Iconic horror character Jason Voorhees returns to the screen this Friday in “Friday the 13th,” which will not only be a remake of the 1980 version, but also a re-imagining of the film.In search for his missing sister Whitney (Amanda Righetti), Clay Miller (Jared Padalecki) heads to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake, where he discovers the remains of old cabins among the moss-covered trees. After being cautioned by police and locals, Clay continues the search and meets up with a group of college kids who are partying for the week. The group is unaware, however, that they have entered the domain of the machete-wielding killer, Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears).

The first “Friday the 13th” movie was released by New Line Cinema and Paramount in 1980. It was directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller and released in movie theatres on May 9. The film grossed $39.7 million even though it was poorly received by the critics.

After Paramount sold the rights to New Line Cinema and several legal disputes later, the companies decided to co-produce the new “Friday the 13th.” This new adaptation, which is rumored to include pieces of the first three movies, was written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift and directed by Marcus Nispel, who also directed the reimaged “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in 2003.

With a killer that has been to hell and back-quite literally-there is nowhere else to take the series but to start from the beginning and reboot, New York Times film critic John Anderson says. But it can be difficult to recreate a movie that has its own set of rules: beautiful actors, sex scenes, a hockey-mask-wearing killer and victims that can never get away despite the fact that Jason walks-never runs-after them. However, critics say the new “Friday the 13th” does change things up a bit.

The remake is the 12th movie featuring the notorious Jason. He has not been seen on the big screen since “Freddy V. Jason” in 2003.