Brad Caleb Kane understands that some fans won’t like his version of Jason Voorhees in Crystal Lake.
“Now, I know that some fans will have their machetes out because they like Jason to be a revenant, mysterious, and supernatural. I grant them that, and that’s fine,” Kane told Dread Central about Jason’s origin story in the series.
He continued: “I’ll take the slings and arrows. I took a swing, but I didn’t send him to Hell. I didn’t send him to space. I didn’t put him up against Carrie White, all things that people have done in this series. I took a much more grounded swing.”
Jason’s story was changed from the first movie to the second movie, so fans of the franchise have learned to accept inconsistency.
The “Carrie White” reference points to Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, which wedged in a telekinetic young woman with the character Tina. “Jason Goes to Hell” and “Jason X” are the other entries Kane is pointing to, the films that sent Jason to Hell and to space.
