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Sean Cunningham spoke to TMZ about the franchise and said that he has plans for the next movie in the franchise. According to Cunningham, he has a film treatment for an “old school” Jason movie. Not only that, but he also said that he and co-creator Victor Miller have resolved their issues. However, he has some even better news. He reminded fans that two companies have the rights to Friday the 13th, which has held back any sequels, but that is going to be fixed thanks to Hollywood’s newest blockbuster deal.
When Could the New Friday the 13th Movie Arrive?
The rights to Friday the 13th are split between two production companies. Both Warner Bros. and Paramount hold rights to the franchise, and that has been a hurdle since no one can make a new movie in the franchise without both studios signing off on it. With Paramount buying Warner Bros., this eliminates that major hurdle. However, this also means the movie won’t be coming anytime soon.
The film has to get a green light, or at least go into active development, and that requires both studios to cut a deal for it to happen. A film treatment is just an idea of what will happen in the next movie. That said, it is not a script, and Cunningham said the next step would be to hire a “young” screenwriter to work on the screenplay since it needs to be the “fear of untimely death.” Cunningham is 84, so he said that he can no longer relate to that.
