# ‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror-Comedy From Dan Trachtenberg Sets 2028 Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/freddy-the-13th-animated-horror-comedy-from-dan-trachtenberg-sets-2028-release/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T04:13:53+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/freddy-the-13th-dan-trachtenberg-animated-release-paramount-1236643577/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Paramount's animated Freddy the 13th lands on Friday 13 October 2028.
- Dan Trachtenberg produces; comic creator Yehudi Mercado co-directs.
- Plot: Uncle Freddy kills the Boogeyman and gains his powers.

## Summary

Paramount Pictures has set a release date for its forthcoming animated family-horror-comedy from director Dan Trachtenberg, based on the comic Freddy the 13th. The studio announced that the as-yet-untitled Paramount Animation feature will arrive on 13 October 2028 — fittingly a Friday — adapting Yehudi Mercado's comic, with Mercado attached to co-direct.

The film follows a family holiday that goes awry when lovable Uncle Freddy accidentally kills the Boogeyman and inherits his powers, and was pitched at last month's Annecy International Film Festival as delivering "wholesome PG-rated scares and laughs to the whole family". Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) and Ben Rosenblatt are producing. Trachtenberg, who recently signed a first-look deal with Paramount, has prior animation experience with Predator: Killer of Killers, and also directed the Predator films Prey and Predator: Badlands, alongside television work including Black Mirror and The Boys.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Freddy the 13th’ Animated Horror-Comedy From Dan Trachtenberg Sets 2028 Release](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/freddy-the-13th-dan-trachtenberg-animated-release-paramount-1236643577/)
- [Deadline: Dan Trachtenbergu2019s Untitled u2018Freddy the 13thu2019 Animated Horror Comedy Gets Release Date](https://deadline.com/2026/07/dan-trachtenberg-freddy-the-13th-release-date-1236979006/)

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