'Friday the 13th' 2016 rumors and release date: Upcoming reboot to trace horror roots

"Friday the 13th" is a cult classic that has become a franchise with numerous adaptations in print, TV series, novels, comic books, video games and films. Recently, the production team says that the upcoming horror movie promises to bring in the original Voorhees terror on which the entire franchise was born.

The iconic horror film first entered the cinema in 1980. Twenty-nine years later, "Friday the 13th" first got its reboot with a gross of $91.4 million on a mere $19 million budget. Although the title has already established itself as a household brand in the horror genre, the movie went against the tide of horror filmmaking. For the past decade, found footage films seemed to have influenced the genre following the successful "The Blair Witch Project." However, classic scare seemed to have found its revival in box office hits like the "Insidious," "Sinister," and "The Conjuring"—convincing the "Friday the 13th" production to pursue another reboot in just five years.

As reported by Movie News Guide, the 2016 reboot will not pick up plot elements from the previous reboot. Instead, the upcoming movie will focus on explaining the Voorhees horror roots. As a refresher, Jason Voorhees is the hacking murderer wearing a creepy hockey mask who satisfies his bloodlust through serial killings. Although one of the most easily recognized villain in Hollywood, not so many people are aware of his origins. The new "Friday the 13th" fills in the job to explain how the Voorhees began. The report also said that screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski will provide the backstory and context that led to Jason Voorhes' murderous transformation.

Meanwhile, a lawsuit currently being heard in a federal court in Connecticut with regard to determining the ownership of the rights to the "Friday the 13th." Victor Miller, the screenwriter of the original horror film, has filed a legal action to reclaim his rights to the lucrative horror film. In response, the production (Horror Inc. and the Manny Company) filed a counter-lawsuit explaining that Miller's script was made-for-hire.

"As a result of Miller's improper actions, a cloud has been placed on Horror's rights in and to the popular and lucrative 'Friday the 13th' movie franchise and has caused, and will continue to cause, both Horror and the Manny Company significant damages," reads the producers' complaint against Miller as quoted in a report by The Hollywood Reporter.