<Tr> <Td>--Rob Hedden (writer / director) on the deconstruction of Jason Takes Manhattan's story </Td> </Tr> <P> Plans were made to take Jason away from Crystal Lake and place him in a larger environment for the eighth film . New York City was selected as the main setting, with Jason spending approximately a third of the movie on a boat before reaching New York . The film was then subtitled Jason Takes Manhattan . Ultimately, the character spent the majority of the time on the cruise ship, as budget restrictions forced scenes of New York to be trimmed or downgraded . Vancouver had to substitute for the majority of the New York scenes . </P> <P> When Jason Takes Manhattan failed to perform successfully at the box office, Sean Cunningham decided that he wanted to reacquire the rights to Friday the 13th and start working with New Line Cinema on Freddy vs. Jason, as New Line owned the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise . The concept of a fight between Freddy and Jason was not new, since Paramount had approached New Line about filming a crossover years before the latter had gained the licensing rights to Friday the 13th . At that time, both companies wanted the license to the other's character so that they could control the making of the film . Negotiations on the project were never finalized, which led Paramount to make The New Blood . After Jason Takes Manhattan was released in 1989, the rights reverted to Scuderi, Minasian, and Barsamianto, who sold them to New Line . Before Cunningham could start working on Freddy vs. Jason, Wes Craven returned to New Line to make New Nightmare . This effectively put Freddy vs. Jason on hold, but allowed Cunningham the chance to bring Jason back into the spotlight with Jason Goes to Hell . The ninth installment "turned a healthy profit", though it was only intended to open the door for a crossover with Freddy Krueger rather than to start a new series for New Line . Ultimately, the film series would go through another sequel before that would happen . Cunningham's "frustration" with the delayed development of the Freddy vs. Jason project forced him to create another sequel in an effort to keep the franchise in the minds of audiences . Based on Jason Takes Manhattan's concept of taking Jason away from Crystal Lake, the 10th film would put the titular character in space . The film suffered from the loss of its biggest supporter, President of Production Michael De Luca, when he resigned from his position . Lack of support forced the finished film to sit for two years before finally being released on April 26, 2002, and it would go on to become the lowest - grossing film in the franchise at the domestic box office . It also held the distinction of having the largest budget of any of the previous films at that time . </P> <P> After more than 15 years of off - and - on development, and approximately $6 million spent in 18 unused scripts from more than a dozen screenwriters, New Line finally produced a Freddy and Jason crossover for 2003 . One of the biggest hurdles for the film was developing a story that managed to bring the two horror icons together . Potential stories varied widely, from Freddy having molested and drowned Jason as a child, to a cult of Freddy worshipers called the "Fred Heads". In January 2007, Platinum Dunes producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller outlined their intended goal to bring a Friday the 13th reboot to life . New Line approached Fuller and Form to create a reboot, but because Paramount still owned certain copyrights to the first film, the reboot would not be able to use anything from the original . Paramount, who wanted to be included in the development of a reboot, approached the producers and gave them license to use anything from the original films, including the title . With Paramount on board, Fuller and Form decided they wanted to use pieces from the early films . Fuller said, "I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen ." Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, writers of Freddy vs. Jason, were brought on to pen the script for the new film, with Marcus Nispel, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake of 2003, hired in November 2007 to direct . </P>

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