New Friday The 13th On Hold

From Fangoria:
The unlucky nature associated with the number 13 may be spelling bad news for the upcoming Fridat the 13th film, which began drawing lots of buzz in February and has been the hub of misguided rumors ever since. The last few weeks have ushered a new slice of web-originated gossip which apparently rings very true: the FRIDAY project has been put on indefinite hold.

Set up at Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, Friday The 13th had attracted scribe Mark Wheaton and director John Liebesman. Together they were ready to breathe new life into the franchise, based on a proposal that set out to not necessarily remake the original 1980 film, but not give fans a direct sequel either.

Now, Fangoria has received a number of specifics from various sources as to why FRIDAY has stalled out, and all share the common claim that the issue lies with who owns the rights and whether those parties are getting their fare share of the money being made from the new project. “If that’s the case, then you certainly know more than we do here,” Platinum Dunes’ Brad Fuller tells Fangoria. “I mean, that kind of talk doesn’t even filter in this far to us. But I will say that, yes, Friday The 13th has been put on hold until that’s all figured out.”

For more information head on over to the Fangoria website.

- The Monster