The Jason Universe Can Fix The Friday The 13th Franchise's Most Frustrating Problem

Summary The Jason Universe project aims to fix the biggest lore flaw of the Friday the 13th franchise, expanding on Jason Voorhees' story.

Horror, Inc. plans to develop new projects including games and merchandise to flesh out the origins and backstory of Jason in the Jason Universe.

The Jason Universe can make Jason a stronger character by focusing on his origins, his mother Pamela Voorhees, and delivering a cohesive narrative.

The Friday the 13th franchise is finally getting a major expansion in the form of the Jason Universe, and this expansion can finally fix the franchise's most frustrating problem. The Friday the 13th franchise has been going on for decades now, with the series having all kinds of spinoffs and sequels. However, as is the case with most slasher franchises, not all of these projects have held up to the original. Thus, the Jason Universe project has a chance to fix this problem, finally saving the Friday the 13th franchise from its biggest lore flaw.

The Friday the 13th franchise is set to expand into a multi-platform Jason Universe, with this ambitious new road map for the iconic slasher series preparing to kick into high gear. Horror, Inc. has teamed up with screenwriter Victor Miller and executive producer Marc Toberoff in order to develop several new Friday the 13th projects, which include games, merchandise, and more. Not many details have been given on how the Jason Universe plans will affect Friday the 13th movies and TV shows, although more will undoubtedly be revealed in the near future.

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Horror Inc's Jason Universe Can Flesh Out Friday The 13th's Lore & Jason Backstory

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Horror, Inc. making a Jason Universe is an exciting prospect, as the company's new cinematic universe can finally flesh out Friday the 13th's lore as well as the backstory and origins of Jason Voorhees. Jason Voorhees is the main villain in the Friday the 13th franchise, and while the films have attempted to explain his backstory, it has always been a bit messy. Most of these Friday the 13th stories seem like nothing more than an excuse to show off gory kills, with many fans wishing for a stronger Friday the 13th narrative.

Now that the Jason Universe is attempting to expand the Friday the 13th saga out over multiple different projects, this is the perfect time to work on truly expanding Jason's story. Horror, Inc. can make a multi-part Jason story that is told over the course of several projects, giving a greater focus to Jason as a character rather than treating him like some kind of mindless monster. Compared to other slasher villains, Jason's story is a little more tragic, and this is something that future Friday the 13th Jason Universe projects need to focus on.

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Why The Friday The 13th Franchise Needs A Stronger Jason Approach To Succeed

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If the Jason Universe's future Friday the 13th projects want to succeed, then the franchise needs a much stronger Jason approach. The Friday the 13th series has had a lot of movie sequels, with there being 12 films so far. While this means that there is plenty of Jason Voorhees content out there, most of the Friday the 13th projects have been misses, with this being for a variety of reasons. Friday the 13th needs to fix this quality problem if it wants the Jason Unvierse to succeed, and this will start with finding a stronger Jason approach.

Although the story of Jason and his mom was at the heart of the first Friday the 13th movie, it has become a mess. The entire Friday the 13th movie series makes no sense, with the stories of Jason and Pamela Voorhees opening up plot holes and coincidences that make the overarching saga feel loosely attached rather than as being part of one cohesive whole. The Friday the 13th franchise needs to take a step back and reasses how it has been handling Jason, with the Jason Universe being the opportunity to make him a stronger character.

How The Jason Universe Can Make Its Slasher Villain An Even Stronger Character

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There are several ways that the Jason Universe can make its slasher villain an even stronger character, and the Friday the 13th franchise needs to pick on of these methods. The first is to give Jason a greater focus, potentially even showing his origins in a prequel project like the Crystal Lake show. This will allow audiences to understand Jason more, even if they still disagree with his killings.

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Another option is to give a greater focus to Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees. Pamela is the true killer in the first Friday the 13th movie, with her doing the Crystal Lake murders to avenge her son. Putting a greater spotlight on her pain could further reinforce the themes of Friday the 13th in a much stronger way than in the original film, setting up a great start to the Jason Universe.