Synopsis

Welcome back to Crystal Lake in a chilling re-imagining of the classic horror film "Friday the 13th."

Searching for his missing sister, Clay (Jared Padalecki) heads up to the eerie woods of legendary Crystal Lake, where he stumbles on the creaky remains of rotting old cabins behind moss-covered trees.

And that's not the only thing lying in wait under the brush.

Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals, Clay pursues what few leads he has, with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college kids up for an all-thrills weekend.  But they are about to find much more than they bargained for.

Little do they know, they've entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history — the infamous killer who haunts Crystal Lake, armed with a razor-sharp machete... Jason Voorhees.

"Friday the 13th" is directed by Marcus Nispel ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") and stars Jared Padalecki (TV's "Supernatural").  The ensemble cast also features Danielle Panabaker ("Mr. Brooks"), Aaron Yoo ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"), Amanda Righetti ("Role Models"), Travis Van Winkle ("Transformers"), and Derek Mears ("The Hills Have Eyes II") as Jason.

The movie is produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, who together produced "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Amityville Horror," and original "Friday the 13th" producer/director Sean Cunningham.

Nispel directed the film from a screenplay by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, based on a story by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift and Mark Wheaton.  Walter Hamada, Guy Stodel and Brian Witten served as executive producers, with Alma Kuttruff co-producing.

The behind the scenes creative team was led by director of photography Daniel C. Pearl, production designer Jeremy Conway and editor Ken Blackwell, with music by Steve Jablonsky.

New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures present, in association with Michael Bay, a Platinum Dunes production, "Friday the 13th." The film will be released in theaters domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Paramount Pictures.

Release Date: February 13, 2009


Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Jared Padalecki

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