Jason X Takes Its Story Into Space in 2001 Science-Fiction Film
The film sends Jason Voorhees into a future where space explorers bring him aboard the Grendel.
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Photo: New Line Cinema / Crystal Lake Entertainment
Jason X, released in 2001, shifts its story from 2010 to 2455, where space explorers take Jason Voorhees and Rowan LaFontaine aboard the spaceship Grendel.
Key details
- Lisa Ryder portrays KM-14, an android who fights Jason.
- After Jason is destroyed near nanotechnology, the story rebuilds him in an armored cyborg form.
- Crystal Lake revisits the Voorhees family story from its beginning and is listed on Peacock.
- Philo is listed as a viewing option for Jason X, with a seven-day trial mentioned.
In Jason X, space explorers bring Jason Voorhees aboard the Grendel in the year 2455.
Why it matters
Jason X places a familiar horror-film character in a science-fiction setting, using a spaceship, an android and nanotechnology to move the story beyond its earlier time period.
What happens next
Viewers can explore Jason X’s space-set story and the Voorhees family’s origins in Crystal Lake. Which part of the franchise’s timeline would you like to see explored next?
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