The film is directed by David Gordon Green and produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Universal Pictures, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions and Trancas International Films present Halloween Kills, co-starring Will Patton as Officer Frank Hawkins, Thomas Mann (Kong: Skull Island) and Anthony Michael Hall (The Dark Knight).įrom the returning filmmaking team responsible for the 2018 global phenomenon, Halloween Kills is written by Scott Teems (SundanceTV’s Rectify) and Danny McBride and David Gordon Green based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael’s first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. Eagle-eyed fans made a surprising discovery in the official Halloween Kills trailer: a clever callback to a lesser-known film in the franchise, Halloween III: Season of the Witch.Considered one of the worst entries in the Halloween series, its shocking to see this film referenced, but, as is par the course with scary movies, theres always a market for bad horror. Halloween Kills Halloween Kills - Official Trailer Official trailer for David Gordon Greens 'Halloween Kills,' in theaters on Friday, October 15, 2021.
Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor.īut when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. Michael Myers is one of the most iconic villains of the slasher genre, and one of the best things about watching him over the decades is seeing the unique ways he kills his victims.
declaring war on him, the movie may be one of the franchise's bloodiest to dates, but this is pure speculation, and there is as much a chance of this happening as there is that the trailers may have just showed some of the movie's best kills for the sake of intriguing audiences.In 2018, David Gordon Green’s Halloween, starring icon Jamie Lee Curtis, killed at the box office, earning more than $250 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing chapter in the four-decade franchise and setting a new record for the biggest opening weekend in history for a horror film starring a woman.Īnd the Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn’t over yet. The new trailer for Halloween Kills unfortunately puts a lot of kills on display, taking away some of the big thrills of the upcoming film. With how creative Michael is and with Laurie and co. Plus, if the trailer is willing to show off these gruesome kills, there may be hope that this is only a taste of what's to come. To be fair, all the murders depicted are of presumably minor characters. Minutes after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. Setting a body count record over a span of a few hours. 2018/2021: Fuck it, Im wiping out this whole town. That can't be said for the deaths in the Halloween Kills trailer, as the bodycount continues to grow as the trailer goes on. 2016/2017: Michael learns that he no longer gets credit for most of his kills due to retcon of the franchise.
Even then, the major ones were not fully depicted, so audiences were still surprised when the final blows were dealt to prominent characters. What was also nice about that scene is that very little of it was shown in the trailers for 2018's Halloween, but other kills were alluded to. RELATED: Halloween: How the Franchise Lost Its Edge - and Got It Back Again