at Jason, Lori distracts him before Jason punches his fingerless hand through Freddy's torso. Freddy retaliates by plunging Jason's machete into his side and Jason rips Freddy's gloved arm off. Lori and Will set the dock on fire, causing numerous propane tanks to explode and throwing Freddy and Jason into the lake. Lori and Will embrace as Freddy makes his way to them on the dock and is about to kill the couple with Jason's machete, but he is impaled by Jason with his clawed arm, allowing Lori to behead Freddy with the machete. Jason falls off the dock and Freddy's head and body sink into the lake, both seemingly dead. After dropping the machete where Jason submerged, Lori and Will leave. The following morning, Jason emerges from the water, holding his machete and Freddy's severed head. Freddy winks and his laughter is heard in the background, leaving the winner ambiguous. Cast Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees Spencer Stump as young Jason Voorhees Monica Keena as Lori Campbell Kelly Rowland as Kia Waterson Jason Ritter as Will Rollins Chris Marquette as Charlie Linderman Lochlyn Munro as Deputy Scott Stubbs Katharine Isabelle as Gibb Smith Brendan Fletcher as Mark Davis Zack Ward as Bobby Davis, Mark's older brother Kyle Labine as Bill Freeburg Chris Gauthier as Shack David Kopp as Blake Jesse Hutch as Trey Cooper Tom Butler as Dr. Campbell Garry Chalk as Sheriff Williams Paula Shaw as Pamela Voorhees Additionally, Evangeline Lilly had a walk-on role as a high-school student. Professional wrestler Óscar Gutiérrez, better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, was Englund's stunt double for a scene in Freddy's boiler room lair. New Line Cinema studio chief Robert Shaye, who produced every preceding Nightmare on Elm Street film, played the school principal (credited as L.E. Moko). Production Development Influenced by fan desire for a crossover film with a fight between Freddy and Jason, New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures tried to make a Freddy vs. Jason movie in 1987. Frank Mancuso Jr. enlisted Tom McLoughlin to unite the studios, but no agreement could be made. When Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan failed at the box office, Sean S. Cunningham wanted to reacquire the rights to Friday the 13th and begin working with New Line Cinema on Freddy vs. Jason. Paramount and New Line wanted the license to the other's