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It’s time for another reverse Uno card of a video. When we are looking at something standing the Test of Time, its usually through the lens of “is it still good” or “is it still impactful”? The holy grail or Mount Rushmore of slashers have an easy answer to that. Halloween, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street are all unimpeachable in their legacy and entertainment value but what about their sequels and remakes? Weve looked at a few of them either through this show seeing if they are still fun as well as Andrew or Lance defending some of them in our Black Sheep videos. Rob Zombie is pretty divisive in general, but he had the extremely difficult task of making not only the remake of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 2007 but also a sequel to that in 2009. He was told he could...

Michael Myers, the ruthless and emotionless killer in Halloween movies has flirted with death multiple times, but he always comes back somehow. The killer has been slicing and dicing his way through the residents of Haddonfield, Illinois, since 1978, when John Carpenter first brought the character to the screen. Every once in a while, his spree of terror is stopped by a virtuous "final girl" or a concerted effort by the residents of Haddonfield, only for the cycle to begin anew a few years later.

Over the years, Michael has been stabbed, shot, run over, blown up, roundhouse kicked by rapper Busta Rhymes, and even fed into a scrapyard grinder. But he always seems to be able to return for the next installment. Michael is a resilient guy perhaps supernaturally so but there have been many occasions within the franchise when he received so much punishment that it should have been...

A 4K restoration of the 1981 film “Lion of the Desert” is to premiere at the Cairo Film Festival this week. Telling the story of Benito Mussolini’s attempt to defeat the Libyan rebellion against fascist Italian rule, the film stars Oliver Reed and Anthony Quinn and was produced and directed by Syrian-American filmmaker Moustapha Akkad. The trailer for the film is below.

The restoration was carried out by Trancas International Films at Deluxe in London and Private Island Sound in Hollywood, bringing to life the grandeur of the desertscapes and the epic battle scenes, as well as Maurice Jarre’s score. Malek Akkad, Moustapha Akkad’s son, spoke to Variety about the restoration: “It was a labor of love for me. The process involved three of my father’s films – ‘The Message,’ ‘Ar-Risalah’ and ‘Lion of the Desert’ – and each of these films is over three hours in length. It...

From Trancas International Films and CineLife Entertainment®, John Carpenter’s original horror classic Halloween returns to theaters this month and it’s not coming back alone.

Halloween (1978) will return to the big screen this October, hitting over 600 theatres and drive-ins across more than 400 markets. Additionally, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers return to theaters in select markets.

“The best way to experience Halloween this season, is on the big screen,” stated Malek Akkad, CEO of Trancas International Films. “We are excited to collaborate with our partners at CineLife

Entertainment® to bring Halloween, Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 to so many theaters and markets. This is a chance for both long-time fans and a new generation to experience the thrill of these iconic films as they were meant to be seen.”

“We are excited to bring the most prominent and enduring horror film...

An underrated Halloween movie is joining Peacock next month. Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the only installment in the franchise to not feature Michael Myers, is set to arrive on the streaming service at the start of September.

Peacock has announced that Halloween III: Season of the Witch will become available to stream on the platform beginning Sept. 1, 2024. Released in 1982, Halloween III does not take place in the same timeline as the first two films and is instead set in its own continuity. The movie follows Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) as he tries to solve the mysterious murder of a patient in his hospital. Aided by the patient's daughter Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), the pair travel to the small town of Santa Mira, California, where they discover that Silver Shamrock Novelties, a company run by Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), is attempting to use the mystic powers of the Stonehenge...

Guess what successful horror film franchise is getting another video game adaptation? The Halloween franchise! Video game publisher Boss Team Games, the company behind the survival horror game Evil Dead: The Game, is in the process of developing two new video games based on John Carpenter's 1978 slasher Halloween. More on these video game adaptations below.

This will be the second and third video game adaptation of Halloween. Previously, in 1983, Wizard Video released the horror video game Halloween for the Atari 2600. This game was also based on the 1978 horror classic. Now, we have two more Halloween video games to look forward to.

These games are reportedly being developed with the help of the producers of the Halloween franchise. In fact, Carpenter has even been reported to be "intimately involved" in one of the games' development, which will use Unreal Engine 5 as its game engine. However, both games are being developed...

Boss Team Games recently worked with Saber Interactive, Renaissance Pictures, Studiocanal, MGM, and Lionsgate to bring fans Evil Dead: The Game, a cool project that stopped developing new content surprisingly soon after it was released. Now Boss Team Games has moved on to a different popular horror franchise, as IGN reports that they’re working on two video games based on the 1978 classic Halloween!

Details on these Halloween games are scarce at this point, but IGN was able to confirm that Boss Team Games are developing them in collaboration with the producers of the Halloween franchise. They also learned that one of the games is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will include input from original Halloween John Carpenter. Carpenter, who is said to be “intimately involved” with the project, provided the following statement: “As a huge gamer myself, I’m thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game,...

