Quentin Tarantino will NOT direct Friday 13th…he says

Looks like the news might be wrong about the latest incarnation of Jason being directed by Quentin Tarantino. In as close to denial as you can get without all parties concerned arriving on your front door, kicking it down screaming “Clear, Clear” and beating you to death with blank scripts, Tarantino has vehemently denied that he has anything to do with it…almost.

Words direct from an Empire interview:

What’s happening with Friday The 13th? Nothing at all! It’s a complete lie. I like Jason and everything, but I’ve no intention of directing a movie! New Line talked to me about it, but it was a complete fabrication, that article. I would love to do a horror film. I’m just saying it’s not going to be Friday The 13th√¢‚Ǩ¬¶

Damn and blast it! I thought this was going to be more fun than clown funbags in an inflatable sumo suit, leaping about on a bouncy castle covered in jelly. However, it looks not to be, back to the war movies then.