John Carpenter Returning to Produce Next HALLOWEEN Film!
Blumhouse Productions has announced that they will be developing a new Halloween film, and the best part about this is John Carpenter is returning to the franchise to executive produce the movie! Carpenter is the creator of the legendary monster Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise. He directed the classic first film and was a producer on the franchise through the third film. According to the filmmaker he wants this next sequel to be the scariest of them all. He says:
“38 years after the original Halloween. I’m going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all.”
Producer Jason Blum said that he hopes Carpenter will also return to score the new Halloween movie. As many of you already know, Carpenter created the iconic score for the original film. It would be so cool to see him come back to do it again. Producer Malek Akkad had this to say in a statement:
“Trancas International is thrilled to be teaming up with Miramax on Halloween, one of the most enduring horror franchises in film. We are also very excited to be working with Jason Blum and the whole team at Blumhouse. Together, along with the return of legendary filmmaker John Carpenter, we are eager to make a film that will be a milestone in the franchise’s legacy and that will excite the fans, young and old.”
Zanne Devine, Miramax’s EVP Film & Television added:
“Malek Akkad’s legacy with the Halloween’franchise accompanied by Blumhouse’s unprecedented talent in the horror genre lays the foundation of a formidable team to create the next chapter of this iconic fan favorite. Having John Carpenter godfather the reboot of the iconic franchise he helped create brings it full circle. We couldn’t be in better company bringing Halloween back to the big screen.”
Jason Blum said:
“Halloween is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into the world of scary movies. The great Malek Akkad and John Carpenter have a special place in the hearts of all genre fans and we are so excited that Miramax brought us together. We cannot wait to find and collaborate with the right filmmaker to give Halloween fans the movie they deserve.”
It's pretty amazing that they were able to lure Carpenter back to the franchise. I've hated what has been done with the franchise recently, and if anyone can help breathe life back into it and do something great with it, it's Carpenter. This will be the tenth film in the franchise, and I really hope that Carpenter is able to bring back that horrific magic that the franchise has since lost.