Rob Zombie's Halloween 2
 

December 15, 2008


Dimension Films and Rob Zombie are teaming for another chapter of "Halloween," and he's racing to scare up the pic for release in October.

Zombie will write and direct "H2," the sequel to his 2007 reinvention of the John Carpenter horror classic. Production will begin in March.

The new film picks up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted.

Zombie said it won't resemble the original second installment, as the "House of 1000 Corpses" helmer continues to take the franchise in different directions.

Zombie took Carpenter's original and stamped it with an original storyline that treated Myers as a clinical psychopath. The film grossed $60 million domestically in 2007.

Zombie had told Dimension chief and TWC co-chairman Bob Weinstein he wanted nothing to do with a sequel. But just like the franchise's villain, Zombie was compelled to come back.

"I was so burned out. (But) I took a long break, made a record and I got excited again," Zombie said. "Now, we'll be hauling ass, and that's the problem making a movie called 'Halloween': If you come out Nov. 1 or after, nobody cares. If it was called anything else, I'd be fine."

Malek Akkad of Trancas Intl. Films will produce with Spectacle Entertainment's Andy Gould.

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You know, I was really hoping they'd let him stay dead. His death was pretty damn final in this one, instead of just falling out a window or something.

Oh well...that's Hollywood, I guess.

I loved the original Halloween (and the 2nd) but I also really enjoyed Zombies' remake, even though I was expecting to loathe it, so I'm actually quite looking forward to this. Rob Zombie is maturing and improving as a director with every film he does so it does have a fair bit of potential.

Seriously? Zombie is one of the worst horror directors in business right now. He basically directed the worst remake in existence. So please Rob, stick to your music (which is really good)

Have you never seen Gus Van Sant's Psycho remake?

Yes, and it wasn't great. It was however, tolerable. Zombie took what Halloween had been defined as and turned it into a ridiculous clusterfuck. He ruined it.

He's nowhere near the worst director. Maybe writer, but not director.

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I feel the same way. Honestly, I didn't like the remake much at all save for the last five minutes. I thought that those last five minutes were brilliantly done, chilling, and an amazing re-envisioning of the original.

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I think that Gus Van Sant should be shot in the face.

I agree whole-heartedly on this one. House of a Thousand Corpses was a modern piece of exploitation grindhouse brilliance.

There are SOOO many bad remakes, Halloween wasn't even in the top ten for me. The Preacher's Wife anyone? Anyway, I thought at the ending of Halloween there were different things that could have happened which is why Zombie opted for the more ambiguous shot instead of a clear view of Myers getting his head blown off.

fuck this

rob zombie sucks and he ruined halloween

How?......

As a Rob Zombie film, I think Halloween (2007) was too good!:D

December 17, 2008


Zombie's return to Haddonfield is pretty certain now, and something else which has become quite clear is that Zombie intends on bringing back a few names from his 2007 remake of Halloween.

From sources close to the project, expect to see the return of Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, Tyler Mane as Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Daeg Faerch as young Michael Myers and of course Sheri Moon Zombie as Deborah Meyers.

Nothing is set in stone as the script is currently being written, but official news will be up when anything is officially announced.

Rob Zombie's H2 picks up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted.

Rob confirmed that Tyler Mane has already signed on to play The Shape again.

I think Zombie's remake is pretty good, not as chilling as the original, but a good try. I've seen (in my opinion) many worse remakes.

Halloween was his weakest film IMO but I've got high hopes for the sequel especially since it'll be more of his ideas rather than following the set blueprint the original had.

...and those who think he ruined the series with his remake can get fucked. H20 and Resurrection did way more damage to the franchise Zombie's remake is easily the best addition since the sixth flick.

Poster:
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Wow - is that poster legit or fan made?

I love it...nice twist on the original's design.

It's legit...

Just found it strange that the poster would show up so soon after the movie was just announced.

ruined it IMO I should say so no body gets their panties in a bunch. But I hated it. Too modernized for me. I just thought Halloween was an amazing masterpiece that was made from scratch and with very little money and yet it's way better than half of the other horror flicks which were made with so much more but came out as shit. I just hated the fact that Rob Zombie of all people especially tried to remake it... I hate that every f*&cking horror movie I love is now being remade. wtf WHY CAN'T SOMEONE COME UP WITH THEIR OWN HORROR MOVIES? And why are they all doing it at once? BE ORIGINAL. Jesus tap dancing christ...I would want to be remembered for making my own masterpiece, not REMAKING one.

But I don't get how he "ruined" anything. What you're saying sounds more like "poorly remade one of my favorite horror movies". As you still have a respect for the original after seeing the remake it wasn't ruined.

@Massacre- I never said he was the worst. I said one of the worst. Which I stand by.


However, the poster is cool.

And I said "near the worst" meaning in the general area. ;)

I'm just disappointed I guess because now when I talk about Halloween to people that aren't deep into horror they are going to picture Rob Zombie's Halloween if he is going to continue with the franchise. But, I guess it really doesn't matter either way because people are going to keep remaking all of my favorites as they did to many of the other generations of horror movies. I just wish some of my favorites would be untouched, but I don't think that's going to happen. I would like to think of them as being up on a pedestal rather than being hidden behind remakes.

:D :D Might be the only one worth waiting for this year. If you like his others. Most don't because the way it's directed/shot. I love it myself.

John Carpenter's Halloween is my favourite horror film, and Rob Zombie's Halloween wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be, but I didn't hate it and would watch it again. Overall, I don't mind remakes being made as long as they stay true enough to the original story to make it recognizable, otherwise they're just selling tickets off of the name, but also far enough a way that it can be interesting. And hopefully people still remember the original.

I don't mind RZ doing this either, as long as he now takes it in his own direction. He changed the story of the first one and made it his own, to now make this exactly like the original sequel would just be stupid.

I liked the remake, but *SPOILERS!* how can michael, his mom and Loomis be in the second one... THEY'RE FREAKIN DEAD! Also, how can young Michael return? He's all grown up! If they do come back I just hope the reasons for it are at least believeable. I'll probably go see it anyway just because I'm starved for any decent horror movies.

I hear he's planning to experiment with a risky new cinematic technique...something known as a "flashback".

That's good enough for me!

haha, yes, The Return - we'll see how technical he gets with his moviemaking skills. Either way, I'm interested to see how it turns out. I'm indifferent to Rob Zombie... dont' love him/ dont' hate him.

Any ideas on how he'll get around the ending of Halloween I?

They didn't really show MM dying, just Laurie on top firing a gun at him. He could have just suffered serious head trauma, and been taken into custody.

She also could have fired near his head, not able to kill her little bro.

I think if he survived and was conscious, he would have kept trying to kill her, and the movie wouldn't have ended.

And it was her big bro.

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The mold for the mask.

Didn't you hear? There is also a time machine in this one..

I second that!

ha! Nail on the head man, nail on the head....

My boyfriend and I are trying to figure out how he'll bring them all back... I understand the whole "flashback" thing, but like, ugh... I dunno...

either way, can't wait....

I'm personally all for it, cuz I know a shit-load of people who haven't seen the classics because they're just that, "classics".. call it ignorant that they won't take a chance to watch them, so okay.. how do we get them to watch it? Make a remake... then they'll go.. "hmm, maybe the original wasn't that bad, or better!" Hence they turn around and view the original classics....

how's that?