The role eventually went to Ken Kirzinger, a Canadian stuntman who worked on Jason Takes Manhattan. There are conflicting reports over the reason Kirzinger was cast. According to Yu, Kirzinger was hired because he was taller than Robert Englund, the actor who portrays Freddy Krueger. Kirzinger stands 6feet 5inches (1.96m), compared to the 6feet 3inches (1.91m) of Kane Hodder, and Yu wanted a much larger actor to tower over the 5-foot-10-inch (1.78m) Englund. Kirzinger believes his experience on Part VIII helped him land the part, as Kirzinger doubled for Hodder on two scenes for the film, [84] but also believes he was simply sized up and handed the job. [85] Although he was hired by the creative crew, New Line did not officially cast Kirzinger until first seeing him on film. Kirzinger's first scene was Jason walking down Elm Street. New Line wanted a specific movement in Jason's walk; Kirzinger met their expectations and signed a contract with the studio. [84] However, concerns that test audiences were confused by the film's original ending caused the studio to reshoot the final scene. Actor Douglas Tait was brought in to film the new ending, as he was available for the reshoot and had been the production's second choice to portray the role of Jason during the original casting. [86] Red Bull MEA (October 28, 2020). "Scariest Games' Villains of All Time". Red Bull . Retrieved September 17, 2021. a b O'Hehir, Andrew (May 1, 2002). "Jason X: review". Salon. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007 . Retrieved July 17, 2007. Jason takes place after the events of Knowles’ first book Argo, and follows hero Jason on his return home to claim his uncle’s throne. While this is the second book in the series, in my opinion, it can be read as a stand-alone novel, and it is not necessary to read the first book to grasp what is going on.

a b Tom McLoughlin (Director) (1986). Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Director's Commentary (DVD). United States: Paramount Pictures.

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Karmali, Luke (March 13, 2015). "Jason Voorhees Confirmed For Mortal Kombat X". IGN . Retrieved March 13, 2015. Avatar's Friday the 13th: Bloodbath". Fridaythe13thfilms.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007 . Retrieved October 21, 2007. Davies, Clive (2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. Headpress. ISBN 978-1-90939-427-8. This isn’t what I felt I got from the book. I am not denying that Knowles can write, however, what he is writing is not what I really want to read.

The physical design of Jason Voorhees has gone through changes, some subtle and some radical. For Friday the 13th, the task of coming up with Jason's appearance was the responsibility of Tom Savini, whose design for Jason was inspired by someone Savini knew as a child whose eyes and ears did not line up straight. [60] The original design called for Jason to have hair, but Savini and his crew opted to make him bald, [59] so he would look like a " hydrocephalic, mongoloid pinhead", with a dome-shaped head. [60] Savini created a plaster mold of Ari Lehman's head and used that to create prosthetics for his face. [59] Lehman personally placed mud—from the bottom of the lake—all over his body to make himself appear "really slimy." [59] Friday The 13th Video Game Lets You Become Jason - CinemaBlend". CinemaBlend . Retrieved August 13, 2016.This is an expansive, very descriptive book, that feels of epic proportion. In this aspect it's a valuable presentation of the myth that would probably be more appreciated by fans of historical facts and classical stories. Yet Jason's perils are only beginning, for he will soon discover that a truer evil lies closer to home... A Night of Killer Music and Fashion". Friday the 13th films. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013 . Retrieved July 16, 2007. The addition of the story of the three sisters from Eleusis also shows the dearth of story in the return voyage of the Argonauts. It feels as if Knowles were trying very hard to make this book reach a publishable length.