<P> Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift . The film is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series , which began in 1980 , and is the twelfth installment in the film series . Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper 's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) , while Shannon and Swift had written the screenplay for the 2003 crossover Freddy vs. Jason . Friday the 13th follows Clay Miller ( Jared Padalecki ) as he searches for his missing sister , Whitney ( Amanda Righetti ) , who is captured by Jason Voorhees ( Derek Mears ) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake . </P>
<P> Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift . The film is a reboot of the Friday the 13th film series , which began in 1980 , and is the twelfth installment in the film series . Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper 's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) , while Shannon and Swift had written the screenplay for the 2003 crossover Freddy vs. Jason . Friday the 13th follows Clay Miller ( Jared Padalecki ) as he searches for his missing sister , Whitney ( Amanda Righetti ) , who is captured by Jason Voorhees ( Derek Mears ) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake . </P>
who played jason in 2009 friday the 13th
who played jason in 2009 friday the 13th
Derek Mears
Derek Mears