Halloween Ends is a planned American horror film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, and Chris Bernier, based on John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s characters. It is the thirteenth entry of the Halloween film franchise and the sequel to 2021’s Halloween Kills. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle will reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, respectively, in the film, with James Jude Courtney playing Myers. Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson, Deputy Frank Hawkins, Lindsey Wallace, and Sheriff Barker will be played by Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, and Omar Dorsey. Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, along with Rough House Productions, Miramax, and Trancas Pictures, will produce the picture.
Before the release of the 2018 picture, McBride said in June 2018 that he and Green had planned to propose two films that would be shot back-to-back, but had opted against it after seeing how the first film was received. The title of the film, along with Halloween Kills, was announced in July 2019.
Universal Pictures has set October 14, 2022 as the release date for Halloween Ends.
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Filming of Halloween Has Come To An End
Halloween Ends has finally wrapped filming, according to a behind-the-scenes shot. With the exception of John Carpenter’s original 1978 slasher, David Gordon Green and Blumhouse debuted a new Halloween series in 2018, retconning every existing film in the franchise. After 40 years in prison, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his murder rampage and runs across Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). Three years later, Green released Halloween Kills, a sequel to the film.
Despite the film’s overall negative criticism, it was a success for Blumhouse in terms of Peacock viewership and box office sales, resulting to the formal creation of Halloween Ends, the third — and final — Green picture.
The director and his crew had intended to shoot the finale and Kills at the same time, but due to a tight schedule, Ends was pushed back, and production began in early February 2022. Because of the delay, the plot apparently altered from concentrating on the same night in 2018 as the first two to four years later. Halloween Ends, according to Green, is a far more “intimate work,” focused on Carpenter’s legacy and even acknowledging the COVID-19 pandemic.
Producer Ryan Turek has taken to Instagram to showcase some of the production’s highlights, including a new photograph that certifies the crew’s completion of the film. “Last night of the shooting,” Turek captions the photo, which shows crew personnel crammed onto a two-lane road.
Our Halloween trilogy has come to an end. This has been an incredible journey. Awe-inspiring actors and staff. Despite the fact that we have a lot of post-production work ahead of us, it’s still an emotional night.”
The tweet indicates that filming lasted just over a month, leaving roughly seven months for post-production before the film’s October premiere. It may seem like a long wait for Michael Myers’ alleged death and Curtis’ final performance as Laurie, but it is a far shorter period of time than the time it took for Halloween Kills to be released after the first legacy sequel premiered in theatres. While Turek’s image contains no major information regarding the film’s substance, it is a lovely shot that could be a precursor to the kind of intimate, meaningful film Green previously mentioned.
In reality, with the filming of Halloween Ends complete and pandemic regulations easing, October 14, 2022, release date appears to be set in stone, and fans will no longer have to speculate about Michael and Laurie’s fates. According to Carpenter, the film could be the final installment in the Halloween franchise, a dangerous decision that Green and Universal Pictures apparently want to make despite the financial benefits of pursuing another project. Look for official stills and the eventual trailer to reveal hints about the franchise’s future now that Halloween Ends is in post-production.
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