UPDATED: ‘Halloween’ Sequel Executive Produced By John Carpenter Finds A Director
UPDATE:Bloody DisgustingreportsOculusdirectorMike Flanaganis in talks to direct the Halloween remake. Nothing official has been revealed yet, but for now it sounds like he’s the man for the job. Not my first choice for the job, but Oculus is certainly an underrated horror flick, so this could be a good move. Our original story from late night on May 23rd follows.
Legends never die. After years of Dimension Films trying to figure out what to do with theHalloweenfranchise, the companylost the rights to the iconic horror seriesthat started withJohn Carpenter’s classic film. Out of nowhere a surprise announcement came from Blumhouse Productions revealing that they are teaming with Miramax to co-finance a newHalloweensequel. Before you get all bent out of shape about the franchise not knowing when to die, director John Carpenter will be on board the film as executive producer.
Find out more about theHalloweensequel after the jump.
Joining John Carpenter for the tenth film in theHalloweenfranchise will beMalek Akkadfrom Trancas International and, of course,Jason Blum, the producer ofThe Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, SinisterandThe Visit.
John Carpenter’s work onHalloweenhas influenced horror for decades, and the filmmaker is ready to help usher in a new era for Michael Myers, “38 years after the originalHalloween. I’m going to help to attempt to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all.” It’s strange that Carpenter counts Rob Zombie’s twoHalloweenmovies as sequels even though that was basically a franchise reboot. In reality, this will be the eighth sequel.
All these years later,Halloweenis still one of the most terrifying slasher films of all time, and maybe we’ll finally get a contemporary sequel worth talking about.Halloween H20did its best to revive the franchise (parts of it hold up, but it’s nowhere near as good as the original) and even seemed to finish it. But it was such a big hit, that one more sequel just had to be made.
Personally, I think the only good Halloween sequel isHalloween II, especially since that’s when we find out that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is actually Michael Myers' sister. But Jason Blum thinks they can finally create a new sequel worthy of theHalloweenname that fans will love:
“‘Halloween’ is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into the world of scary movies. The great Malek Akkad and John Carpenter have a special place in the hearts of all genre fans and we are so excited that Miramax brought us together. We cannot wait to find and collaborate with the right filmmaker to give ‘Halloween’ fans the movie they deserve.”
The question is who that filmmaker could be. My vote goes toIt Followshelmer David Robert Mitchell. His movie had plenty of influence from the originalHalloweenbut existed in a contemporary world. He seems like the perfect person to bringHalloweenback from the dead.
Blumhouse and Miramax are aiming for a 2017 release but no date has been staked out yet.
