The New HALLOWEEN Film Is a Sequel Set After the Events of HALLOWEEN II
Last week, John Carpenter announced that David Gordon Green and Danny McBride will be writing and directing the next chapter in the Halloween horror franchise, and now we have some interesting new details that fans might actually flip over.
Carpenter said that Green and McBride shared their vision for the new movie with him and that their pitch blew them away. He went on to say that "they get it" and that he thinks audiences are "gonna dig it."
McBride recently talked to Cinemablend about the project, and he confirmed that it would be a sequel and that it will take place after 1981's Halloween II, which will keep the original “Night He Came Home” story element intact. McBride explained:
"You know, it’s not a remake. It’s actually, it’s gonna continue the story of Michael Myers in a really grounded way. And for our mythology, we’re focusing mainly in the first two movies and what that sets up and then where the story can go from there."
As many of you already know, the original third Halloween film, Season of the Witch, had nothing to do with Michael Meyers and his story. It was a standalone film that I actually like regardless of the fact it has nothing to do with the rest of the franchise.
I'm happy with the fact that this new film will continue the story of the third one. This means that every Halloween film that's been released since part two won't even be acknowledged as having happened. As much as I enjoyed many of those films, I'm actually ok with that.
As many of you know, Green and McBride are best known for their comedic projects, but they plan on bringing the horror to their Halloween movie. McBride said:
"Green and I are definitely going to [do] a straight-up horror. Halloween has always been one of my favorite movies of all time. There's a simplicity and an efficiency to that first one that I think allows the movies just to be scary as hell. And so Green and I, our approach is to get back to that."
Awesome! That's exactly what I wanted to hear! It looks like Green and McBride are heading in the right direction for Halloween. It's going to be fun to see what they come up with. The film opens on October 18, 2018.