File this under not sure if I knew or just forgot movie trivia but today we were reminded that once upon a time, none other than THE DEVIL'S REJECTS and HALLOWEEN (2007) writer-director Rob Zombie was once in the running to helm FREDDY VS JASON. But it turns out that Zombie chose not to direct the flick because he was in pre-production for HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. What're ya gonna do?
On an interesting side note, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and DEAD ALIVE director Peter Jackson (who wrote an unused draft of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 6) was also offered FREDDY VS. JASON … but he turned the project down, saying that he was no longer interested. Too bad.
The final film followed this synopsis:
Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other.
Ronny Yu (BRIDE OF CHUCKY) eventually directed FREDDY VS JASON from a screenplay written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (FRIDAY THE 13TH 2009) based on characters created by Wes Craven & Victor Miller. Original FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) director Sean S. Cunningham produced the monster mash-up which starred Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette, Lochlyn Munro, and Robert Englund. BUY IT HERE.
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