However, in an interview conducted in July 2007, Taylor-Compton did report that after completing "April Fool's Day" she wanted to stay away from roles in the horror genre for her next film projects. Although she has received many horror film scripts, she believes that she "needto move on from horror. Just drift away a little bit and do something else so I don't get stuck in that" and although she "love[s doing horror films" and are her "favorite", she'd "like to do other stuff in between." She has recently been influenced by the career of Scarlett Johansson, wanting to choose scripts and roles based on personal interest as she views Johansson does. Taylor-Compton went on to explain, "That's what I kind of want to do. I love just being passionate about something rather than just caring about the money or who's in the movie." In 2009, Taylor-Compton starred alongside Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci in "Love Ranch". Then she appeared in the film "Obsessed" alongside Beyoncé Knowles. Taylor-Compton reprised her role as Laurie Strode in "Halloween II" (2009), a sequel to the Rob Zombie's 2007 film.