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Paramount Sets 2028 Release for Horror-Comedy “Freddy the 13th”

7/10/2026

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Freddy the 13th Opens

Paramount Animation announced “Freddy the 13th” will open on Oct. 13 2028.
The film adapts Yehudi Mercado’s comic, with Mercado co-directing alongside Dan Trachtenberg.
Dan Trachtenberg and Ben Rosenblatt produce the film, which follows a vacation that turns nightmarish when Uncle Freddy kills the Boogeyman and inherits his powers.
Paramount calls the PG-rated movie a horror that delivers scares and laughs, noting its debut at Annecy and Mercado’s Instagram celebration.

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Trachtenberg Animates Horror

Trachtenberg’s new animated film is being produced under his three-year first-look deal with Paramount.
The movie adapts Mercado’s indie comic for a niche PG-rated horror-comedy market.
Paramount hopes the “wholesome scares” angle will fill a family-horror animation gap, diversifying its slate.
Industry analysts say the film could attract younger viewers to Trachtenberg’s work.

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Paramount Expands Slate

Paramount made “Freddy the 13th” a 2028 title, releasing it on Friday the 13th.
Michael Trachtenberg will direct the horror-comedy, linking it to his recent genre work.
The lineup adds a “Call of Duty” film directed by Peter Berg, co-written by Taylor Sheridan.
Neal Moritz will produce new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies.
Paramount partners with Super Mercado Comics, Yehudi Mercado’s imprint, for its first comic collaboration.

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Freddy the 13th Opens

Paramount Animation announced “Freddy the 13th” will open on Oct. 13 2028.
The film adapts Yehudi Mercado’s comic, with Mercado co-directing alongside Dan Trachtenberg.
Dan Trachtenberg and Ben Rosenblatt produce the film, which follows a vacation that turns nightmarish when Uncle Freddy kills the Boogeyman and inherits his powers.
Paramount calls the PG-rated movie a horror that delivers scares and laughs, noting its debut at Annecy and Mercado’s Instagram celebration.

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