A 13th 'Friday the 13th' movie is finally on the way with iconic franchise director returning

LOS ANGELES — A new "Friday the 13" movie is in the works nearly 20 years since Jason Voorhees' last big-screen adventure. Horror Inc. announced Friday that it has tapped "Friday the 13th Part 2" and "Part III" director Steve Miner to helm the 13th movie in the franchise. The film, written by David Fliegel, will hit theaters in 2027. kAmQ(96? x AFE E96 9@4<6J >2D< @? y2D@? 7@C VuC:52J E96 `bE9 !2CE xxx[V x 286 E92E H@F=5 H@C< 7@C E92E >@G:6[Q |:?6C[ H9@D6 AC6G:@FD 7:=>D 2=D@ :?EC@5F465 '@@C966DV :4@?:4 >2496E6[ D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] Qx 925 ?@ :562 E92E :E H@F=5 =:G6 @? 2D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE :4@?:4 DJ>3@=D :? 9@CC@C 7:=>D] xV> E9C:==65 E@ 4@>6 324< 2?5 4@?E:?F6 E96 =6824J]Qk^Am kAm%96 7:=> H:== 36 7:?2?465 2?5 AC@5F465 3J E96 q2CD2>:2? 72>:=J[ H9@ =625 w@CC@C x?4][ H9:49 4C62E65 E96 QuC:52J E96 `bE9Q 7C2?49:D6] r2E49{:89E $EF5:@D[ E96 AC@5F4E:@? 4@>A2?J H:E9 4C65:ED E92E :?4=F56 Qk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E\2CED^>@G:6D^DE@CJ^a_ac\``\_f^96C6E:4\C6G:6H\9F89\8C2?E\D@A9:6\E92E496C\49=@6\62DE\2ac\9@CC@CQmw6C6E:4k^2mQ Wa_acX 2?5 Qk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E\2CED^>@G:6D^DE@CJ^a_aa\_b\`f^F>>2\>@E96C\D2?5C2\@9\:C:D\<\D9:>\C6G:6HQm&>>2k^2mQ Wa_aaX[ 92D 366? ?2>65 2D AC@5F4E:@? A2CE?6C]k^Am kAmQu@C 86?6C2E:@?D @7 72?D[ y2D@?VD :56?E:EJ :D :?D6A2C23=6 7C@> E96 4C62E:G6 49@:46D $E6G6 |:?6C 3C@F89E E@ E96 D4C66?[Q #@33:6 q2CD2>:2?[ 6I64FE:G6 G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 w@CC@C x?4][ D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] Q#6F?:E:?8 H:E9 $E6G6 F?56C 2 7F==J :?56A6?56?E >@56= 2==@HD FD E96 4C62E:G6 4@?EC@= E@ 9@?@C H92E >2<6D y2D@? E96 8C62E6DE D=2D96C @7 2== E:>6 2?5 56=:G6C E96 567:?:E:G6 E962EC:42= 6G6?E E92E E@52JVD 2F5:6?46D 6IA64E]Qk^Am kAm%96 :4@?:4 9@CC@C 7C2?49:D6 @C:8:?2E65 :? `hg_ H:E9 QuC:52J E96 `bE9[Q 5:C64E65 3J $62? $] rF??:?892>] x? 255:E:@? E@ E96 `a 4@C6 7:=>D[ E96 7C2?49:D6 :?4=F56D 3@@6D 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? D9@HD] %96 =2E6DE :?DE2==>6?E :D !624@4:?8 D6C:6D QrCJDE2= {2<6[Q 2 AC6BF6= E92E 7@==@HD y2D@?VD >@E96C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E\2CED^EG^DE@CJ^a_ae\`_\`d^=:?52\42C56==:?:\4CJDE2=\=2<6\7C:52J\E96\`bE9Qm!2>6=2 '@@C966D[ A=2J65 3J {:?52 r2C56==:?:k^2m] %96 FA4@>:?8 a_af 7:=> H:== 36 QuC:52J E96 `bE9VDQ 7:CDE 3:8 D4C66? @FE:?8 D:?46 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E^=2\6E\7C:52J`b\a__h763`b\DE@CJ]9E>=Qma__h C63@@Ek^2m]k^Am