Friday the 13th Remake: First Preview

Another remake is on the way, "Friday the 13th" that set for a Friday, February 13, 2009 release, will be a reboot version of the Friday the 13th film series, whose last film was the 2003 crossover film "Freddy vs. Jason." This new version is directed by ex-music video director Marcus Nispel, of another remake 2003's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Pathfinder" previously. The screenplay was penned by writing partners Damian Shannon and Mark Swift of "Freddy vs Jason." Although they said this one is not a sequel, it still technically the 11th film in the franchise. The film stars Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees, with Jared Padalecki and Amanda Righetti portraying the male and female leads, respectively.
For this film, Jason's intelligence and thought processing is more defined. Mears likens the character to John Rambo, Tarzan and the Abominable Snowman from Looney Tunes. Jason is similar to Rambo because the audience will see him setting the other characters up to fall into his traps. Like Rambo, he is more calculated because he feels that he has been wronged and he is fighting back. He is meant to be more sympathetic in this film. It also will take "elements from all three [of the first] movies".