Halloween Reboot

Published by FrightFind On July 8, 2020

Not many horror movies out there get such succinct and kick-ass sounding sequel titles, but for fans of the legendary Halloween franchise, you wouldn’t expect anything less. Didn’t know that Michael Myers wasn’t finished in 2018’s smash hit and the direct sequel to the original Carpenter classic? Here’s the latest horror rundown on things you need to know…..and know now!

John Carpenter Gives Halloween Kills Update

The horror master, director, writer, and composer of the first film, John Carpenter took to Twitter in the early hours with a letter to Halloween fans with some most awesome news. Never one to drop teases, Carpenter sent shockwaves through social media when he tweeted:

Halloween Kills Tweet

“The movie is something else. It’s fun, intense and brutal, a slasher movie times one hundred, big time. It’s huge. I’ve never seen anything like this…..the kill count…..”

Sounds to us like Haddonfield is about to get bloodier and have more bodies stacked up than it has ever had before!

Halloween Kills Cast

Halloween Kills!

Major players and more are back. Eternal scream-queen Jamie Lee Curtis, sequel survivor mom and daughter duo of Judy Greer and Andi Matichak. Want a blast from the 1978 original? Actress Kyle Richards returns as the now-grown Lindsey Wallace. Even better is that eighties cult actor Anthony Michael Hall has been cast in the role of the equally grown Tommy Doyle. The writer from the 2018 hit, Danny McBride has done a solid job along with Scott Teems punching up the script for the sequel. And return director once again (with John Carpenter’s blessing of course) is David Gordon Green.

Halloween Kills Trailer and Release Date

COVID-19 might have done the job of preventing some films from ever having taken a shot at playing in cinemas on the big screen, but not a Michael Myers film. Any horror fan worth their cinematic salt knows that you can never fully take him out and with that being said, Universal Pictures has officially slated Halloween Kills to premiere worldwide on October 15, 2021.

Don’t believe us? Check out the latest teaser trailer and keep those 2021 calendars marked!

Published by FrightFind On September 29, 2019

With the Halloween season upon us, horror film releases are now in full swing. Zombieland: Double Tap, The Lighthouse, Three From Hell, and Doctor Sleep are just some of the films scaring up movie theatre audiences worldwide. And as 2019 will soon come to a close, it makes horror fans wonder just what will be on the horizon in 2020?

Here are the Top 7 Horror Films coming for 2020.

The Conjuring 3

The Conjuring 3

With a Conjuring-film-universe box office take that has amassed a worldwide gross of over one billion dollars across eight films, interest in this horror franchise is at an all-time high. Warner Bros. has heard you loud and clear horror fans, and with that in mind, everyone’s favorite paranormal investigator husband and wife due…..Ed and Lorraine Warren are back. The Conjuring 3 is slated to be released on September 11, 2020. So what demonic forces will the Warrens be up against is this threequel? This time the film is said to center around a man on trial for murder who claims a demon made him do it. Can the Warrens help acquit him via their paranormal knowledge? Mark your calendars for sure on this one.

Gretel & Hansel

Gretel & Hansel

Bringing to life any Grimm’s Fairy Tales is always an event for families as their imaginative stories are timeless and ultimately happy in their endeavors…..sans one of them. Gretel & Hansel is widely regarded as the darkest of their tales and 2020 will be certainly kicking off with a fright. This live-action supernatural fright-fest is already gathering a strong word of mouth buzz based off the terrifying trailer alone. A dark Germanic witch folklore horror film, sign us up. The Witch’s oven preheats in theaters January 31, 2020.

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

A followup to the direct 2018 sequel based on the John Carpenter slasher classic, Halloween Kills will be the second installment in a purported trilogy about Haddonfield’s most un-favorite son. Horror scream queen legend Jamie Lee Curtis will be back as the vigilant survivalist Laurie Strode, once again bracing herself and her family from a relentless attack from Michael Myers. After the events of Halloween, the Strode family is working to piece together their lives, but as the dreaded holiday comes around once again will Michael be able to finally kill off his family? Halloween Kills opens October 16, 2020.

