The Court Battle That's Killing 'Friday The 13th'

(CNN) -- It wasn't a shock when LeBron James showed up to a Lakers game on Halloween 2018 dressed as Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" horror films. James had previously called the series "one of my favorites" and posted an Instagram photo of himself dressed in Jason's chosen head gear, a hockey mask.

But James was more than a fan. Days before his costume caught attention, it had been reported that James was interested in bringing the horror icon back to the big screen through his production company, SpringHill.

A reboot never happened. As King James was conquering the court, Jason Voorhees was stuck in one, the subject of a legal battle that has left the horror franchise in limbo.

"My feeling is there's a lot of bad blood" between both sides, said Larry Zerner, an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles. He uses Twitter to update fans on the latest in the dispute between the screenwriter and the original producer, but he's more than just an observer.

Before he became a lawyer, Zerner was a victim of Jason Voorhees.