MEZCO TOYZ DONATES NEW FRIDAY THE 13th JASON FIGURES TO MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

Overlooking the NY skyline from high atop their tony Long Island City headquarters, Mezco’s Director of Special Projects “handed off” various items from the new Friday the 13th line of figures to Megan Forbes, Collection Information and Access Manager of the Museum of the Moving Image. Mezco donated prototypes of the new film’s main character; Jason. In the new film Jason sports two looks, one with his classic hockey mask and another featuring a cloth covered face. The prototypes donated each feature one of the distinctive looks.

Set to be released in on Friday, February 13th, the new Friday the 13th is considered by many horror fans to be the “must see” horror film of 2009. Mezco will be producing both seven and twelve inch figures of Jason, the main character.

While the museum is partially closed for a major $65 million expansion and renovation, the Jason prototypes will nevertheless be accessible on the museum's online Collection Catalog at http://collection.movingimage.us. When the museum fully reopens in winter 2009-2010, the prototypes will be on view as part of its core exhibition, Behind the Screen, in a section devoted to licensed merchandise.