SAW Writers to Pen New HALLOWEEN Movie, A "Recalibration" of the Franchise

The knife-wielding Michael Myers is one of the most instantly-recognizable villains of all time, and even though he's appeared in nine films so far, Hollywood isn't finished with him yet. THR reports that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the duo who wrote Saw IV through VII and the Feast trilogy, have been hired to write the screenplay for a new Halloween movie.

But here's the interesting part: THR's sources say the film won't be a remake, a reboot, or a re-imagining, but instead a "recalibration." What could that possibly mean? Rob Zombie was the last director who brought the character to the big screen, and though there have been some starts and stops since then, the last time we saw Myers on film was in 2009's Halloween II. No director is attached to this new movie yet, and I'm guessing if they're trying to recalibrate the series, then Zombie won't be returning. The only way I can fathom that term being used accurately in this context is if the script tells a new story about what happens to Zombie's version of Myers (played in his films by Tyler Mane) after Halloween II, with the events of the previous two films considered canon.

Either way, it sounds like fans will have more to chew on soon, and perhaps Melton and Dunstan's experience in the genre will result in a fresh angle on the adventures of one of horror's biggest names.