‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror-Comedy From Dan Trachtenberg Sets 2028 Release
Paramount has slated Dan Trachtenberg’s animated horror-comedy project, 'Freddy the 13th,' for a theatrical release in the fall of 2028.
📍 The outcome
Paramount scheduled the animated horror-comedy film Freddy the 13th, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, for a fall 2028 release. The story quieted without further updates following the initial announcement of the project's production and release window.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
Answered
Who is directing the film?
Dan Trachtenberg is the director of the project.
What genre is the film?
It is an animated horror-comedy.
When is the movie scheduled for release?
The film is set for a fall 2028 release, scheduled for a Friday the 13th.
Where it stands
Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct an upcoming animated horror-comedy film titled 'Freddy the 13th.' The project is currently in development with Paramount. Coverage from Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, TheWrap, Dread Central, MSN, the A.V.
Club, and AOL highlights the scheduled release window for the fall of 2028. Reports confirm the film is slated to debut on a Friday the 13th.
Future updates are expected to provide details regarding the film's plot, voice cast, and specific theatrical premiere date. Coverage does not yet specify production milestones or additional creative personnel attached to the project.
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Who reported it (7)
- Predator: Badlands Director’s Freddy the 13th Movie Is Coming Out on Friday the 13th AOL.com · 45d ago
- Dan Trachtenberg’s Untitled ‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror Comedy Gets Release Date Deadline · 45d ago
- Dan Trachtenberg's animated horror comedy gets fall 2028 release at Paramount MSN · 45d ago
- Dan Trachtenberg’s Animated Horror Comedy Gets Fall 2028 Release at Paramount TheWrap · 45d ago
- Paramount Sets Release for Dan Trachtenberg’s Horror-Comedy ‘Freddy the 13th’ Dread Central · 45d ago
- Prey's Dan Trachtenberg finally making a movie that won't traumatize your kids A.V. Club · 45d ago
- ‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror-Comedy From Dan Trachtenberg Sets 2028 Release The Hollywood Reporter · 45d ago
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