Michael Myers is heading to a gaming console near you, as its been announced that there are not one, but two video games based on John Carpenters Halloween in the works from Boss Team Games. The best part? The legendary director himself is involved in the project. The one and only video game based off of Carpenters 1978 groundbreaking slasher movie came in 1983 for the Atari 2600, and while characters from the film have been featured in other franchises such as Dead by Daylight, there has never been a true standalone game in more than 40 years.

Per IGN, the Halloween video games come by way of the creators of Evil Dead: The Game, with one of them being developed in Unreal Engine 5. Its being said that the new games will allow players to "relive moments from the film and play as classic characters from one of the most iconic and important horror films of all time,...

Boss Team Games is developing two videogames based on John Carpenter’s horror classic, Halloween. More details on those below.

It’s a pretty well-known fact that John Carpenter loves videogames. The horror director loves to chat about what he’s currently playing and he’s even been involved in the making of a game or two.

IGN reports that not one, but two video games based on Carpenter’s iconic 1978 horror film are now in the works. One of these is being developed with Unreal Engine 5 and will have input from Carpenter himself.

“As a huge gamer myself, I’m thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly,” Carpenter said of the games being developed.

IGN also reports that the games will allow players to “relive moments from the film and play as classic characters from one...

The Shape is making his way back to video games. IGN has reported this morning that Evil Dead: The Game developers Boss Team Games are in the process of developing on not one but two video games based on John Carpenter‘s classic slasher, Halloween. And speaking of Carpenter, the horror master is board with at least one of the upcoming games.

Details are scarce at this point, but both titles are apparently being developed in conjunction with the producers of the Halloween franchise., and one will be powered by Unreal Engine 5.

“As a huge gamer myself, I’m thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly,” said John Carpenter.

Carpenter is said to be “intimately involved” with the new titles.

The official release shared by IGN this morning states that the upcoming Halloween video games will allow...

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To the uninitiated, the "Halloween" franchise is just a slasher series. If you've seen one, you've seen them all. A masked maniac with a big knife wandering around different settings, cutting down anyone unfortunate enough to get in their way. Sure, while that might be true for John Carpenter's classic original, the series would grow increasingly odd and incredulous as the years went on.

As of this writing, there are four different "Halloween" timelines featuring Michael Myers. It starts with the original timeline, including the orignal "Halloween" from 1978, its sequel "Halloween II," the legacy sequel "Halloween H20," and "Halloween: Resurrection." Then, of course, is the colloquial Cult of Thorn timeline, which also includes those first two movies, followed by then "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers," "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers," and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

You didn’t really think Halloween Ends would be the end of the Halloween franchise, did you? That movie may have brought an end to one version of Michael Myers, but the filmmakers can always go back to an earlier iteration – or create a whole new one. Last October, we learned that Halloween will continue with a TV series that Miramax is developing with the company they share the rights to the franchise with, Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films. Now Miramax’s Marc Helwig has given Deadline an update on the project, revealing that it’s a “creative reset” that takes the franchise back to the original film, John Carpenter’s 1978 classic.

Helwig said the Halloween TV series is “on a fast track, it’s a big priority for us. We’ve had lots of exciting conversations in recent months with a number of really talented people, and I...

We had learned this past October that Miramax landed the TV rights to the Halloween franchise, joining forces with Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films to bring Michael Myers to the small screen. Miramax will be developing and co-producing the Halloween saga’s first ever TV series, and Miramax head Marc Helwig provides an update to Deadline this week.

What can we expect from the Halloween TV series, you ask? For starters, don’t expect any kind of continuation to the storyline from David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy.

“The foundation of it is the original film, the John Carpenter movie, the characters of that film, and perhaps a group of characters that we haven’t really focused on that much in recent film versions or even in a number of them,” Helwig teases.

“It’s a creative reset completely and going back to the original film, as opposed to...

Halloween Ends may have killed iconic slasher Michael Myers off on the big screen, but there’s really no stopping a successful horror franchise. Last October, Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films secured a deal with Miramax Television to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series… and one person who would be interested in working on the show is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers director Dwight H. Little, who has racked up a lot of TV experience since his days of working on Halloween 4. There’s also another Halloween project Little would like to work on and has even pitched: a direct sequel to Halloween 4 that would see the return of Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell as Jamie and her foster sister Rachel!

The subject of Halloween came up while Little was speaking with our friends at Bloody Disgusting to promote his memoir Still Rolling: Inside the Hollywood...

