John Carpenter Says HALLOWEEN KILLS Is Really Going to End the Franchise

When it was announced that David Gordon Green was going to close out the Halloween horror franchise with Halloween Ends, I didn’t really believe it. This is just one of those franchises that Hollywood would want to keep alive for as long as they can. But, according to franchise creator John Carpenter, the studio and the creative team really and truly are bringing the franchise to an end with the next film. That is everyone’s goal.

During a recent interview with CB, Carpenter said, "Let me explain the movie business to you: if you take a dollar sign and attach it to anything, there will be somebody who wants to do a sequel. It will live. If the dollar sign is not big enough, no matter what, it will not live. I don't know, man. I don't know. This time, I do not know. They really want to end. They're going to shut it off, end it. It's what David has in mind. That's fine."

I think it would be pretty interesting and cool if they actually stick with that plan and put an end to the Halloween franchise. I like what Green and Danny McBride have done with the franchise so far and I can’t help but be curious to see how the story is going to play out.

When previously talking about the trilogy, producer Jason Blum said that he’d be thrilled if the franchise continued beyond it, saying, "We made an arrangement for three movies. We had a three-picture marriage with Michael Myers. I would love to extend it. If Malek [Akkad] would like us, I'd love to extend it, but we're very busy making sure the third movie is spectacular because that's our immediate job and if it goes beyond that, I'd be thrilled. But there are currently no plans for us to be involved after this third movie."

So, while Carpenter says the current plan is to shut the franchise off after Halloween Ends, there’s obviously always the chance that they will keep pumping them out. But, I do hope they don’t.