Fear Street

Fear Street

Adolescent horror author R.L. Stine’s second most viable book series is about to come to the big screen in June 2020, as Fear Street is set to hit movie theaters. Horror novel fans have been waiting over thirty years for this particular franchise to come to life after the success of Stine’s other horror property, Goosebumps, took off at the box office in 2015. Fear Street will be a film similar to Goosebumps, in the sense that it will contain an amalgamation from some of Stine’s most terrifying novel plot lines. Don’t think for a moment that Fear Street will be for kids, as that novel property always contained a deeper and much darker twist.

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island 2020

From 1977 to 1984, Fantasy Island was one of the more feel-good television shows that brought to life fantasies for people looking at a chance to have them fulfilled on a lush island paradise. Of course, it is only natural that not only will a reboot of the show take place in movie form, but that it has been repackaged into a supernatural horror thriller.  The island was always a mysterious place, but just how deep and dark does all that go? Starring character actor Michael Peña and horror veteran Michael Rooker, we can’t wait to look for de plane on February 14, 2020.

Last Night In Soho

Last Night In Soho

Hotshot action comedy director Edgar Wright had a realization this past year that not only has he never made a film in central London but that he’s also never made a horror film. With quite a filmography including Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, and Baby Driver, Wright is looking to change things up cinema-wise. Currently a release date of September 25, 2020 has been set by the studio, but what’s the plot? In typical Edgar Wright fashion, he has flat out refused to give any details on his new film which he has vaguely termed as an intense “psychological horror-thriller.” If pictures are worth a thousand scares, this is going to be a good one.

A Quiet Place II

A Quiet Place Part 2

A Quiet Place was the breakout horror hit in 2018. It was one of the most unique horror films ever made that seemed to command theater audiences to physically be silent as they listened to what unfolded in the taught horror thriller. The hotly anticipated horror sequel is set to premiere on March 20, 2020. But what is the plot and cast situation this time around? Added to the cast are acting great heavyweights Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy. What can we expect for the plot? Return writer and director John Krasinski is refusing to give out any details to keep the surprises as shocking as he can, with the only hint being offered up that the film will involve brand new, and original concepts not featured in the first film.

Published by FrightFind On June 21, 2019

Halloween 2 is Happening

Forty years passed between John Carpenter’s 1978 all-time horror classic Halloween. Then the aptly named rebooted sequel of the same name was delivered in 2018. A certified smash hit with critics and fans, the sequel scored $255 million at the box office against a $13 million dollar budget. Think the film studios are going to wait another forty years for a sequel? Not only is Halloween’s sequel happening, but it already has a filming date. What will the sequel Halloween be titled? Halloween 2? Isn’t this technically Halloween 3? Don’t get us started there, just be excited that “The Shape” is back and so is…

Halloween 2020 Release Date

Halloween 2020

Blumhouse indicated a theatrical release being October 16, 2020. Just a little over a year away, the hard release date by the studio confirms their confidence in the film’s production timeline. This gives all the Michael Myers fans something to mark on their horror season calendars.

Will Jamie Lee Curtis return for Halloween 2 in 2020?

All those rumored reports of everyone’s favorite scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, meeting with production companies concerning a sequel to Halloween are true. Blumhouse confirms Jamie Lee Curtis is back to battle Michael Myers in her role of Laurie Strode. 2018’s Halloween supporting cast featured another female power duo in Judy Greer and Andi Matichak respectively as Laurie’s adult daughter and teenage granddaughter. Deals for them to reprise their roles in the sequel are all but officially as of yet.

Halloween 2020

Director David Gordon Green of the 2018 sequel is also set to return to the horror directing chair once more on the franchise. It is unclear if Halloween‘s 2018 writer, Danny McBride, would be back. However, reports are that the film studio has reached out to screenwriter Scott Teems and they have liked his drafts of the sequel so far. Teems has served as writer and producer on the Netflix smash hit series, Narcos. And if the violence on Narcos tells us anything, it’s that this Halloween sequel is sure to have an incredibly high body count. Additionally, the original 1978 Halloween mastermind John Carpenter was approached and asked if he can be counted on to score the film’s sequel. “We’ve all talked about it,” Carpenter said at a Hollywood function. “We will be ready!”

