http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1498199/03162005/story.jhtmlHe Killed Bill, But Tarantino's Passing On Jason
Looks like Jason's hockey mask is gonna gather dust a little while longer, because the only thing getting killed these days is the rumor that Quentin Tarantino would be helping resurrect Camp Crystal Lake's most famous inhabitant.
"What's happening with 'Friday the 13th'? Nothing at all. It's a complete lie," the director said Tuesday night at the 10th annual Sony Ericsson Empire Awards in London, where he received a trophy for Icon of the Decade. "I like Jason and everything, but I've no intention of directing a movie. New Line talked to me about it, but it was a complete fabrication, that article [in The Hollywood Reporter.] I would love to do a horror film. I'm just saying it's not going to be 'Friday the 13th.' "
Had he signed on for the project, it would have been the first time he made a movie outside of Miramax Films. The rights to the Jason Voorhees character and title "Friday the 13th" were acquired by New Line Cinema from Paramount in 1991.
Internally referred to as "The Ultimate Jason Voorhees Movie," the 12th installment of the series will follow up 2003's "Freddy Vs. Jason," which featured Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland having a run-in with Jason.
With Martin Campbell ("GoldenEye," "Mask of Zorro") directing the Bond series remake of "Casino Royale," rumors of Tarantino picking up that project look like they've been iced too.
It might be a "Royale with cheese" that he'll be sinking his filmmaking teeth into instead ? Tarantino has expressed an interest in making a Vega brothers prequel based on John Travolta's Vincent Vega character from "Pulp Fiction" and Michael Madsen's "Toothpick" Vic Vega from "Reservoir Dogs."
We already know that the lantern-jawed cinema junkie likes to tease fans and take his sweet time bringing his public musings to fruition. So what project is on the horizon now, and how distant is that horizon? "My next film is probably going to be 'Inglorious Bastards,' " Tarantino told England's Empire magazine. "I've written scenes. I've written a lot of it, but now I have to sit down and start putting it together in a script that I can start shooting."
Without a shooting script for the "Dirty Dozen"-esque homage, any movement on the project is sure be slow. He's been kicking around ideas for the World War II picture for a while, but "Kill Bill" slowed his progress. Tarantino has expressed an interest in having action pros Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger and even funnyman Adam Sandler take part in the film. Until then, fans can look forward to his work behind the lens for the May 19 "CSI" season finale.
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