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Director Set for New Friday the 13th

From Fango:

Variety reports that New Line Cinema and the Platinum Dunes company are in final talks with director Jonathan Liebesman to helm the new FRIDAY THE 13TH movie. Liebesman (pictured on the set of his feature debut, DARKNESS FALLS) is wrapping up work on another killer franchise entry, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, for the two companies; he has also been attached to New Line's wartime chiller THE WATCH (since taken over by Victor Salva) and killer-bug feature DEAD ASLEEP. Mark Wheaton is writing the new FRIDAY, which will incorporate elements from the early films of the series; see details here, and go here to see our first report on the new CHAINSAW.