<P> Though the producers decided that Friday the 13th would not be an origin story, they said that they wanted to work out a logical origin story for Jason that would provide a sense of history as the film progressed . Form and Fuller explained that the audience gets to see how Jason attains his famous hockey mask, and is given a reason for why he puts it on . Jason would transition from wearing a bag over his head--similar to the one seen in Friday the 13th Part 2--to finding and wearing his hockey mask, whereas in Friday the 13th Part III he obtains the mask off - screen and comes out of a barn already wearing it . </P> <P> Unlike both horror remakes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Amityville Horror (2005)--which were also produced by Bay, Form, and Fuller--it was decided that Friday the 13th would not be a period piece . Form and Fuller said the film was not strictly a remake so there was no reason they could not set the story in the 2000s . In October 2007, Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the writers of Freddy vs. Jason, were hired to write a script for Friday the 13th . Jonathan Liebesman was in negotiations to direct the film, but scheduling conflicts meant he was unavailable and Fuller and Form chose Marcus Nispel . Nispel was apprehensive about taking the job, mainly because he would be taking over another film franchise, but Fuller eventually persuaded him to direct the project . Principal photography began on April 21, 2008, in Austin, Texas, and finished on June 13, 2008 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Character </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jared Padalecki </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Clay Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Danielle Panabaker </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Jenna </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Amanda Righetti </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Whitney Miller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Travis Van Winkle </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Trent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Derek Mears </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Jason Voorhees </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julianna Guill </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Bree </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aaron Yoo </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Chewie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Hansen </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Nolan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arlen Escarpeta </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Lawrence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Willa Ford </Td> <Td> as </Td> <Td> Chelsea </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Character </Th> </Tr>

Who plays jason on friday the 13th 2009