We will be ready!
-John Carpenter

With a release date confirmed for the sequel, when does shooting begin? Right now, the timeline for filming on this sure to be horror hit begins early this Fall.

Michael Myers will return to hack and slash his way through Haddonfield October 16, 2020!

Published by FrightFind On June 8, 2018

On Monday, June 4, CEO and founder Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions announced in five tantalizing tweets that the upcoming Halloween trailer will be released this upcoming Friday, or, today!





Halloween 2018 Trailer


The trailer was first debuted at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where Jamie Lee Curtis told fans that “this movie is hella scary,” as reported by Entertainment Weekly. “I just used a young person word and I’m almost 60. You guys tweet that I said hella,” said Curtis.

Halloween 2018 Plot

Here’s what we know so far from the first trailer: according to IndieWire and Entertainment Weekly, the CinemaCon trailer showed fans a team of true-crime documentary investigators looking into Michael Myers’ murderous rampage 40 years ago… but not carefully enough.

The team of investigators makes a misguided visit with Myers, who has spent the past 15 or so years in isolation at Smith’s Grove Sanitarium. The infamous William Shatner mask, which now carries obvious signs of wear and tear from the past four decades, makes an appearance while the team interviews Myers. The film’s plot follows the team’s efforts to interview the survivors of the events, who are now small-town legends, but, of course… things go horribly wrong.

However, a traumatized but unbroken Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has been preparing for Myers’ return. 40 years is a long time to prepare for a final showdown, and Strode has not been wasting her time. Our heroine lives alone, and this damsel is most certainly not helpless — her shooting practice and ingenuity with a kitchen island during the trailer make it clear that Strode is taking no chances.

All the bloody fun begins when Myers makes his inevitable escape from the sanitarium, and several unfortunate souls have the terribly bad fortune of interrupting his journey to Haddonfield: a girl trying to go in peace in a gas station bathroom and a young boy trying to go to bed with the help of his babysitter, learn this the hard way.

Here’s to Halloween coming early, FrightFind readers…

Published by FrightFind On June 4, 2018

40 years later and you simply can’t have Halloween without Michael Myers.

Halloween will hit theaters this October

The newest installment of the franchise, entitled Halloween, will be released on October 19 of this year. The story so far is that the film, and its events, will be set 40 years after the events of the original Halloween, with Jamie Lee Curtis returning as Myer’s sister and target Laurie Strode, with Judy Greer and Andi Matichak joining the cast as Laurie’s daughter, Karen Strode, and granddaughter Allyson, respectively.

John Carpenter returns to Halloween

According to FANDOM’s Wikia website for Halloween, after 2009’s Halloween II from Rob Zombie, two more sequels failed to reach the silver screen under former rights holder Dimension Films, which led to a loss of the intellectual property rights. They were later obtained by Blumhouse Productions through assistance from John Carpenter, the co-creator of Halloween. Carpenter disagreed with Zombie’s remake, and sought to create a new Halloween film with the studio that better fit his vision of the iconic slasher.

Halloween 2018 Green and McBride

Upon hearing about the development, director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) and actor Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), who are both avid fans of the Halloween franchise, approached Blumhouse and Carpenter with a proposal to collaborate on a direct sequel to the original Halloween, which Carpenter accepted. According to McBride, the film will not incorporate the storylines of any of the Halloween sequels or Rob Zombie’s remakes, but will still honor them, as he explained in an interview with Flickering Myth:

“This (the upcoming Halloween sequel) picks up after the first one. The Halloween franchise has kind of become a little bit of like choose your own adventure, you know like there’s some many different versions, and the timeline is so mixed up, we just thought it would be easier to go back to the source and continue from there. It was nicer than knowing you’re working on Halloween 11, it just seemed cooler, ‘we’re making Halloween 2‘. We do [reference the other movies]. For fans, we pay homage and respect to every Halloween that has been out there.”

In September of last year, Curtis shared a chilling preview of what’s to come via Twitter: “Same porch. Same clothes. Same issues. 40 years later. Headed back to Haddonfield one last time for Halloween. Release date 10/19/18.”

