2008-04-15
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Danielle Panabaker has been cast as the female lead. Jonathan Sadowski, Travis van Winkle and Aaron Yoo have also joined the project. Panabaker is playing the adventurous, athletic girlfriend of van Winkle, who plays a rich alpha male type that gathers everyone together. Yoo's character, named Chumbler, is a guy who's a little quirky and has a tendency to wear his attraction to pretty girls on his sleeve. Sadowski plays a techie who knows the horrific history of Camp Crystal Lake.
2008-03-21
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jared Padalecki is in final negotiations to star in the picture - he will play the lead, who investigates what happened up at Crystal Lake.
2007-11-14
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Marcus Nispel is in final negotiations to direct.
2007-10-02
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Damian Shannon and Mark Swift have been hired to write the remake.
2006-02-22
Variety reports that New Line Cinema has hired horror helmer Jonathan Liebesman to direct the pic.
2006-02-15
Variety reports that Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes is coming aboard to produce the project. Bay will produce with Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form.
2006-01-30
Variety reports that New Line Cinema has plans to release the 11th film on Friday, October 13.
2005-03-13
Tarantino has confirmed the rumors for him to direct the project are indeed false.
2005-03-07
IGN Filmforce is reporting that Quentin Tarantino is in talks to write and direct a co-venture between New Line and Paramount Pictures.
2004-08-17
The Hollywood Reporter reports that New Line is in talks with director/producer Sam Raimi for the rights to the "Evil Dead" trilogy character. Bruce Campbell played the character in the trilogy and would play him again.