Hollywood is taking one final stab at Michael Myers … for now.
Common Footage debuted a teaser trailer Tuesday for the third and ultimate movie of the “Halloween” sequel franchise starring Jamie Lee Curtis — who has been with the franchise since 1978.
Within the trailer, Curtis, 63, is proven pointing a gun on the notorious Michael Myers earlier than saying “Come on, let’s go,” earlier than the trailer cuts to Michael Myers slamming her on a desk.
John Carpenter, who directed the unique “Halloween” movie, mentioned that the most recent installment, directed by David Gordon Inexperienced, is a “departure” from the earlier movies.
“You’ll see it’s a departure from the others. It’s attention-grabbing. Dave is a very good director. I really like working with him,” mentioned the 74-year-old icon.
The movie’s producer Jason Blum teased in June that he had seen a tough reduce of the movie and that it’s going to rile up followers.
“It’s excellent. I’m very excited. We now have just a few little issues to repair on it and end, however I’m very excited for our final ‘Halloween’ film,” Blum mentioned.
“I didn’t say it’s gonna be the final ‘Halloween’ film. It’s our final ‘Halloween’ film. We now have no extra rights to make any extra ‘Halloween’ … however we’re completed. And that is our final one and I feel folks might be very pleased.”
Again in February, Curtis shared a photo on Instagram from her final day on the set, calling it a “bittersweet” day.”
“The very last thing I ever thought I’d do is one other ‘Halloween’ film 5 years in the past,” Curtis told People in March.
“After which now I’ve made three of them. They’ve been extremely well-received. Individuals love them. This final film could be very emotional, deeply emotional.”
Curtis additionally revealed that she cried on the final day of filming.
“I’m a sobber. I mentioned goodbye to a crew of people that have been so beneficiant to me, who have been so heat and loving to me. As a result of Laurie Strode had the ‘S’ kicked out of her — she emotionally had a lot occurring, this candy woman — and so they have been all the time there. It was onerous to say goodbye to them,” the “Freaky Friday” actress mentioned.
“Halloween Ends” is slated to slice its means into theaters on October 14, 2022.
