Rob Zombie directs next "Halloween"!

[slasherman]

never seen any of the Rob Zombie movies....to me they just dont feel right....

[The_Return]

*shrug* The producer is denying Zombie's involvement, so Im not trusting this until I see his name on the credits.

[The STE]

another source
Zombie plots new mayhem for "Halloween"
Monday June 5 1:10 AM ET

Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie is resurrecting Michael Myers, one of the big screen's favorite horror villains.

Zombie will write and direct a new "Halloween" movie, serving up what is being called as a brand-new vision for the long-running horror series. He will also serve as a producer and a music supervisor on the film.

An October 2007 release is being planned. Disney's Miramax Films will co-finance the development with former Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein's Dimension Films.

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The movie will not be a sequel or a straight-ahead remake of the 1978 original -- which helped director John Carpenter cement his name in the horror business -- but a reimagining that will infuse new blood into the Myers story.

"The look and the feel is going to be completely different," Zombie said in an interview. "'Halloween' started off as a very terrifying concept, a terrifying movie. But over the years, Michael Myers has become a friendly Halloween mask. When it came to the point where you could buy a Michael Myers doll that was cute-looking and press its stomach and play the 'Halloween' theme, you knew the scare factor was gone.

"But I think the story and the situation is scary. All it needed was someone to come in and to take a totally different approach to make it scary again. To me, that's the challenge and that's the fun."

Needless to say, the movie will not pay heed to the numerous sequels. The last Halloween film, "Halloween: H20," came out in 1998.

"Everything that has come before does not figure into this one," Zombie said. "That series is done."

And while Zombie aims to keep the scares and the character more real, the mask will remain.

"That's an iconic image that can't go away," he said.

Zombie wrote and directed "House of 1000 Corpses" and last year's "The Devil's Rejects," which proved to be extremely profitable theatrically and on DVD. A lot of horror movies have been thrown his way, but he wanted to be choosy when it came to his third film.

Zombie is a fan of the original and said he sought Carpenter's blessing.

"He said, 'That's awesome, go for it,"' Zombie said. "He was very supportive, which I thought was very important. I feel like 'Halloween' is his baby, and I wanted to be very respectful."

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[slasherman]

Originally posted by The STE


Needless to say, the movie will not pay heed to the numerous sequels. The last Halloween film, "Halloween: H20," came out in 1998.

..they didnt even get that right

[The STE]

or they wanted to forget Bustah Rhymzeszezs kicking Michael through that window

[bwind22]

Originally posted by The STE
or they wanted to forget Bustah Rhymzeszezs kicking Michael through that window

I sure hope this turns out to be nothing more than another rumor (QT anyone?) because if they really end the franchise with Busta fuckin Rhymes kicking MM out a window I... I.... I don't know what, but I'll be pissed!

[Elvis_Christ]

I think this will be really cool if it happens..... but it'll probably be just another rumour.

[flabby_man22]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Mesa going to fuck bitches up.:

holy shit, so funny i just fell out of my chair

i think i broke something

[The STE]

could be worse: Michael Bay could be remaking it

[Sick_As_Fuck]

I don't think it's a rumor. Why would Zombie himself be writing about it on his blog and telling MTV News if that were the case?

I also don't understand all of the negativity from y'all. We all knew another "Halloween" was coming one way or the other. At least it's coming from someone who sounds like he has a genuine concern for the series and the original producer's son. Personally I can't wait to see this.