Jamie Lee Curtis Says the HALLOWEEN Sequels Will Unpack the Original Movie and Examine Violence and Trauma
Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis is set to reprise her role as Laurie Strode in the upcoming sequels coming from director David Gordon Green. Those sequels are called Halloween Kills and Halloween End, and thanks to Curtis, we have a little bit of insight into what these next two movies will explore.
While talking to Collider, Curtis explained that these next two sequels are going to “unpack the first movie” and will examine the “cultural phenomenon of violence” as well as trauma. She starts out saying:
“What I love that David and [co-writer] Danny [McBride] and company did is they connected the dots for forty years, now they’re going back to really unpack the first movie, bringing back all those characters whose lives were affected by what happened in 1978.”
As you know, there are a couple characters fro the original film coming back that include Lindsey Wallace, who will be played by original actress Kyle Richards; Tommy Doyle, who will be played by Anthony Michael Hall; and Lonnie Elam, who is being played by Robert Longstreet. Curtis goes on to explain that the film will explore how the trauma has affected these characters and how that aspect of the story drew her to the movie:
“The ass-kicking part is the fan-favorite part, but from my standpoint, I didn’t go into it because I got to kick Michael’s bottom. I was particularly drawn because it was a movie about trauma. We have horror movies that are horrific and we have these horrific events take place, but we leave the movie theater and then we complain that the dishwasher doesn’t work. The trauma that occurs for these character for forty years, I felt was very important that David understood that and was really giving Laurie great honor to acknowledge that her experience of her life was very challenged.”
She then adds:
“And then kick his ass. And then you realize that it, in fact, was all like a spider’s web, but in order to go to the spider’s web, you also had to see the fragile person. And I was grateful that that was the angel. I think that if from the opening section I was kicking butt, it wouldn’t have had the emotional reaction that people actually had.”
The actress then goes on to talk about the conclusion of these films, Halloween Ends, saying that it looks at “the sort of cultural phenomenon of violence.”
“That’s what the third movie ultimately is, a very powerful examination of violence. It comes at it from a slightly different way. You’ll like it… If you believe in me at all, I promise you what David Gordon Green has come up with as a way to complete this trilogy is sensational.”
I believe! Seriously, though, I trust Curtis. I liked how the last Halloween film turned outm and I think the creative team is going to give fans a solid conclusion.
Judy Greer and Andi Matichak are also set to reprise their roles in the next two Halloween sequels. Michael Myers actors Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney will also come back to their shared role. Universal and Blumhouse will release Halloween Kills on October 16, 2020 and Halloween Ends follows one year later on October 15, 2021.