The Friday the 13th franchise’s next Jason Voorhees has been announced. Jason is the iconic hockey masked serial killer who is the primary antagonist of the slasher franchise. Over the years, he has been played by a variety of actors, including Kane Hodder (the longest-running Jason, with four movies under his belt), Ted White, Ken Kirzinger, and Richard Brooker.
There has not been a Friday the 13th movie since the property was remade in 2009, due to a long-running legal battle over the rights to the screenplay for the original 1980 movie. In 2021, the domestic rights were awarded to original screenwriter Victor Miller.
One of the projects that Miller is involved in is an upcoming franchise called the Jason Universe. The Jason Universe kicks off on August 13 with a 13-minute short film тιтled Sweet Revenge that will debut on the franchise’s official YouTube channel.
ScreenRant has confirmed with a representative for the short that the role of Jason Voorhees in Sweet Revenge will be played by Schuyler White. White will become the first person to portray the iconic character in an official capacity since Derek Mears played the role in the 2009 remake.
However, he is not the first to have been cast in the role since 2009. In July, Callum Vinson was cast as young Jason in the upcoming A24 prequel series Crystal Lake.
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Schuyler White is an experienced stunt performer who has long since proven that he has the chops to bring a character like Jason Voorhees to life. Most notably, he owns Ohio Burn Unit, a company that puts on fire-themed stage shows that include stunts such as fire eating and fire juggling.
However, he has a long history of onscreen stunts as well. He has worked either as a stunt performer, stunt coordinator, or special effects coordinator on a number of notable movies, including Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and the Tom Holland movie Cherry.
Schuyler White was the special effects coordinator for the Detroit unit of the production of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
He also gained ample experience in the horror genre before joining the Friday the 13th franchise, having worked on a wide range of тιтles, including The Bye Bye Man, Little Evil, Haunt, Hell Van, V/H/S/85, 2021’s Wrong Turn, and Don’t Breathe 2.
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Ultimately, it remains to be seen if the new Jason Voorhees actor will continue to portray the killer in any upcoming Friday the 13th projects. White nevertheless joins the ranks of a number of seasoned stunt performers to have portrayed the role, in particular Kane Hodder, who has performed stunts in numerous notable тιтles, including Spawn and Lethal Weapon III.
