Jason Goes to Hell director is planning a Creighton Duke-inspired movie - Not Creighton Duke however

[PS1gamenwatch]

Let me say this, I am not fan of the movie, but if they made this movie back in 2000 instead of Jason X, it would have made me care about Jason Goes To Hell a little bit, but if they also explained the body swapping and Jason's sister story then maybe a bit more, and since there's a pending lawsuit regarding the Friday the 13th franchise, I can see why it's just an inspired film, since that character is connected to Jason. Who knows, if the lawsuit gets settled they could tie this with Friday the 13th, and maybe pit him against Freddy and Jason in another movie since Bruce retired the Ash character.

www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/jason-goes-to-hell-director-is-planning-a-creighton-duke-inspired-movie-216

The FRIDAY THE 13TH sequel JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY is usually a "love it or hate it" entry among the fans, but no matter which side a viewer falls on, we can usually all agree that the bounty hunter character Creighton Duke, who was wonderfully played by Steven Williams, was a total badass. Even if it makes no sense that this expert on Jason Voorhees was only now showing up in the ninth film of the franchise and carrying a back story where he had encountered Jason before - the guy was cool.

Twenty-five years later, JASON GOES TO HELL director Adam Marcus is plotting to bring Creighton Duke back. In a way. While making a guest appearance on the Cinema Toast Crunchcast podcast, Marcus revealed:

"I have a movie ... that is a completely Creighton Duke-inspired movie. That we're doing next year. I can tell you that I’m talking with Steven Williams about this. I’m dead serious about this movie. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for years. For me, that was the character that I gave a crap about. That’s the guy that I adore. And, I’m tellin’ ya, I have something up my sleeve that’s gonna knock people out."

Note that Marcus describes it as a "Creighton Duke-inspired" movie, not simply a "Creighton Duke movie". Williams probably couldn't play the Duke in the film, because they wouldn't have the rights to use a character who is tied in with the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise. But if Williams is playing a character who calls himself something other than Creighton Duke, then there's no problem, even if he acts just like Creighton Duke.

And if you don't like Creighton Duke for some reason, maybe you could pretend the character in Marcus's new film is monster hunter Rufus Turner, Williams' character from the TV show Supernatural.

Regardless of what the character is named, I'm totally up for watching a new movie where Williams plays a badass bounty hunter again. We'll keep you updated as Marcus pushes this one forward.

 

[UY 690]

Sounds like this movie could be a smash hit for the Summer blockbuster.

 

[vhstape]

Jason Goes to Hell is by far the worst one, don't want to see anything else from that director

 

[Judge Holden]

OK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED WATCHING JASON GOES TO HELL LIKE TEN MINUTES AGO AND THEN CAME ONLINE TO SEE THIS THREAD HOLY SHIT THE KIWIFARMS HIVEMIND IS REAL

....sorry

Honestly in theory the concept is a solid one. Badass bounty hunter going after slasher villains has quite some appeal to it, and is the seed at the heart of the various attempts at Ash vs Freddy vs Jason vs whatever, and I think dis nigga was one of the more interesting concepts of the batshittery that was Jason Goes to Hell (though still overshadowed by the surprise freddy kruger ending)....but honestly I dont think this guy has what it takes to make it into a genuinely good film.

Still its pretty much a moot point since there is no way in hell this is going to get off the ground to begin with

 

[Bassomatic]

I sadly agree, this won't happen, I'd enjoy it if it does because if it's a quality film, that's great if it's not the ball will be dropped so absurdly hard it'll be that kitch awful like say, Jason in space (Jason X).

Horror could use something like this tho as all the slasher series are being revamped/redone and to mixed results to see the universes expanded instead of just redone would be nice.

 

[XYZpdq]

They should have done this but with Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite instead.

 

[The Shadow]

Not-Creighton Duke Forever has a nice ring to it.

 

[cypocraphy]

The virgin Tommy Jarvis vs the chad Creighton Duke.

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

Ok now the director of Jason Goes To Hell says Duke didn't die in the movie. And he says it will be a Duke movie. Sure:

https://screenrant.com/jason-goes-hell-creighton-duke-survived/

Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday director Adam Marcus has confirmed grizzled bounty hunter Creighton Duke survived his brutal encounter with Jason. Friday The 13this a franchise that did very well for Paramount throughout the 1980s. The movies were cheap to produce, featured an easy to follow formula and yielded tidy profits. Audiences grew bored with the series around the time of 1989's Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, which was the lowest-grossing entry up to that point. The series then went on hiatus for a few years, until New Line acquired the rights.

New Line had a Freddy Vs Jason movie in mind, but first, they decided to produce a solo Jason movie that would ‘kill’ the character. Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday proved to be a divisive entry, introducing a new body-hopping element, in addition to the reveal Jason has a sister. Adam Marcus later revealed he intended to imply Jason is actually a deadite from the Evil Dead franchise, which is how his mother Pamela brought him back to life. The Necronomicon and dagger from that series feature heavily in Jason Goes To Hell's finale.

Despite being a controversial sequel, Jason Goes To Hell has grown a fanbase over the years for its wild tone, over the top gore and for taking risks with the formula. The movie also introduced the character of bounty hunter Creighton Duke (Steven Williams), who knows how to kill Jason once and for all. Marcus recently announced he was developing a spinoff for Creighton Duke separate from the Friday The 13th series - but considering Duke appears quite dead at the end of Jason Goes To Hell, some fans questioned how that would work. It turns out he survived his encounter with Jason, however, which Marcus revealed during an interview on the Without Your Head podcast and reiterated a solo Duke project is being developed.


"Creighton Duke didn’t die. There’s the answer. He did not die. The way I shot it was to give you this moment of ‘Oh no!’, but honestly, he exhales, but you don’t really see the light go out of his eyes. And to that end, my new production company Skelton Crew is basically doing something to resurrect Creighton Duke as a standalone character."

During the finale of Jason Goes To Hell, Duke sacrifices himself to save the lead characters, with Jason snapping his back with a bear hug. Marcus states in the interview his own pitch for Freddy Vs Jason in the early 1990s would have brought back Duke as a supporting player. The director also spoke of some early concepts for Jason Goes To Hellincluding Jason’s evil brother Elias being the main villain during early drafts. The hero of that version was also supposed to be Tommy Jarvis from parts IV-VI, but since New Line didn’t own the rights to the character, the idea was abandoned.

The rights to the Friday The 13th series are currently locked in a nasty lawsuit, meaning no new movies or video games can be made. Creighton Duke is one element of Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday that fans can all agree worked about that movie, and it appears his proposed spinoff might be the only Friday The 13th related project on the horizon.