 This film was originally intended to bring Jason Voorhees and Freddy  Krueger together onscreen for the first time. But when Paramount  Pictures (at that time was holding the rights to the "Friday the  13th" franchise) and New Line Cinema (who holds the rights to the  "Nightmare On Elm Street" series) couldnt agree behind the scenes,  the script was rewritten to pit Jason up against the telekinetic  Tina Shepard instead.