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[Willco]

From the Creature Corner...

Jeff Katz is an executive at New Line Cinema, and a big genre fan, and, as many fans now know, he wrote a 20 page treatment for Freddy Vs. Jason 2, which has been read by everyone except me(someone send me a copy). The project is notable because it teams Freddy and Jason with Ash, the darkly comic hero from the Evil Dead films. The Corner had a chance to briefly chat with Katz and ask him about the status of Freddy Vs. Jason 2...

Q: Can you confirm Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash or Freddy Vs. Jason 2 as it’s currently titled?

Katz: There’s nothing official on the Freddy Vs. Jason 2 front yet, but I wrote the treatment and we’re all very excited about it.

Q: Are you worried that Ash - given the fact that none of the Evil Dead films were box office hits - might be too obscure of a character for mainstream audiences - fans who aren’t as familiar with the Evil Dead films as the cult audience is?

Katz: It’s not about box office and what would make for the most commercial sequel. It’s about delivering a story that will be better than the first and a story that makes sense given the continuity of the franchises.

Q: Everyone talks about teaming Freddy and Jason with Michael Myers from the Halloween series. What about Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Michael Myers?

Katz: As a fan, I think Michael would be an ill-fit with Freddy and Jason as - in Michael Myers’ universe in the Halloween films - Michael is a real guy, Thorn notwithstanding.

Q: A lot of fans of the Jason Voorhees character felt that Jason was underutilized in Freddy Vs. Jason, and that he was nothing more than a second banana in the film. How are you going to make Jason more interesting in the sequel, given that he’s a sullen, voiceless monster with no emotions?

Katz: We heard that from fans too and I think part of that’s because Freddy has so much personality, especially compared to Jason, and any other character would be overshadowed standing next to Freddy. My entire idea is to help turn Jason into a bit more of a three-dimensional character without losing what makes him a scary badass. We have a cool twist I’m hoping will happen.

Q: It would’ve easy for you, given the success of Freddy Vs. Jason, to rush a sequel into development, but you’re clearly taking your time. You must really care?

Katz: Absolutely. We’re not rushing. Nobody around here wants to make Halloween: Resurrection.

Thorn? He must be a horror fan.

 

[evil ways]

All is fine and dandy until either Bruce Campbell decides not to do it, or the folks who own the Evil Dead rights(Universal?) cause trouble.

 

[Willco]

All is fine and dandy until either Bruce Campbell decides not to do it, or the folks who own the Evil Dead rights(Universal?) cause trouble.

Except Bruce Campbell is doing it. That's already been reported by the trades. Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert own the rights to Evil Dead and they're onboard. And Dino De Laurentiis owns the rights to Army of Darkness and New Line threw him some cash too.

This project is just waiting for the greenlight now. We're good to go. And we're going to get an Evil Dead 4 out of this, which is even better!

 

[UltimateMarioMan]

Jason and Freddy are screwed! Hail to the king baby!

 

[Myllz]

Eish, for a second there I thought we'd be seeing Pikachu take on Freddy.

 

[MASB]

Except Bruce Campbell is doing it. That's already been reported by the trades. Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert own the rights to Evil Dead and they're onboard. And Dino De Laurentiis owns the rights to Army of Darkness and New Line threw him some cash too.

This project is just waiting for the greenlight now. We're good to go. And we're going to get an Evil Dead 4 out of this, which is even better!

Pfft! The Bruce Campbell movie everyone should be looking forward to? Bubba Nosferatu!

 

[Ecrofirt]

Is that a real movie?

 

[Hitman]

I'm not one of those dudes that splooge over Bruce Campbell and stuff.. But this movie will ROCK. It can't NOT suck.

 

[Matlock]

It can't NOT suck.

It cannot fail to suck? So it'll suck? ???

 

[MASB]

Is that a real movie?

It potentially could be if Bubba Hotep sells enough DVDs. I put my money towards the cause when I bought it last week.

 

[Docpan]

DUDE... Yes! Who gives a shit if the plot sucks? WE'RE GONNA GET TO SEE BRUCE CAMPBELL REPRISE HIS ROLE AS ASH!

Time for a celebration! *Watches all Evil Dead dvds*

 

[Ecrofirt]

but how the heck could they do it?

Spoiler

Campbell dies at the end

and the creature itself was called a bubba Ho-Tep. Nosfaratu isn't bubba Nosfaratu

 

[Docpan]

EDIT:
Nevermind...