{"id":93062,"date":"2025-07-26T03:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93062\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T03:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T03:26:11","slug":"sweet-revenge-jason-voorhees-is-officially-back-in-first-look-at-jason-universe-project-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93062\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sweet Revenge&#8217; &#8211; Jason Voorhees Is Officially Back in First Look at &#8216;Jason Universe&#8217; Project [Trailer]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>\u201cJason Universe\u201d<\/strong> was on hand at San Diego Comic-Con tonight to show off a first look at<strong> Sweet Revenge<\/strong>, described as a \u201cshort-form vignette\u201d that will serve as \u201cthe centerpiece of the franchise\u2019s bold 45th anniversary campaign.\u201d It marks the official return of Jason Voorhees for the first time in many years, and you can watch the trailer for the project below.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Revenge will premiere on <strong>August 13, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angry Orchard<\/strong> is sponsoring the upcoming vignette. Jason Universe teases, \u201cfans will drop into a chilling weekend in the woods filled with blood-soaked surprises only Jason can deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Revenge is directed by<strong>\u00a0Mike P. Nelson<\/strong>\u00a0(Wrong Turn), who also recently wrapped production on Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/movie\/3889964\/silent-night-deadly-night-teaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silent Night, Deadly Night\u00a0reboot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">\u201cI am so grateful that the team at Horror, Inc. saw something in\u00a0Sweet Revenge\u00a0and wanted it as a part of the Jason Voorhees story!\u201d Nelson said in a statement. \u201cAnd to think 30 years ago I was trying to secretly watch these movies on VHS when no one was looking. To have the opportunity to write and direct one of these stories is surreal \u2013 not to mention having an amazing team led by\u00a0<strong>Chad Villella<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Brianna Lee Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0help me bring it to life! Not only is the vignette a new take on the beloved IP, it is a comforting, gory hug, reminding us why we fell in love with these movies. Much gruesome fun awaits you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">Friday 13th LLC\u2019s Marc Toberoff added, \u201cJason has always been a force in pop culture, and the 45th anniversary felt like the perfect moment to do something truly unexpected. Partnering with Horror, Inc. and Angry Orchard who share our passion has opened up a new way to engage fans. It\u2019s exciting to see the franchise evolve with such creativity while staying true to what makes Jason iconic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">\u201cWe were beyond excited when Mike Nelson came on board and Angry Orchard sponsored production to help us bring this to life in a wickedly unexpected way,\u201d Horror, Inc. chief marketing officer Sheri Conn said in a statement of her own. \u201cEven in a short vignette, Nelson will masterfully capture our shared vision\u2013honoring the heritage of the franchise while delivering something fresh and thrilling for a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason Universe is also a key figure in the upcoming Peacock and A24 TV series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/tv\/3874242\/crystal-lake-begins-filming-under-the-cheeky-title-mamas-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Lake<\/a>,\u201d an expanded prequel to the original film franchise that just began production this summer.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u201cJason Universe\u201d was on hand at San Diego Comic-Con tonight to show off a first look at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":93063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171,3031,16921,42716,53,61515,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-93062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-friday-the-13th","10":"tag-jason-universe","11":"tag-jason-voorhees","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-sweet-revenge","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114917407805378788","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}