There hasn’t been a new Friday the 13th movie since 2009, but Peacock’s prequel series, Crystal Lake, was slated to revive the franchise. Indie studio A24 untangled the complicated rights situation and lined up Bryan Fuller and Jim Danger Gray to serve as co-showrunners. But just a few weeks before production was supposed to begin, Fuller and Gray were fired and the future of Crystal Lake became murky. Now, a new report sheds some light on where Crystal Lake went wrong.

The Wrap has an extensive account of what happened, and two dueling narratives have emerged. One narrative shifts the blame to Fuller and Gray for a ballooning budget and delays in the writing process, while the other points the finger at mismanagement from A24. The only things that both sides seem to agree about i…

Following the announcement that James Gunn has been hired as co-CEO of DC Studios, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige had some kind words to say.

Earlier this week, after a months-long search for someone to take on the role, Gunn, alongside Peter Safran, have joined DC Studios as co-chairs and co-CEOs. Of course, Gunn owes much of his current career to the success of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. At the Black Panther Wakanda Forever red carpet premiere, Feige was asked by Deadline about Gunn joining DC, quipping, “Well, he’s got a lot of work to do for Marvel between now and May, which he’s well aware of. But after that, I’ll be first in line to see anything he does.”

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