John Carpenter on ‘Halloween’ Series Ending: Don’t Count on It
Just like masked killer Michael Myers, the “Halloween” franchise won’t be dying anytime soon, says the horror master.
Just like masked killer Michael Myers, the “Halloween” franchise won’t be dying anytime soon, says the horror master.
Like Michael Myers himself, the “Halloween” franchise just can’t be killed. But director Green will finally hang up the mask.
David Gordon Green wrote the script for “Halloween 2.”
He’s also a fan of the original “Halloween,” natch.
Anne Thompson worked as a press agent on the original “Halloween” series. Forty years later, she reunites with Carpenter and Curtis to assess a resilient franchise.
The boogeyman is real, and he’s back.
Michael Myers is back, and he’s got a reworked jam to prove it.
Green had an ambitious and expensive plan to re-film Carpenter’s original ending to bring viewers back up to speed with the franchise.
Jamie Lee Curtis makes a fine return to form as the original scream queen.
At the film’s world premiere, Green shared the two pieces of advice the lauded horror director gave him when it came time to craft his Jamie Lee Curtis-starring remake.
Curtis says David Gordon Green’s film is a return to form for the horror franchise and not a “money gig” like 1998’s “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are behind the latest sequel in one of horror’s most iconic franchises.