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‘Predator: Badlands’ Director Dan Trachtenberg Tackling ‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Movie

Director Dan Trachtenberg is adapting Yehudi Mercado's graphic novel Freddy the 13th into an animated feature for Paramount Animation. The project is described as a family-friendly horror-comedy. Trachtenberg will co-direct the film with Mercado.

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Paramount Animation announced that Dan Trachtenberg will direct an animated adaptation of the Freddy the 13th comic.

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  1. Dan Trachtenberg to Direct Animated Freddy the 13th for Paramount

    Director Dan Trachtenberg is adapting Yehudi Mercado's graphic novel Freddy the 13th into an animated feature for Paramount Animation. The project is described as a family-friendly horror-comedy. Trachtenberg will co-direct the film with Mercado.

    What's confirmed:

    • Dan Trachtenberg will direct an animated movie based on Freddy the 13th for Paramount Animation.
    • The film is based on a graphic novel by Yehudi Mercado.
    • The project is a horror-comedy.
    • Yehudi Mercado will co-direct the adaptation alongside Trachtenberg.
    • Trachtenberg previously directed Predator films including Prey and Predator: Badlands.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The movie will have a PG rating.
    • The story features a protagonist who inherits the powers of the Boogeyman.
    • The plot involves an uncle who suffers a deadly curse.
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