the new halloween film came out on october 19, 2018.
the new halloween film came out on october 19, 2018.
when does the new halloween film come out?
october 19 , 2018
a new effort to make a halloween film, "halloween returns", was attempted in 2015, unrelated to the rob zombie films. this ultimately failed and was cancelled when dimension films lost the rights to the "halloween" franchise. on may 23, 2016, it was reported that miramax and blumhouse productions were developing a new film, which they would co-finance. on february 9, 2017, john carpenter announced that a new "halloween" film was going to be written by david gordon green and danny mcbride and will be directed by green. the film will be a direct sequel to the original "halloween" and will ignore all of the franchise's previous sequels. in september 2017, jamie lee curtis confirmed that she would reprise her role as laurie strode. in october 2017, judy greer entered negotiations to play laurie's daughter karen strode. in december 2017, it was announced andi matichak had signed on to play karen strode's daughter and laurie's granddaughter. the film will be distributed by universal pictures, their first involvement in the franchise since distributing 1982's "". on october 17, 2017, carpenter announced that he would be returning to score the upcoming film, saying, "i'll be consulting with the director to see what he feels. i could create a new score, we could update the old score and amplify it, or we could combine those two things. i'll have to see the movie to see what it requires." on december 20, 2017, it was announced that nick castle would be reprising his role as michael myers. filming began on january 13, 2018, concluding on february 19, 2018. the film was released on october 19, 2018.
halloween (franchise)
as its title suggests, the film marks the return of michael myers after his absence from the previous installment, "". initially, john carpenter and co-producer debra hill retired the michael myers storyline after the second installment of the series, intending to feature a new halloween-season-related plot every sequel, of which "halloween iii" would be the first. "halloween 4" was originally intended to be a ghost story; however, due to the disappointing financial performance of the third film, "halloween 4" reintroduced michael myers, where he has stayed for the remainder of the series.
halloween 4: the return of michael myers