A Bloody Good Time: ‘Friday The 13th’ Cast Gets Goth
Nick Haramis
February 13, 2009
UPDATE: Attention, Jared Padalecki fans -- check out the full gallery.
When Friday the 13th was first released in 1980, the teen slasher with little money and no bankable stars became an instant cult phenomenon. But then Jason Voorhees was hacked to bits in the fourth installment of the franchise, reborn a year later, relocated to Manhattan, sent to Hell and pitted against Freddy Krueger. Its cast -- with the exception of Kevin Bacon -- disappeared into the ether. With today's release of the highly anticipated remake, blockbuster daredevil Michael Bay intends to awaken the dead, and catapult four young campers into the spotlight. But can Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti and Travis Van Winkle hack it in Hollywood? They ain’t out of the woods just yet.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch model Travis Van Winkle‘s a long way from his old gig. He explained to us his specific way of preparing to “die” in the movie… “The one thing that I really tried to think about the most was, if you have a machete in your lungs, how would that affect the air that came out of your mouth? How would that affect the way that you breathe? How long would you last if your lungs got basically sliced open? I tried to work on recreating that in my trailer and in my own time, but how do you prepare to die your own death? I listened to soft music, to get me in that mindset of “I’m dying.”
Amanda Righetti - memorable to many of us for playing Aunt Haley on The OC - talks about interacting on set with the remake’s Jason, actor Derek Mears. “There were certain times, the first day when he walked out in the whole garb, I definitely got chills up my spine. It was really creepy. Once he put that mask on, he totally would just be Jason. He was in it.”
Danielle Panabaker was the only one we talked to who had tried on the infamous mask. “My younger cousins came to visit the set with my aunt and her friend. The adults knew the original mythology behind Friday the 13th and my little cousin—who is about eight-years-old— was just sort of tossing around the hockey mask lightly and had no idea what she was doing. My aunt was like, ‘Put that down, you have no idea.’ She was clueless to the iconic weight of it”
Supernatural actor Jared Padalecki discusses the process of seeing his own movies. “’ve snuck into—I think—every movie that I’ve been in, usually right as they’re about to leave the theaters, a couple weeks or couple months after they’re released. I’ll go with a buddy and go in after the credits have started and sit in the back. That’s usually the only way I’ll watch the movie.”
Photography by Patrick Fraser. Styling by Paul and Isabelle at Artmix Beauty.
Comments (18)
Posted by Obi on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 10.21 am
This is the most delicious shot of Jared Padalecki I have ever seen. Dear god, please have more somewhere in your darkroom, for the love of all things smokin’ and sexy. People will pay for the pleasure of Jared in eyeliner.
Oh, there was an article here as well? Huh. Of course Jared Padalecki can “hack it” in Hollywood. I don’t know who these other fine people are (other than actors in this particular movie), but Jared’s acted side by side with the brilliant Peter O’Toole and received lovely compliments on his acting in the role. I think Jared’s doing just fine, and look forward to seeing him in another genre...perhaps something where he’s made to dress like this, a la SLC Punk? Maybe a Sid and Nancy biopic?
Thanks for this picture. It made my week.
Posted by killmenow on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 10.52 am
ATTENTION EVERYBODY!
Jared Padalecki has a girlfriend! He wants everybody to know that he has a GIRLFRIEND!
They take long walks on the beach in Vancouver and they are friends with Jensen Ackles and Jensen Ackles girlfriend. And they all went to see MBV.
Posted by Olivia on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 11.19 am
Hell-o, Jared!!
Posted by Yum on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 12.09 pm
Travis Van Winkle looks like a poor man’s Jensen Ackles in this picture. I approve. Now, let’s see one of Jared with Fake!Ackles, making out.
Posted by lol on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 01.21 pm
dear Obi,
the movie with Peter O’Toole was possibly one of the worst ever made. no exaggeration. probably best not to reference that as proof of jared’s acting talent…
Posted by Chris Mohney on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 01.39 pm
Note from management—a full Jared Padalecki gallery will be posting later today.
Posted by Lynne on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 02.07 pm
Dear lol, Jared’s acting saved that movie. So yes, the man is fabulously talented and the industry obviously knows it since he was nominated, by professionals, for the Scream Awards in the same category as Johnny Depp! And apparently cast first for this movie to signal that they needed talent and not just skin.
Although his skin is wonderful and especially in that gorgeous picture!
Yay!
Posted by Chris Mohney on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 04.10 pm
Jared Padalecki gallery is posted—see the UPDATE link at the top of this post.
Posted by Melanie on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 05.53 pm
Jared Padalecki is smoking hot! I also like the Amanda Righetti one.
Thank you very much for the additional pictures of Jared!
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Posted by Cynthia on Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 02.35 am
Excellent photo shoot - love the look of everyone of them.