Scott W. Davis
04-16-2003, 06:27 PM
Who in their right mind would want to upset Jason Vorhees? Nevertheless, New Line Cinema seems to have done just that. Kane Hodder, who has played Jason ever since FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII, is conspicuously absent from the upcoming film FREDDY VS. JASON. Now, Kane Hodder has explained why to the folks at . And boy, is he upset! Here's an excerpt from that interview:
ARROW: On a more serious note; FREDDY VS. JASON...
KANE: Yeah...
ARROW: A lot of us are pretty pissed off about what happened...
KANE: Along with me, I'm sure you can imagine.
ARROW: Yeah. There's been a lot of rumors and a lot of stories...
KANE: Tell me the rumors you've heard and I'll tell you if they're true.
ARROW: Well, at first I heard that they wanted somebody with more expressive eyes.
KANE: Yeah, that's the sort of bullshit they told me too and they wound up hiring a Canadian stunt man.
ARROW: I heard it had to do with the Canadian Tax Credits.
KANE: Sure it does. You hire a local, you don't have to pay air fare, hotel, per diem... People have always told me; one thing they loved about watching me play the character were my eyes!!!! That seemed like a pretty lame excuse to me.
ARROW: Yeah, it's very fucking lame. After all you've done for the role, you took it to the next level.
KANE: I put my life into that part John! Nobody else has dedicated themselves to Jason as much as I have! What other rumors have you heard?
ARROW: I also heard that you were initially "too short" for the part, but then I heard that you were "too tall" for it as well. You're 6'3" if I remember correctly and Ken [Kirzinger-- the guy who got the part of Jason eventually] is like 6'4" or something.
KANE: More like 6'3" and half. They just never did give me a valid reason as to why they replaced me...they never did. They said "we think we're going to go in another direction". I asked why but they've never given me, or the fans who are upset about it, an adequate answer and I find that very insulting to both of us if you think about it.
ARROW: Sure is.
KANE: That's very pompous, if you ask me. It had nothing to do with me not wanting to play the part, that's for sure! I actually heard a rumor that it was a money dispute, it never even got to that point!
ARROW: I also heard that you were too "complicated" or "demanding" to work with.
KANE: Anybody that's ever worked with me knows that's not true.
ARROW: So if New Line would ever come to their senses and wanted you back for JASON XI, would you come back and do the part?
KANE: Yeah probably...I love playing the part. I think the performance will suffer in FREDDY VS. JASON. A lot of people seem to have the impression that it?s just a "guy in mask" and that all he has to do is walk around and stuff. But that?s really not the case.
ARROW: I agree. You brought something fresh to the role, an aggressive edge and a personality that wasn't there before, making you the best Jason...in my opinion anyways.
KANE: Well, I appreciate that...thanks a lot. Obviously a lot of people felt that for the simple fact that before me there was 5 different guys that played the part, one time each, they were never doing it good enough to the point to be asked to do it again.
ARROW: Not only that, but some of them saw it as just another gig; you took it further, you met the fans, you took pictures, you signed autographs, you promoted the role...I still have that picture of you choking my neck....
KANE: And I was happy to do it!
ARROW: [laughs] Yeah and it shows in your face!
KANE: [laughs]!
"I put my life into that part." That says it all right there. Well, there you have it. The official word from Hodder, who usually isn't as talkative on screen. has also run a story on this part of the interview.
In the meantime, FREDDY VS. JASON is still expected to come out this August, without Hodder behind the hockey mask.
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ARROW: On a more serious note; FREDDY VS. JASON...
KANE: Yeah...
ARROW: A lot of us are pretty pissed off about what happened...
KANE: Along with me, I'm sure you can imagine.
ARROW: Yeah. There's been a lot of rumors and a lot of stories...
KANE: Tell me the rumors you've heard and I'll tell you if they're true.
ARROW: Well, at first I heard that they wanted somebody with more expressive eyes.
KANE: Yeah, that's the sort of bullshit they told me too and they wound up hiring a Canadian stunt man.
ARROW: I heard it had to do with the Canadian Tax Credits.
KANE: Sure it does. You hire a local, you don't have to pay air fare, hotel, per diem... People have always told me; one thing they loved about watching me play the character were my eyes!!!! That seemed like a pretty lame excuse to me.
ARROW: Yeah, it's very fucking lame. After all you've done for the role, you took it to the next level.
KANE: I put my life into that part John! Nobody else has dedicated themselves to Jason as much as I have! What other rumors have you heard?
ARROW: I also heard that you were initially "too short" for the part, but then I heard that you were "too tall" for it as well. You're 6'3" if I remember correctly and Ken [Kirzinger-- the guy who got the part of Jason eventually] is like 6'4" or something.
KANE: More like 6'3" and half. They just never did give me a valid reason as to why they replaced me...they never did. They said "we think we're going to go in another direction". I asked why but they've never given me, or the fans who are upset about it, an adequate answer and I find that very insulting to both of us if you think about it.
ARROW: Sure is.
KANE: That's very pompous, if you ask me. It had nothing to do with me not wanting to play the part, that's for sure! I actually heard a rumor that it was a money dispute, it never even got to that point!
ARROW: I also heard that you were too "complicated" or "demanding" to work with.
KANE: Anybody that's ever worked with me knows that's not true.
ARROW: So if New Line would ever come to their senses and wanted you back for JASON XI, would you come back and do the part?
KANE: Yeah probably...I love playing the part. I think the performance will suffer in FREDDY VS. JASON. A lot of people seem to have the impression that it?s just a "guy in mask" and that all he has to do is walk around and stuff. But that?s really not the case.
ARROW: I agree. You brought something fresh to the role, an aggressive edge and a personality that wasn't there before, making you the best Jason...in my opinion anyways.
KANE: Well, I appreciate that...thanks a lot. Obviously a lot of people felt that for the simple fact that before me there was 5 different guys that played the part, one time each, they were never doing it good enough to the point to be asked to do it again.
ARROW: Not only that, but some of them saw it as just another gig; you took it further, you met the fans, you took pictures, you signed autographs, you promoted the role...I still have that picture of you choking my neck....
KANE: And I was happy to do it!
ARROW: [laughs] Yeah and it shows in your face!
KANE: [laughs]!
"I put my life into that part." That says it all right there. Well, there you have it. The official word from Hodder, who usually isn't as talkative on screen. has also run a story on this part of the interview.
In the meantime, FREDDY VS. JASON is still expected to come out this August, without Hodder behind the hockey mask.
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Ch-ch-ch Ah-ah-ah - That means post in the , you happy campers.