Michael Myers returns! Blumhouse and John Carpenter to make a new 'Halloween'
Michael Myers returns in a new film co-produced by Blumhouse, Miramax, Trancas International and executive produced by John Carpenter.
It's been nearly seven years since the last time we saw Michael Myers stalking movie theatres. In the summer of 2009, Rob Zombie's H2 opened to moderate success and proved that the boogeyman still had some life left in him. An eleventh film was planned, Halloween 3D, but that one never got beyond the development phase. It would appear as though the Halloween franchise as we knew it had finally reached an end. Well, as he has often proven in the past you just can't keep a good serial killer down. Michael Myers is back and this time he's bringing his creator with him.
Blumhouse has just announced that a new Halloween film is coming and that it will be executive produced by none other than the master himself, John Carpenter.
John Carpenter, the director of Halloween (1978), returns to the franchise he started.
Here's what Blumhouse officially had to say on their website:
We’re thrilled to announce that Michael has found a new home at last — thanks to the efforts of Blumhouse founder/CEO Jason Blum, HALLOWEEN franchise producer Malek Akaad, Miramax and Trancas International Films, who have just announced a team-up of historic proportions to bring a new HALLOWEEN to the big screen.
But hang on for the best part…
Tonight’s press gathering included a surprise appearance by none other than the father of HALLOWEEN himself, John Carpenter, who took the stage to confirm that he’s officially signed onto the new film as Executive Producer and Creative Consultant (Blum describes him as “Godfather” of the project), which bodes very well that the film will bring the franchise back in line with his original vision.
“HALLOWEEN needs to return to its traditions,” Carpenter said. “I feel like the movies have gotten away from that… Michael is not just a human being; he’s a force of nature, like the wind. That’s what makes him so scary.”
“HALLOWEEN is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into the world of scary movies,” Blum said, “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.”
While details are still limited at this early stage, Blum did reveal that the film would be produced on a modest budget… and Carpenter says that’s the way it should be.
“We made the original HALLOWEEN for very little money,” he added. “At heart it’s just a good, scary story, and that’s why it works. 38 years later, I’m going to help to try to make the tenth sequel the scariest of them all.”
But we’re still not done… did we mention that Carpenter may also be composing the film’s music? Negotiations are still in progress on that, so we can’t say it’s a done deal… but it looks very promising.
Carpenter has already been enjoying a major career renaissance with the cult success of his two LOST THEMES albums, which in turn sparked his first-ever tour of live performances with a full band, including his son and fellow composer Cody Carpenter (who would definitely be contributing to HALLOWEEN’s music, if the deal works out). So it looks like the stars have aligned perfectly for this project.
We’re still in the early stages of pre-production right now, but you can be sure that script, cast and crew announcements will be forthcoming, and you’ll be able to get all the news right here. Let’s do this!
So, are you excited about the prospect of Michael Myers returning in a new film? How about the involvement of John Carpenter? It's too early to tell just where or when this film will take place. Is it a reboot? Is it a sequel and if so which film will it pick up after. Will they ignore previous films? Halloween fans want to know and now they have something new to look forward to.