Danielle Harris expresses interest in returning to the Halloween franchise as Jamie Lloyd and suggests continuing the story in a television series. The future of the Halloween franchise includes a potential television series, as Miramax has acquired the rights and is reportedly teaming up with Trancas International Films. While it's unclear who will be the focus of the TV series, it's likely that Michael Myers, the franchise's iconic slasher, will make a return. Jamie Lloyd could serve as a replacement protagonist.

Halloween actor Danielle Harris addresses a possible return to the franchise following her 14-year absence. A certified scream queen, Harris is known for her roles in four entries in the Halloween franchise. She first starred as Jamie Lloyd, the daughter of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), in 1988's Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and 1989's Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Over a decade later, Harris returned as a different character,...

Jamie Lee Curtis' real-life house used in John Carpenter's Halloween goes off the market.

According to TMZ, the South Pasadena, CA house that doubled for Laurie Strode's Haddonfield, Illinois residence was sold just in time for the season for a reported $1.68 million. The Strode house went on the market in September with a market value of $1.8 million. Since the slasher classic was made in 1978, the house was transformed into a three-unit property which includes a garage that could be converted into a fourth unit.

Related: Why Halloween: Resurrection Is the Only Movie Where Fans Root for Michael Myers

1978's Halloween was the movie that elevated director Carpenter's profile and made Curtis, in her theatrical debut, into an iconic scream queen. In the movie, Strode is a teenage babysitter in Haddonfield who becomes the target of mental institute escapee Michael Myers. Shot in the South Pasadena suburbs on a shoestring...

Despite what Anthony Michael Hall's Tommy Doyle wants you to believe, evil doesn't always die tonight. Most times, it lives to be rebooted over and over again.

After forever changing the horror landscape and delivering a rather inconsistent series of movies, "Halloween" returned once again in 2018. David Gordon Green rebooted the franchise with the awkwardly titled "Halloween" and its sequels, which promised to deliver the ultimate, final confrontation between Michael Myers and Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode. Green's reboot trilogy followed an older Laurie, who struggles to cope with the trauma of the horrific attack she experienced 40 years prior at the hands of the silent masked killer Michael, as well as the toll it took on her family. The trilogy also explored the impact Michael has on the larger Haddonfield community upon his return (prompting them to seek mob justice), in addition to the notion of an heir to Michael's evil.

Miramax secures television rights to the Halloween franchise, paving the way for a new TV series based on the iconic horror mythology. Head of Worldwide Television at Miramax, Marc Helwig, expresses excitement to expand partnership with Trancas International Films and bring Halloween to television. Miramax now controls both film and television rights to Halloween franchise, potentially leading to the creation of a cinematic horror universe under the collaboration of Helwig and Malek Akkad.

The future of Halloween lies entirely with Miramax, as does the promise of a lucrative cinematic horror universe. After an intense bidding war, Miramax has officially secured the television rights to horror icon Michael Myers' franchise. The deal that was inked with Trancas International Films will eventually pave the way for a TV series based on the Halloween mythology. The Head of Worldwide Television at Miramax, Marc Helwig, said in a statement (per Deadline):

We couldn...

The Halloween franchise rights are still in the process of being shopped around following their three-picture stay with Universal and Blumhouse for the David Gordon Green-directed sequel trilogy that began in 2018. That all wrapped up with 2022's Halloween Ends, a polarizing effort that divided fans for one big reason: Michael Myers wasn't front and center in the story. The Shape is the main ingredient in Halloween's secret sauce, but it's not the first time the franchise has tried to pivot away from him to continue the brand. As the franchise rights search for a new home, any studio or streamer lucky to have them must realize that most fans won't accept Halloween without Michael Myers.

It was recently announced that a huge bidding war was brewing in Hollywood over the rights to the Halloween franchise that could include a future in film or TV. Before the rights were up for grabs once again,...

While you might think that Michael Myers is taking a well-earned break after the latest trilogy of movies whipped up by David Gordon Green, Miramax has other ideas. The company has struck a new deal with Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films, which controls the TV rights to :a[Halloween]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-review/' }. Which means that we can expect to see Myers (and potentially a version of Laurie Strode) on small screens in the future.

And that's not all – while Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig has made an agreement for a new series based on John Carpenter's iconic horror movie, there is certainly scope for it to expand out to a film deal that would signal – you guessed it – the launch of a new cinematic universe, with a brand new take on the characters.

"We couldn’t be more excited to bring Halloween to television,...

The Halloween franchise was dead in the water before Jamie Lee Curtis returned to take on Michael Myers one last time.

What should have been a standalone movie was dragged, kicking and screaming, into a trilogy that did the franchise more harm than good.

There, we said it.

The 2018 Halloween movie would have been looked back on more fondly if it had brought those storylines to a close.

The sequels were unnecessary and only served to make money. Quality be damned.

You can only imagine my surprise when Deadline reported Thursday that Miramax had won a "heated bidding war" for the television rights to the iconic franchise.