It is barely summer yet, but the chills are already here…

Published by FrightFind On May 19, 2018

2018 is shaping up to be a good year for horror movies with hits like A Quiet Place, Unsane, Winchester, and Annihilation already released. But there is still so much more to come. Here are 9 upcoming horror movies, plus a bonus one, so watch out.

Trailers for Upcoming 2018 Horror Movies

The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger - 2018

On a scorching summer day in 1947, a country doctor named Dr. Faraday is requested at Hundreds Hall, a once lavish estate now in decline. Mrs. Ayres owns and lives in the hall with her two grown children, all of whom seem afflicted with more than just sickness. Soon after entering the house, Dr. Faraday comes to realize that the supernatural, not an illness, is plaguing the current owners. Based on the Sarah Waters book of the same name, The Little Strangers will open in theaters August 31.

The Nun

The Nun - 2018

Since the release of the 2013 blockbuster The Conjuring, its cinematic universe has been expanding rapidly. The Nun is a spin-off story about the terrifying nun character introduced in The Conjuring 2 (2016). The film takes place in 1952 Romania and follows a nun, a Catholic priest, and a novitiate as they investigate the strange nature behind the suicide of a nun. The Nun is the first installment of this spin-off, though chronologically, it’s the first movie in The Conjuring universe. The Nun will be released on September 13.

The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built - 2018

The House That Jack Built made its debut at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival earlier this May and saw mixed reviews. During the premiere, more than a hundred audience members walked out, while the remaining audience members gave it a six-minute standing ovation. This highly controversial film centers on Jack and his 12 years as a serial killer. Director Lars von Trier describes it as celebrating “the idea that life is evil and soulless.” The US release date for this psychological horror film is yet to be announced.

Anna and the Apocalypse - 2018

Nothing kills the holiday mood quite like a zombie apocalypse. In this zombie musical, high schooler Anna and her friends need to not only fight with their hearts but sing with their hearts too, to keep these undead monsters from ruining the Christmas cheer. Look out for this horrifying delight in theaters December 7.

Suspiria

Suspiria - 2018

Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic Suspiria returns but as more of a reboot then a remake. Actor Mia Goth, who also starred in the original 1977 version of the film, has said that this film will be more of a “nod of the hat to Dario Argento's version of it.” The film follows a young American ballet dancer that enrolls in a famous Berlin school of dance. As time goes on students start disappearing, and the disturbing tales of witchcraft and brutal murders that take place in the school come to light. The film will be released on November 2 by Amazon Studios.

Halloween

Halloween - 2018

The infamous Michael Myers returns in the eleventh installation in the Halloween franchise. Halloween (2018) takes place forty years after the first Halloween (1978) but will disregard the previous sequels. In 2007, Dimension Films lost the rights to the Halloween series and was later obtained by Blumhouse Productions. Series co-created by John Carpenter has decided to take the series in a more violent and gruesome direction with the help of Blumhouse Productions. The story revolves around Laurie Strode and how she will handle coming face-to-face with Michael Myers once more. Catch this Halloween sequel in theaters October 19.

Published by FrightFind On February 28, 2018

With only 7 months to go before its October 19, 2018 release date, it looks like filming has officially wrapped on John Carpenter’s Halloween revitalization.

The official announcement came via Twitter from the VP of Feature Film Development for Blumhouse productions, Ryan Turek, with a short but sweet message to fans, “That’s a wrap!”, complete with a knife and pumpkin emoji.

This announcement came roughly two weeks after Jamie Lee Curtis announced her involvement on set was finished, much to the relief of fans who feared her limited time on set didn’t bode well for her reprisal as Laurie Strode. Following Turek’s tweet though, it appears that this is just another way that the film will remain true to the original – with both wrapping in under 30 days.

Halloween Returns to the Past

Halloween 2018

 

Jamie Lee Curtis was vocal about her hopes that Halloween:H20 would bring closure to her role as Laurie Strode, and originally wanted the film to end with her killing Michael once and for all. Unfortunately, her desire for closure 20 years after her debut was never fully realized, with H20 seeing the demise of a Michael imposter instead.

