Michael Myers fans can now mark October 19th, 2018 as the day when the new Halloween movie will be released, but The Shape won't be the only character returning, as it's been announced that Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as Laurie Strode.
This will mark the fifth film in which Jamie Lee Curtis will play Laurie Strode, having appeared as the iconic character in Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Halloween: Resurrection. In her latest appearance as Laurie in 2002, Curtis was apparently killed by Michael Myers at a sanitarium where she was a patient following her actions at the end of H20.
The press release from Universal Pictures states that "David Gordon Green and Danny McBride crafted a story that carves a new path from the events in the landmark 1978 film," indicating that the new film will likely follow and reference John Carpenter's Halloween, but will take place in a timeline in which the events of Halloween II and the other sequels in the franchise (including H20 and Resurrection, which both featured Laurie Strode) never occurred.
We'll have to wait to see just exactly what version of Laurie Strode we'll see on the big screen, but as Curtis mentions in her tweet (see below), she'll be "headed to Haddonfield one last time for Halloween." The brief plot synopsis below also teases "her final confrontation with Michael Myers" in the new Halloween film, which will be executive produced by John Carpenter and directed by David Gordon Green from a screenplay he's writing with Danny McBride (Alien: Covenant, Pineapple Express).
Are you excited to see Laurie Strode go up against Michael Myers nearly 40 years since their first cinematic showdown? What are your hopes for how the Halloween franchise timeline is handled by the new film? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates as they are revealed.
"Universal Pictures will release Trancas International Films, Blumhouse Productions and Miramax’s HALLOWEEN on Friday, October 19, 2018.
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Master of horror John Carpenter will executive produce and serve as creative consultant on this film, joining forces with cinema’s current leading producer of horror, Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, The Purge, Paranormal Activity). Inspired by Carpenter’s classic, filmmakers David Gordon Green and Danny McBride crafted a story that carves a new path from the events in the landmark 1978 film, and Green also directs.
HALLOWEEN will be produced by Malek Akkad, whose Trancas International Films has produced the HALLOWEEN series since its inception. Green and McBride will executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner.
HALLOWEEN will be distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures."
"Same porch. Same clothes. Same issues. 40 years later. Headed back to Haddonfield one last time for Halloween. Release date 10/19/18." pic.twitter.com/IvptiZctyw
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) September 15, 2017
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