Last summer, Dimension Films had set an October 26, 2012 release date for Halloween 3D. Fans have been hoping for additional news on the project moving forward since then, but it has been starting to look less likely that it would be released this year.
The movie has officially been pulled from its October 2012 spot and now has a "TBD" release date listed. At one time it looked very likely that Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer would jump back on board the project. In 2009, they had pitched an idea for Halloween 3D which Dimension passed on, but they were supposedly back on board in 2011 with a revised take.
Todd Farmer provided the following status update last month, which let us know that their involvement in getting a Halloween film ready this year seemed unlikely:
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen with Halloween. We still talk to the Weinstein’s and the executives there often; pretty up in the air. Back in ’09 we wrote Halloween 3D, and we wrote it to be shot before Drive Angry. And it was decided that it was just impossible to do that financially,” Todd asserts before addressing that rumored seasonal date for a Halloween 3D release, “They probably need to start shooting. If they’re gonna make an October date, they probably need to make something happen. I’d love to see it happen. I don’t mind if it does with somebody else; just whoever does it… you know, it’s Halloween! It’s one of those movies that made me who I am.”
Of course, Michael Myers will return, but fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer. It's been made known that the Weinsteins are taking pitches for a number of projects including future Hellraiser, Scream, and Halloween movies, so we hope to have more news on these properties in the near future.
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