It looks like fans of the "Friday the 13^th" franchise will have to wait a little longer as the latest film in the series will be delayed once again. The reboot was initially supposed to premiere on Oct. 13 later this year.

According to Bloody Disgusting, "production on the new Friday the 13th has been indefinitely shut down," leading to speculation that Jason Voorhees' death curse is as powerful even in the real world. It appears that Warner Bros./New Line was supposed "to get the rights to the franchise back in 2018," and it is now possible that "the next Friday the 13th film will not be made by Paramount."

Bloody Disgusting speculated that the delay could have something to do with "Rings" not earning enough at the box office. While "Rings" came in second place overall, the "12-years-later franchise sequel" only made a measly $13 million domestically. The film was made on a $25 million budget, and it earned "considerably less than Paramount likely hoped to make from Samara's return."

This could be one reason why the "Friday the 13^th" reboot was delayed once again. Breck Eisner ("The Crazies," "The Last Witch Hunter") was attached to direct the reboot, which will be based on a script written by Aaron Guzikowski ("The Red Road," "Contraband," "Prisoners").

"The exact reason for the move is unclear, although one factor could be the poor performance of the studio's horror movie, Rings. ... Sources say that execs quickly began second-guessing Friday the 13th, believing it would have chased the same audience, although others point out that the project is on the opposite spectrum of the horror scale," per Horror Freak News.

The "Friday the 13^th" horror franchise is made up of twelve slasher films, a TV show, books, comic books, video games and assorted tie-in merchandise. The franchise's main antagonist is Jason Voorhees, a boy who died at Camp Crystal lake "due to the negligence of the camp staff." In the films, Voorhees is either responsible for a gruesome series of murders or is "the motivation for the killings."