The “Friday the 13th” sequel was initially declared dead back in 2010, however Paramount Pictures have taken over the rights according to a recent report from Shocktillyoudrop.com. The production studio regained full rights to the film on the condition a sequel is made in the next five years.

Adding to the exciting news, horror fans will be pleased to hear that the upcoming second installment will use “found footage” similar to “Paranormal Activity”, another horror series set at Paramount. This will be an interesting angle to this already established horror franchise.

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Jason Voorhees supposedly drowned at Camp Crystal Lake. He took revenge 5 years after the incident and never stopped ever since

Jason Voorhees supposedly drowned at Camp Crystal Lake. He took revenge 5 years after the incident and never stopped killing ever since

I suppose you will need more than one camera due to the huge body count and somehow the entire ordeal needs to be captured on film. Unless they strap a camera on Jason to experience the killing spree first hand. Who knows, we will have to wait and see what Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company can come up with?

Michael Bay was one of the producers on the “Friday the 13th” movie reboot released in 2009. The film was considered a financial success, finishing in 2nd place grossing $91,3 million worldwide in the horror franchise which boasts with 12 big screen releases in total. The highest earner to date is the 2003 released “Freddy vs. Jason” with $114,9 million.

 

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Check out the classic 1980 “Friday the 13th” movie trailer

Check out the trailer for the 2009 reboot