《Crystal Lake》The creator talks about the prequel: Returning to Jason's childhood and his mother's transformation

After Jason drowned, how did his mother Pamela end up in the position she was in on Friday the 13th in the first movie?The prequel drama《Crystal Lake》(Crystal Lake) will enter this period.At the New York Comic Con on October 8, creator Brad Caleb Kane and Linda Cardellini and other starring actors talked about the characters and filming.

Kane hopes to use a few episodes to write about Pamela's experience, psychology and changes before entering the horror plot familiar to the series audience.He described the new series as having a large number of designed killing scenes, which would be more brutal than some old movies.The prequel story will still retain the genre characteristics of the series.

In the original film, Pamela, played by Bessie Palmer, appeared near the end, leaving the audience with very little time to interact with her.Kane wanted to fill in the experience between Jason's drowning and this appearance, asking a mother who protected her children how she lived before that and what she experienced.

Kane had Cardellini in mind when he first envisioned the character.He briefed her on the plan, and she read the scripts for the first few episodes, but didn't find out how the story ended until later.

Cardellini was invited to rewatch the original film.She liked the way the original film revealed its suspense and was attracted by Palmer's performance: the woman she met at the end was the original murderer.She believed that the characters had enough experiences to write about, especially the process leading to their final state.Cardellini also feels that he rarely gets such a complex role: Pamela is a mother, has the ability to love, is an outsider who has just arrived in the town, wants to escape from the past, and will be attracted to the people she meets in the town; at the same time, she has another side, and there is anger that is gradually revealed.Love, desire, adaptation to a new life and rage need to be established in the same character.

Return to the old woods of New Jersey

Jason's iconic hockey mask won't appear in the prequel.

This is determined by the story timeline.During the production, some movie scenes will be recreated shot by shot, and then the meaning of familiar scenes will change through new contexts.

The crew returned to Blairstown, New Jersey, and entered the same woods where the first film was shot.Kane said that the trees and fallen leaves here have a unique appearance that is difficult to replace elsewhere; the town is very friendly to the crew, and 45 years later, it still retains its original look.

The story also draws on the novel version of the second film, involving Jason's past and his experiences in the woods and at the lake, and also adds new creations.Kane hopes that the audience will see the mother and son before the disaster, understand their relationship, and then see how Pamela changes.

Callum Vinson, who plays the childhood Jason, needs to wear a special effects headgear that weighs about 13 pounds, or about 5.9 kilograms.During filming, Cardellini was very concerned about the condition of the young actor. When he saw that he was too hot, he would ask the staff to take off the headgear as soon as possible.

Familiar characters should also have their own origins

The series features both new characters and characters from the old movies.Cameron Scoggins stars as Dove and Nick Cordileone stars as Ralph Neely.Kane, Cardellini, William Cartwright, Devin Kessler, Scoggins, Gwendolyn Sandstrom and Vinson participated in the Comic-Con discussion.

Cordileone said the screenwriter gave the original character more life content: why he warned others, where he came from, and what he believed.Ralph is also an unreliable narrator who is extraordinarily sure of certain things, and this pull becomes part of the performance.

When filming on location, the team also constantly adjusted the familiarity of the old characters.Kane recalled that sometimes the actors would complete a more sincere and detailed take first, and he would ask them to try again between takes to make the voice or character closer to the Dov and Crazy Ralph fans remember.