Can you believe it’s been 16 YEARS since the last official installment in the Friday the 13th franchise? That would of course be Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th back in 2009, which forever immortalized Derek Mears as of the rare few to portray horror icon Jason Voorhees on screen. Nearly twenty years later, Jason is […]
Can you believe it’s been 16 YEARS since the last official installment in the Friday the 13th franchise? That would of course be Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th back in 2009, which forever immortalized Derek Mears as of the rare few to portray horror icon Jason Voorhees on screen. Nearly twenty years later, Jason is returning to the screen in Sweet Revenge.
Described as a “vignette,” the short-form project is a 13-minute experience that’s headed our way next week from the newly-formed Jason Universe, a relaunch of the Jason Voorhees character from the rights holders. It’s no secret that the franchise has been mired in legal troubles for years now, but the Jason Universe finally allows for the big guy’s official return.
That makes Sweet Revenge the first official Jason Voorhees film project in sixteen years, and Bloody Disgusting has exclusively uncovered the man behind the mask this week.
The man playing Jason Voorhees in Sweet Revenge, which will premiere on the evening of August 13 at both a special live event and on the @JasonUniverse13 YouTube channel?
Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that it’s actor and stuntman Schuyler White who wore the iconic hockey mask in director Mike P. Nelson’s (Silent Night, Deadly Night) vignette!
An 11-time Guinness World Record holder for various fire stunts, Schuyler White is on paper the absolute perfect man for the job, and he’s got a long history in the horror genre already. White previously worked with Mike P. Nelson on the filmmaker’s 2021 reboot of the Wrong Turn franchise, with White also serving as a special effects technician on films including Escape Plan: The Extractors, Queen & Slim, Don’t Breathe 2, No One Gets Out Alive, Beverly Hills Cop: Alex F, and even NEON’s upcoming Chris Stuckmann-directed horror film Shelby Oaks.
As a stunt performer and stunt coordinator, Schuyler White has worked on The Bye Bye Man, Haunt, and V/H/S/85, so he’s certainly no stranger to getting bloody in the horror genre.
Beginning next week with the release of Sweet Revenge, Schuyler White will officially join the prestigious group of actors and stunt performers to officially play Jason Voorhees on screen, which includes names like Ari Lehman, Richard Brooker, Ted White, and of course, Kane Hodder.
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