Steve Miner Set to Direct New Friday the 13th Film for 2027
Steve Miner is set to direct a new Friday the 13th film for cinemas, planned for 2027, according to Deadline. It will be the first film in the franchise since a 2009 reboot from Warner Bros.
Miner has been here before. He directed Friday the 13th Part II and Part III, and in Part III he introduced the hockey mask that became the trademark look of the killer, Jason Voorhees. The original 1980 film was directed by Sean S. Cunningham.
The new picture has a script by David Fliegel. It is being financed and produced by the Barsamian family, working through their company Horror, Inc. Horror, Inc. has CatchLight Studios as its production partner.
Getting a film made is only part of the chain. Someone also has to sell it to audiences. Cineverse has secured North American distribution rights for the film, including theatrical rights. In plain terms, that means Cineverse will handle getting the film into cinemas in the United States and Canada.
Franchise films often change hands over the years, and this one is no exception. The 2009 reboot was made by Warner Bros., while this project comes from a family company and a smaller distributor. Deals like these decide who pays for a film, who keeps the rights and where it can be shown.
No release date has been given beyond the 2027 plan, and no details about the cast or the story have been reported in the announcement. Those will likely come in later updates as the production moves forward.
For fans, the news is that the series is returning to the big screen with a director who shaped its early look. For everyone else, it is a clear example of how a horror film gets from a single idea to a cinema seat, one agreement at a time.
