As one other Friday the thirteenth got here and went, Mike Flanagan shared some bittersweet camp reminiscences.
The Lifetime of Chuck director shared reward for Bryan Fuller‘s model of the Friday the thirteenth prequel collection Crystal Lake, from Peacock and A24, after the undertaking discovered a brand new showrunner in Brad Caleb Kane.
“On this Friday the thirteenth, can’t assist however to replicate on the CRYSTAL LAKE collection that nearly was,” wrote Flanagan on X. “@BryanFuller was onto one thing terrific. Will simply wait with bated breath for his wonderful DUST BUNNY…”
Fuller, who additionally created Pushing Daisies an Hannibal, beforehand introduced his departure in Might after Peacock gave Crystal Lake a straight-to-series order in 2022 with Fuller as author, government producer and showrunner.
“For causes past our management, A24 has elected to go a unique approach with the fabric,” he wrote on the time. “We hope the ultimate product can be one thing Friday the thirteenth followers all around the world will get pleasure from.”
Final month, A24 appointed Kane in his place. “From the second I watched Jason Voorhees squeeze a man’s eyeball out of its socket (in wonderful 3D!) on the tender age of 8 years previous, I knew my inventive path was sometime destined to converge with The Man Behind The Masks,” he shared in a press release. “Nothing outlined my childhood greater than rising up within the golden age of the slasher flick, and nothing’s outlined the style greater than Friday The thirteenth. I couldn’t be extra excited for the chance to contribute a chapter to this iconic franchise, significantly with such fearless companions as Peacock and A24.”
Different EPs embody unique Friday the thirteenth (1980) author Victor Miller, his copyright legal professional Marc Toberoff, Robert M. Barsamian and Robert P. Barsamian. The undertaking marks A24’s first main IP-driven undertaking amid a current business push. Plot particulars are being saved beneath wraps.
