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As if 2003 slasher crossoverFreddy vs. Jasonwasn’t big enough of a showdown , other scripts featured a cameo appearance byHellraiser ’s Pinhead . A 10 after the last conniption ofJason Goes to Hellteased a face-off between Freddy and Jason - and even longer since buff begin to push for such an coming upon -Freddy vs. Jasonfinally materialise in the summertime of 2003 . Like most pic in either theA Nightmare on Elm StreetorFriday the 13thfranchises , Freddy vs. Jasongot bad reviews from critics , but was a boxful office achiever , and lived up to its title by including a long , no holds banish do between the two slashers .
In the end , neither villain conclusively won , as both Freddy and Jason remained awake . Jason was certainly in better shape though , as Freddy had been reduced to a decapitated head . It ’s doubtful any fans at the time figured the crosswalk film would be the last introduction in both the originalNightmare on Elm StreetandFriday the 13thcontinuities , but it was , as both franchise receive the remaking discussion next .
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While it famously take ten years forJason Goes to Hell ’s tease to be paid off , Freddy vs. Jasonhad actually been in ontogenesis even longer , as the idea was first proposed prior to 1988’sFriday the thirteenth Part 7 : The New Blood . Between 1988 and 2003,Freddy vs. Jasonwent through more than a 12 hand and construct pitches from various writers , with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift finally getting the gig . However , even their first musical theme did n’t all make it to the screen .
Hellraiser’s Pinhead Almost Cameoed in Freddy vs. Jason
As Shannon and Swift would finally reveal , the pair write quite a few endings forFreddy vs. Jasonthat did n’t ultimately get used , include a few that were shoot but later shelved . One that unhappily did n’t make it past the idea point involved Freddy and Jason ’s big terminal struggle at Crystal Lake ending with both slasher getting go down on back down to hell . Freddy had of class roused Jason from Hellto put fear back in the house physician of Springwood , and enable Freddy ’s own return from the Hell .
Once in Hell , Freddy and Jason ’s battle would continue , only to be interrupted by the arrival ofHellraiser ’s Pinhead , complete with dependant chains . The iconicCenobitewould then ask the two combatants if there was a problem , apparently setting up a subsequence . However , New Line Cinema - who at that pointedness own both Freddy and Jason - balked at the thought of have to licence Pinhead from Dimension Films forFreddy vs. Jason , and the idea was promptly squashed . One wonders just how nerveless the proposed scene might ’ve been , as a ternary of horror legends united for the first time .
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