Hey DK. Long time, no speak. To be honest, as I said above, I’ve been out of the loop for a bit. If I get a chance, I’ll shoot you out an email later this week – and we can catch up.

And yeah… I walk away from the discussion for a few days – and… the hell?!?

As for the topic at hand – it’s good to hear that they’re well on the way with a new script. However, I still stand by the fact that a) were this the Paramount era, a film would’ve been ready for the next F13th that falls later this year (just based on that first weekend box office alone) and b) if not prepped in time for the next F13th this year – then you could bet that they’d have one ready for early next year (to be released at around the same time as this one was).

At this rate, methinks that Platinum Dunes is sitting on their hands rather then simply getting it done. As I already stated, these films are the lower end of the B-Movie slasher sub-genre – they aren’t Star Wars, Star Trek or James Bond – wherein they NEED that year or two for prep alone. This is a franchise that SHOULD have it’s sequels turned out within a year of each other, and shot within a matter of weeks (NOT months) – at least.

At their bloodstained heart should beat a “boo movie” ride – a classic in the “popcorn flick” sense. And I think that if they understand that approach – then there’s no reason why Jason couldn’t continue for years to come.

But I digress… as I’m sure there are those that wish they DID spend as much time putting the effort into one of these as Lucas does with his work. I guess, over the past few years, I’ve come to accept the point that we’ll never see anything as original as JGTH again (where the Jason character is concerned) – or JX, for that matter.

Again, I say, how cool would it be to see Jason vs Uber Jason? Those who’ve enjoyed Godzilla’s outings over the years will understand where I’m coming from on that one.

Keep the blood warm, One of the Dead.

eX, J-No, it’s on & off, but we’ve never lost touch, unlike that OTHER guy! How in the Hell have you been my friend???? Drop me an email, same address as always

FYI, just so no one can accuse me of wasting space & not contributing to the topic (though I have no idea what Madonna or religion has to do with F13 Part 2-ish), I talked to Mark a couple days ago, they’re well into the script for the sequel