Rob Zombie to write/direct new Halloween movie[views:3934][posts:12]_________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 1:23pm - notorious_D.U.G. ""] i don't know how to feel. I hated House of 1000 Corpses but loved Devil's Rejects. Halloween is one of my top 5 favorite movies. Zombie plots new mayhem for "Halloween" Monday June 5 1:10 AM ET Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie <http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1802021506> 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 <http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1800088780> 's Dimension Films. The movie will not be a sequel or a straight-ahead remake of the 1978 original -- which helped director John Carpenter <http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1800019104> 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." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
| _____________________________ [Jun 5,2006 1:28pm - Yeti ""] despite the naysaying, this might be good, if done correctly. even though the "Halloween" thing has been beaten into a pulp, there is still an opening for someone to do something really original with it. i heard a rumor that Quentin Tarantino is inquiring about the next Friday the 13th movie. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 1:30pm - notorious_D.U.G. ""] The QT thing was a rumor. He has no interest. |
| _____________________________ [Jun 5,2006 1:31pm - Yeti ""] damn |
| ______________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 4:40pm - Kevord not logged in ""] There gonna make another Halloween anyway so at least it's a director who might do something original with the franchise. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 5:18pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] I've never been impressed with any of the Halloween movies. Devil's Rejects was fun, maybe he'll do a good job with this. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 7:04pm - notorious_D.U.G. ""] you are a hard man to impress I've come to learn, Mr. Scotter. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 7:08pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Heh, I do like a lot of old horror flicks, I just never got into any of the Halloween, not even the beloved first pair. As for Friday the 13th, I only like the first film, can't stand the rest. |
| _______________________________ [Jun 5,2006 8:36pm - beelze ""] GAY |
| __________________________________ [Jun 6,2006 8:34am - Jugulator ""] Oh joy.I wonder how much this movie is gonna suck.I hated House of 1,000 corpses and Devils Rejects |
| __________________________________ [Jun 6,2006 8:37am - Jugulator ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:I've never been impressed with any of the Halloween movies. Devil's Rejects was fun, maybe he'll do a good job with this. The first 2 Halloween movies are classic slasher horror.4,5 and 6 were decent and the last two sucked badly.I dont count part 3 because it had nothing to do with Michael Myers and it was boring |
| __________________________________ [Jun 6,2006 8:38am - Jugulator ""] DrinkHardThrashHard said:Heh, I do like a lot of old horror flicks, I just never got into any of the Halloween, not even the beloved first pair. As for Friday the 13th, I only like the first film, can't stand the rest. I like all the Ft13th flicks except parts 8 and 9.One is my least favorite out of the good ones. |
| ______________________________ [Jun 6,2006 10:39am - Yeti ""] the 3rd Halloween was awesome in its own light. despite it not being about Michael Myers, it was still a really cool movie. |