{"id":753981,"date":"2026-07-10T04:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753981\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:34:19","slug":"dan-trachtenbergs-untitled-freddy-the-13th-film-gets-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/753981\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Trachtenberg&#8217;s Untitled &#8216;Freddy the 13th&#8217; Film Gets Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/paramount-animation\/\" id=\"auto-tag_paramount-animation\" data-tag=\"paramount-animation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount Animation<\/a> has given <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dan-trachtenberg\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dan-trachtenberg\" data-tag=\"dan-trachtenberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Trachtenberg<\/a>\u2018s untitled <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/freddy-the-13th\/\" id=\"auto-tag_freddy-the-13th\" data-tag=\"freddy-the-13th\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Freddy the 13th<\/a> adaptation an appropriate release date. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter announcing the untitled animated family horror comedy at Annecy International Animation Film Festival last month, Paramount has set the project based on Yehudi Mercado\u2019s indie comic for a Friday, Oct. 13, 2028 release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDirected by Trachtenberg and co-directed by Mercado, the movie follows a family vacation that turns into a nightmare when fun Uncle Freddy accidentally kills the Boogeyman and takes on his powers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/dan-trachtenberg-yehudi-mercado-freddy-13th-paramount-1236963894\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MixCollage-22-Jun-2026-06-04-PM-3229.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/dan-trachtenberg-first-look-deal-paramount-1236710587\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2243666190.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Trachtenberg attends the \" predator:=\"\" badlands=\"\" uk=\"\" special=\"\" screening=\"\" at=\"\" bfi=\"\" imax=\"\" waterloo=\"\" on=\"\" october=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tParamount Animation described the feature as PG-rated horror delivering \u201cscares and laughs to the whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTrachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, Predator: Badlands) will also produce the animated project with longtime collaborator Ben Rosenblatt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe project announcement comes four months after Trachtenberg <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/dan-trachtenberg-first-look-deal-paramount-1236710587\/\">signed a three-year producing and directing first-look deal<\/a> with the animation division\u2019s parent company Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paramount Animation has given Dan Trachtenberg\u2018s untitled Freddy the 13th adaptation an appropriate release date. 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