2025 marks the forty fifth anniversary of the discharge of one of the crucial common horror films ever made, Friday the thirteenth. Final yr, the Friday the thirteenth franchise rights holders at Horror Inc. introduced that they have been launching the Jason Universe, which might embody “new Friday the 13th activations that will span a wide range of platforms from entertainment, games, immersive experiences, merchandise and more to be announced @JasonUniverse13 on social media or by visiting the official Jason Universe website.” As a part of the celebration, Horror Inc. has teamed up with Indignant Orchard Exhausting Cider to provide a 13 minute brief movie referred to as Candy Revenge – and whereas getting ready to deliver Jason Voorhees again to the display screen, additionally they introduced in legendary particular results artist Greg Nicotero to offer the character a little bit of a redesign. A picture of Nicotero’s Jason has been going round for just a few months, and now Nicotero has lastly given a touch upon his strategy to the redesign.
When requested about it by ComicBook.com, Nicotero stated, “They stated, ‘We want to reimagine him, and so we did this new mask, then we did a new Jason.’ They’re like, ‘He’s not a zombie, so he’s not going to be rotted.’ So we landed someplace between Half 2 and Half 3. It was a whole lot of enjoyable. It’s enjoyable for me to revisit these. We did Nightmare on Elm Road, we did Halloween, we did three Scream films, we did Leatherface. We’re the one firm that’s actually touched all of these massive franchises, apart from Hellraiser.“
When Nicotero’s design was unveiled, Horror Inc. president Robert Barsamian stated, “We attempt to keep up Jason’s authentic essence, whereas persevering with to maneuver towards the long run with an outlined feel and look that takes Jason into his subsequent chapter. We’re additionally working with each acquainted and recent franchise voices to strike that stability. We gave Greg our new 13-hole masks and labored collectively on this full-body look that embodies traditional Jason. He’s a robust, towering and terrifying slasher with a machete, his weapon of alternative.“
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