The Friday the 13th franchise is making a significant comeback with a number of initiatives within the works, and it seems like a brand new Jason Voorhees would possibly already be lurking within the shadows.
Former WWE celebrity Adam Scherr, finest recognized to wrestling followers as Braun Strowman, has revealed that he’s eyeing the function of the legendary slasher within the upcoming revival movie.
Throughout an interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff on the premiere of Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, Scherr made it clear that he has his sights set on Crystal Lake. When requested which horror franchise he’d love to hitch, Scherr didn’t hesitate:
“Oh, Friday the thirteenth. Jason.”
The 42-year-old powerhouse even joked that he’d be prepared to ditch his trademark search for the function, including,
“I’ll gladly shave this beard off to play that character.”
Scherr went on to recommend that conversations about his involvement would possibly already be taking place.
“There could also be some talks about it with folks that I do know and my company. If we might ever get everyone to get again on the identical web page and permit the issues to work, I may be the following Voorhees.”
That’s an attention-grabbing tease from the previous WWE Common Champion, and followers are already imagining how his intimidating body might carry a terrifying new presence to Jason.
In the meantime, the bigger Friday the thirteenth universe is increasing in a number of instructions. The lately introduced “Jason Universe” will function quick movies, films, and video video games tied to the long-lasting franchise.
The primary quick movie, Candy Revenge, has already dropped on the Jason Universe YouTube channel. On the TV facet, A24 and Peacock are creating Crystal Lake, a prequel collection that may discover Jason’s origins with Callum Vinson set to play a younger model of the killer.
As for the Friday the thirteenth revival film, particulars are nonetheless beneath wraps. However with Scherr publicly throwing his hat within the ring and hinting at talks already taking place, the opportunity of a former WWE large entering into Jason’s boots could be very actual. Horror followers may very well be one of the vital bodily imposing variations of the character but.
