Halloween (2018) will be a direct sequel to the 1978 original film

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The forthcoming Halloween reboot will be a sequel to the original movie only, according to series creator John Carpenter. Halloween fans are already aware of how twisted the series’ timeline has become over the years. The original film spawned seven sequels, but that’s not as straightforward as it sounds. Halloween II picked up where the original left off, revealing killer Michael Myers and his victim Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) are actually brother and sister; the movie ended with Myers seemingly dead for good.

Halloween III: Season Of The Witch told an original story and was intended to launch an anthology series; mediocre box-office and angry fans killed that idea. Michael returned to life for Halloween IV-VI, only for Halloween: H20 to wipe those films out of existence by pretending they didn’t happen. Michael finally killed his sister Laurie in Halloween: Resurrection, before the franchise was rebooted with Rob Zombie’s Halloween in 2007. That means at least four separate continuities across ten films, but the next movie is looking to untangle all those knots and go back to basics.

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Judy Greer is in talks to join the Halloween franchise as Karen, the daughter of Jamie Lee Curtis’s Laurie Strode. Blumhouse Productions continues to grow as a major influence in the horror genre, and will now be bringing back one of the most beloved horror franchises of all time. Blumhouse is now helping David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 hit Halloween get off the ground and in production.

After a few months of talk, some big news came the way of the Halloween sequel when it was announced that Jamie Lee Curtis would return to her iconic role of Laurie Strode once more. As part of this announcement, the sequel also received a late 2018 release date, meaning the start of production is likely not far off. That looks to be true with the first new cast member joining.

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