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Righetti Deals with Jason in FRIDAY the 13th

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Thursday, April 03, 2008
Source: Variety

The upcoming revisionist origins of Friday the 13th has a female lead, reports Variety. Amanda Righetti ("K-Ville", Return to House on Haunted Hill) has been cast in the remake of the 80's slasher from Platinum Dunes and director Marcus Nispel. She will be joining "Supernatural's" Jared Padalecki and Derek Mears, who's set to play Voorhees.

Plot Summary: A new take on the Jason Voorhees legend. It's not a remake and not a sequel to Jason X. It falls somewhere between the early films in the series. Jason will be full sized with his patented hockey mask and machete.

Friday the 13th is set for theaters Friday, February 13, 2009.


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Whiskeymovie • Apr 03, 2008, 03:59am •
I am very curious to see what happens with this movie. I think Nispel did a great job with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, but hemade a horrible version of Dean Koontz Frankenstein, so bad in fact, Dean Koontz dropped his name from it,,,and Pathfinder was just ok....If they fuck it up, who cares, there are like 10 other Friday the 13th movies to fall back on, 7 of them good...loll

Dazzler • Apr 03, 2008, 04:35am •
Ok it's "revisionist origin" but not a remake and falls during early Jason movies so the movies still count? Boy what a cover up this is or a cya speech for fans. It's like a Hil-dog speech.

hanso • Apr 03, 2008, 05:32am •
KIMBO SLICE for Jason!!!!!!!!!!!


AFWICK14 • Apr 03, 2008, 01:31pm •
Screw Kimbo, so what he beat up Tank Abbot a has been

mlaforcer • Apr 03, 2008, 03:17pm •
The only thing about this movie that I am curious to see, is that Amanda Righetti more than once runs around topless with her titties flapping and flying all about while she is running for her life of course one of those running for her life sequences need to be shot in slow motion for greater effect and for the pure enjoyment of watching such a thing...A movie meant for any man to take his girlfriend to in order to show his girlfriend how she should run around the house or apartment topless if not fully NAKED ...Save me Jebus!

SONYMANswallows • Apr 03, 2008, 06:48pm •
I am betting it touches on the stuff from JASON GOES TO HELL. The symbiote and other stuff from the Voorhees house basement, giving us an idea on how he is able to endure so much pain. These are the guys who gave us FVJ right? You really can't fuck it up. I would really be up for part 8 being included when the toxic waste turns him back into a kid. It would be reat if S-MART pops up in the film to hint at the FVJVA that was supposed to happen. Plus the VOORHEES house had the crate from CREEPSHOW.

I hated the chainsaw remake, it was as bad of a clone as the PSYCHO remake. But when Leatherface offs the camera guy and disappears was cool but then the prequel was dumb.

Any PHANTASM V news? Angus Scrimm is goin to be in Chicago in July.

mckracken • Apr 03, 2008, 10:09pm •
well in all honestly, they cant really make a legit sequel to Jason X (also SONYMAN, they cant build off 'Jason goes to Hell', since thats also New Line Cinema and NOT Paramount) plus it would be lame to follow continuity after the space sequel... just have it set back at Camp Crystal Lake before the camp closed down... actually, if they were smart, they'd just have Cuba Gooding Jr. buy the camp outright and have it open up as a daycamp and have Jason jump out of the Lake on the first night the daycamp is open!

nismoman • Apr 25, 2008, 01:39am •
Well if its anyones business. The body doubling in this movie will be played by my girlfriend. She is working on set in Austin on the movie.
She was hired on as Amanda's body double.
So if any half nude stuff is being shot, more likely it will be my girl, not Amanda.

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