Halloween Ends director David Gordon Green confirms there will be a time jump from the ending of Halloween Kills. Green and co-writer Danny McBride's revival of the slasher franchise for Blumhouse Productions began with 2018's Halloween, a direct sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 original that established a brand new continuity. The first of two sequels, Halloween Kills, releases both in theaters and on Peacock on October 15, while Halloween Ends is currently slated for October 14, 2022.
Following the structure of Carpenter's film, which famously sported the tagline "The Night He Came Home," the first film of Green's Halloween trilogy predominantly takes place on the titular holiday, October 31, 2018. Halloween Kills picks up right where the previous movie left off and is largely contained within the same night, which also matches the template set by 1981's Halloween II, one of the franchise's more well-regarded sequels. However, the controversial Halloween III: Season of the Witch tells a story completely unrelated to Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, meaning that fans don't know what to expect from Green's third entry.
While remaining tight-lipped about his plans for Halloween Ends, the director reveals on the ReelBlend podcast that the film will involve a "bit of a time jump." While Halloween Kills is intended to expand the story's scope to explore how the people of Haddonfield respond to Michael's second killing spree, Green says the third film will "take a beat" before resuming the narrative, rather than continuing on with Halloween night. However, he assures fans that Halloween Ends will be a "satisfying" conclusion to Laurie and Michael's saga.
This seems to confirm that Green's films are intended as a self-contained trilogy, returning to Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie and Nick Castle's Michael as a way to conclude their respective story-arcs. However, should the opportunity arise, producer Jason Blum wants to make more Halloween films through Blumhouse, though not necessarily centered around the franchise's iconic killer. Producer Ryan Freimann has said there are "other ways and mediums" to continue the franchise, alluding to a possible revisit of Halloween III's unsuccessful strategy of making the holiday, not Michael, the ultimate focal point.
While there's no word on how significant the time jump in Halloween Ends will be, it's probably a good thing for the story, allowing the characters a moment to breathe and reset while building tension for the final showdown. However, fans might be divided over the decision to continue Halloween beyond Michael and Laurie, who so far have set the franchise apart from other slashers. The expanded approach might not have connected with audiences before, but if any studio can crack the formula, it's the one that turned the Paranormal Activity films into an annual October event for horror fans.
Source: ReelBlend
from ScreenRant - Feed https://ift.tt/2Ysdw7G
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment