The Big Picture The Friday the 13th franchise has had a ridiculous number of sequels over the years, with some being better than others, but the number of sequels that have failed to get past production is even greater. Enter Jason Never Dies, the unmade seventh film in the franchise that continues to haunt fans' dreams to this day. The film would have been made by director Tom McLoughlin, the same twisted mind behind Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
'Jason Never Dies' Began With a Title That wasn’t always the case, though. Initially, McLoughlin was interested in working on a follow-up to his first Jason movie. In an interview with Bloody Disgusting, McLoughlin explains that the whole process started out with a title, stating, “Originally, the title of Jason Lives was Jason Has Risen. Paramount thought that we might piss off a certain amount of the folks out there, and they had enough problems with the Jason franchise as it was.
What Actually Came After 'Jason Lives' Unfortunately, after Jason Lives was released, McLoughlin decided to step away from the franchise. He was offered the job to make another, but after toying with the idea of a Freddy vs. Jason style movie or a Friday the 13th meets Cheech and Chong crossover, he decided enough was enough. All of his ideas had been put into Lives! Instead, the sequel would be directed by John Carl Beuchler, titled Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.
When going on to describe the film’s setting, McLoughlin once again proves that he has a deep understanding of what makes these movies work. He said, “Basically, I’ve always loved the fact that these movies work better, to me, in period, rather than modern day. People love that whole look of the '80s and '90s. And I thought, ‘Okay. First thing, I wanna take back artistic license and place this thirteen years later after I put him down in the lake.
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