screenplay for a theatrical feature/limited series that he’d love to someday get the chance to bring to life. Of course, the franchise is shackled at the bottom of a lake due to legal issues at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped McLoughlin from writing scripts.Īs you may recall, McLoughlin chatted with us back in 2020 about his concept for Jason Never Dies, a screenplay for a direct sequel to Jason Lives that he recently put together.īloody Disgusting can exclusively reveal that Tom McLoughlin has also come up with an entirely different screenplay for a Friday project, this one titled Diary of Pamela Voorhees. The writer and director Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Tom McLoughlin is a huge fan of the Friday the 13th franchise, so much so that he’s been hungry for many years to get a new Friday project off the ground.

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