The “Halloween” films are a franchise of many canons. The series has now retconned itself three times, although it’s up for debate whether Rob Zombie‘s pair of films from the late 2000s count as retcons or remakes. However, that didn’t stop the newest reboot from 2018 by David Gordon Green from being a hit with fans as it went on to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise. Now, there’s even more of Green’s version of the night HE came home in “Halloween Kills,” set to hit theaters this Fall, with another follow-up “Halloween Ends,” coming in Fall 2022.
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While critics met the 2018 film’s fan service to John Carpenter‘s film with mixed responses, Blumhouse looks to double down on the formula and bring back more characters and actors from the original. “Kills” picks up immediately where the last movie left off, with Michael Myers escaping the fiery trap Laurie Strode and her family laid for him. Now, it’s up to the rest of Haddonfield’s residents to band together with the Strodes and rid their town of The Shape for good.
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Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode in “Kills,” as does Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers. Also returning from the previous film are Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton. Dylan Arnold, Omar J. Darcey, Brian F. Durkin, and Thomas Mann are also on board.
The list of characters returning from Carpenter’s film is considerable. Kyle Richards, who played Lindsay, the girl Annie babysits in the 1978 film, reprises her role in “Kills.” Anthony Michael Hall fills in as Tommy, the kid Laurie babysat in the original. Charles Cyphers returns as Sheriff Leigh Brackett and Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers (who already reprised her role in ‘Halloween II’ and ‘Halloween: H20‘). Finally, Robert Longstreet plays Lonnie, Tommy’s school bully from the 1978 film.
Green teams up with Danny McBridge again for the script for “Kills,” with Scott Teems as a co-writer. Jason Blum produces through Blumhouse, with Bill Block and Malek Akkad, son of the late Moustapha Akkad, who kept the “Halloween” franchise afloat through its many iterations.
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Will “Halloween Kills” be the biggest, most brutal “Halloween” slasher film yet? Find out on October 15, when the film hits theaters from Universal, while “Halloween Ends” comes next year on October 14. Check out the trailer below.
