Thirteenth Friday The 13th to be directed by Friday vet Steve Miner

Jason Voorhees slashes back into theaters in 2027.

By Jarrod Jones  |  November 13, 2026 | 9:39am
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Thirteenth Friday The 13th to be directed by Friday vet Steve Miner

Jason Voorhees is returning to theaters for the first time in nearly twenty years courtesy of Friday The 13th veteran director Steve Miner and Cineverse, the distributor that’s previously brought us such splatterers as Terrifier 3 and Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger reboot. “For generations of fans, Jason’s identity is inseparable from the creative choices Steve Miner brought to the screen,” said Robbie Barsamian (per Deadline), Executive Vice President of Horror, Inc., which holds the franchise rights. “Reuniting with Steve under a fully independent model allows us the creative control to honor what makes Jason the greatest slasher of all time and deliver the definitive theatrical event that today’s audiences expect.” Jason’s last splashy foray on the big screen was the 2009 reboot from Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, though Barsamian promises a return to the practically crafted kills that put the series on the map. 

Miner oversaw the Friday franchise as it moved on from psycho-mom Pamela Voorhees in the original 1980 film to her quasi-immortal maniac son Jason in Friday The 13th Part II, and bestowed upon Jason the first iteration of his iconic hockey mask in Friday The 13th Part III. “When I put the hockey mask on [Jason,] I knew it would create a truly scary image that would work for that movie,” said Miner. “I had no idea that it would live on as one of the most iconic symbols in horror films. I’m thrilled to come back and continue the legacy.” Miner is now tasked with dusting off Jason Voorhees for a whole new generation of slasher enthusiasts—and for those of us who have endured the franchise through its more peculiar detours, like that time he briefly took Manhattan and wound up in outer space for some damn reason.

This new film is being lumped into what’s being called “The Jason Universe,” which factors in the twelve previous films (Freddy Vs. Jason and the 2009 reboot included), “AAA gaming integrations” of the Jason character in games like Call Of Duty, Fortnite, and Friday the 13th: The Game from 2017, and “immersive experiences” with Jason at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. A24’s Crystal Lake TV series for Peacock is included in this “expanding universe,” which gave the Voorhees family an origin story tinged with trauma, and showed us a young, plucky Jason wielding his infamous machete like it were a lightsaber or something. Rightfully, the press release for this new Friday film doesn’t mention the syndicated Friday The 13th: The Series from 1987, famous (if that’s the word we want to use) for having nothing to do with Jason Voorhees at all, yet still managing to eke out three seasons anyway. The brand has power!

 
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