Universal has released a newHalloweentrailer.Jamie Lee Curtisreprises her role as Laurie Strode, withJudy Greerplaying her daughter, andAndi Matichakas her granddaughter. The film finds Laurie traumatized by her encounter with Myers all those decades ago and determined to take him if and when he escapes the asylum where he’s been locked up since his first killing spree. Naturally, her greatest fears come true when Myers breaks loose, and Strode has to confront the man that’s haunted her one last time.David Gordon Green(Stronger) is directing from a script he co-wrote withDanny McBrideandJeff Fradley.
The newHalloweenlooks … fine? I’m all for Laurie getting a chance to go all Crazy Dr. Loomis on her brother/not-her-brother and get her final revenge, but the same old version of The Shape feels outdated in the modern era. MM is still creeping around at a snail’s pace, admittedly on what are likely arthritic knees and hips that ain’t as limber as they used to be; bullets and car crashes and fire may not kill him but time and tide wait for no man. And now that Evil with a capital E feels like it’s more out in the open in our actual world, the archaic yet classic version of Michael Myers slowly creeping around in the suburbs just doesn’t feel like a prioritized threat. We’ll see how the full film plays out when it arrives next month.
Check out the newHalloweentrailer below. The film opens October 19th and also starsWill Patton, Virginia “Ginny” Gardener,Dylan Arnold,Drew Scheid, andMiles Robbins.
Here’s the official synopsis forHalloween:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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