After her own death in Halloween: Resurrection, it appeared that Curtis was content to lay Laurie to rest once and for all. Or at least she was, that is, until she got a hold of David Gordon Green’s and Danny McBride’s script.

Could this film give Curtis the conclusion she’s been waiting for; a final one on one show down between Laurie and her 40 year rival? According to an interview Danny McBride did with Empire Film Podcast, that might be a possibility.

“I think we’re just trying to strip it down and just take it back to what was so good about the original. It was just very simple and just achieved that level of horror that wasn’t corny and it wasn’t turning Michael Myers into some supernatural being that couldn’t be killed. … I want to be scared by something that I really think could happen.”

Stand Alone or Sequel City?

Halloween 2018 Green and McBride

So, could this Halloween revision actually stand out in the horror world we live in today? Where most films are created with an open ending in hopes of banking off of the first installment and sequels get announced on box office opening weekends?

Without getting too ahead of ourselves, Green and McBride have certainly inspired at least a little hope that, yes, their retelling could, in fact, do just that.

Time and time again, the creative duo have hinted that their aim with this film is to right some of the wrongs that came after the original – which spawned no fewer than ten remakes and four separate story arcs, including one in which Laurie and Michael were siblings. So with that goal in mind, and the current mentality that this is a one-off film for this cast and crew, perhaps this will be the resolution we’ve all been waiting for.

As fans of the series ourselves, we’re waiting with bated breath for October to finally get here, and if you’re anxious about this new re-telling, perhaps Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers can put you at ease. Speaking with Halloween Daily News, he offers this assurance,

“I can be unabashedly proud to be a part of it, and tell the fans I think they’re in pretty good hands. It’s kind of like fansare making the movie.”

So what do you think? Is this the end of The Shape once and for all?

 

Published by FrightFind On January 30, 2018

Earlier today images from the set of the upcoming 2018 Halloween re-boot made their way onto social media. The leaked photos appear to come from the set in South Carolina, and feature an incredible(…ly blurry) photo of none other than “The Shape” himself, Michael Myers!

Micheal Myers is back in 2018


The new Halloween image appears to have been uploaded by Instagram account @frightrags



This, just days after Director Danny McBride posted the image below.


Last month we announced that Nick Castle, the actor who portrayed the original “Shape”, will be teaming back up with Jamie Lee Curtis for what is the official sequel to the Halloween series, ignoring all other reboots and continuations. David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are writer/director duo and John Carpenter himself is back to produce and offer his official stamp of approval!

Despite a few production delays, the film is still expected to drop on October 19, 2018. And now that it appears filming is in full swing, keep checking back here for updates!

Published by FrightFind On December 26, 2017

John Carpenter’s highly anticipated Halloween remake just keeps getting better and better!

We’ve already been delighted with the news so far. Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to reprise her iconic role as Laurie Strode in the sequel that takes place directly after the very first Halloween, ignoring all subsequent prequels and plot lines. John Carpenter himself has been impressed with the script from director David Gordon Green and writer Danny McBride, and has even hinted that he may be up for doing another original score for the film.

Nick Castle joins the cast of Halloween

But just hours ago, the horror world learned that the original Shape is back! (Fun fact: the Shape is what Carpenter referred to Michael Myers as in the original script, since his outline was typically the only thing seen in many of the shots!)

Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick CastleNick Castle, aka The Shape, aka THE ORIGINAL MICHAEL MYERS, has officially confirmed he’s going to be donning the mask once again for the 2018 reboot!

Castle was only 30 when filming the original Halloween and now at 70, will be returning to the screen with stuntman and actor James Jude Courtney (Far and Away and Buffy The Vampire Slayer) offering an assist.

It has also been confirmed that Andi Matichak (Orange is the New Black and Replicate) and Judy Greer will be joining the cast, with Judy Green filling the role of Curtis’s daughter, Karen Strode.

In addition, award-winning visual FX artist Christopher Nelson  (Deadpool, Sin City) will be joining the crew to bring the horror to life!

It truly is like Halloween came early for horror fans everywhere. Stay tuned and we’ll keep you updated on any more Halloween news that drops!