It's hard to believe that anyone's asking for this, more so after Halloween Ends brought Laurie Strode's story to a conclusion with a whimper.

Related: These Slashers Delivered on Their Promise

But Hollywood is going to Hollywood.

Fresh and exciting concepts are left...

Miramax has prevailed in the bidding war for television rights to the “Halloween” horror franchise, meaning Michael Myers could soon be slicing and dicing his way across the small screen or assorted streaming platforms. The indie studio beat out other contenders, including A24, which was also in the mix for the rights, according to an insider with knowledge.

The auction was held by Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films, which controls the franchise’s TV rights. It makes sense that Miramax would move aggressively to nab the option to make a television off-shoot, as the company shares ownership of the film rights with Trancas. Plus, the horror franchise has been very lucrative for Miramax, which also co-produces the “Scream” movies.

The deal comes a week after Miramax CEO Bill Block was canned from the company’s top post after overseeing a lackluster run of films such as “Confess, Fletch” and “He’s All That.

Michael Myers is poised to make his return once again — on the small screen this time. Following a couple of weeks of behind-the-scenes bidding, Miramax has landed the TV rights to the "Halloween" franchise. The studio is now partnering with Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films on a TV show set within the universe that started with John Carpenter's 1978 timeless horror classic. But that's not all! It sounds like Miramax and Trancas are hatching an entire shared universe worth of stories.

According to Deadline, Miramax won the "Halloween" TV rights in what was described as a "heated" bidding war. A24, the studio behind hits like "Everything Everywhere All at Once," and Blumhouse, which produced director David Gordon Green's recent blockbuster "Halloween" movie trilogy, were also said to be in the running. Financial terms were not disclosed but Miramax, which has long partnered with Trancas on the films, came out on top.

A couple weeks ago, we heard that Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films was shopping the TV rights to the Halloween franchise around Hollywood, looking to get a TV series set up. Trancas is the sole owner of the franchise’s television rights, while Miramax co-owns the film rights with them – and at the time, Miramax was in a bidding war with A24 (which already has a Friday the 13th series called Crystal Lake in development) over the rights to make the show. Now Deadline reports that Miramax has come out the winner of that bidding war, with Miramax Television securing “a wide-ranging deal with Trancas to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series, which also includes a first-look agreement on other television projects for the international marketplace.”

Deadline goes on to say that the Halloween TV series is “envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television.

Miramax will host the next resurrection for the unstoppable masked murderer Michael Myers.

Last year, Blumhouse and director David Gordon Green wrapped up their Halloween trilogy with Halloween Ends. More recently, there had been reports of a serious bidding war over the rights to Halloween, leaving it unclear where the hit horror franchise may wind up next. Now, Deadline reports that Miramax has won the television rights to the franchise after signing a "wide-ranging deal" with Trancas International Films to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series. While other slasher franchise like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street have previously hit the small screen, this will mark the first official TV series for Halloween.

Related: John Carpenter Addresses Halloween Franchise's Future: 'All Sorts of Ways of Bringing Michael Myers Back'

There are also plans to do more with Halloween beyond starting with a TV show, as Miramax jointly holds the film rights.

In the wake of Bloody Disgusting’s exclusive report about Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films shopping the TV rights to the Halloween franchise, with Miramax and A24 in the mix, Deadline has officially confirmed today that Miramax has landed the TV rights.

Deadline reports, “Miramax Television has signed a wide-ranging deal with Trancas to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series, which also includes a first-look agreement on other television projects for the international marketplace.”

The site’s report continues, “The new Halloween series is envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television. Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig will be overseeing the franchise creatively in close collaboration with Akkad.”

“Jointly controlling both the film and TV rights would allow Miramax and Trancas to map out an integrated film-tv universe,” Deadline’s report also notes.

As a reminder, Miramax co-owns the Halloween film rights alongside Trancas.

Miramax has won the television rights to the “Halloween” franchise after a bidding war.

Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films took the rights out to prospective bidders, which also included A24. Akkad is the son of the original rights holder Moustapha al Akkad, who died in the 2005 Amman bombings. Bloody Disgusting first reported the news about the auction.

Miramax Television and Trancas have inked a deal to collaborate on the creation and coproduction of a “Halloween”-themed television series. Additionally, the partnership encompasses a first-look deal for various television ventures targeting the global market.

The upcoming “Halloween” series is conceived as a potential catalyst for the expansion of a cinematic universe that spans both the realm of film and television. Marc Helwig, Miramax’s head of global TV, will be closely collaborating with Akkad to creatively oversee the franchise.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring ‘Halloween’ to television,...

The Halloween universe is set to expand.

Miramax has scored the television rights to the hugely popular horror franchise, controlled by Trancas International Films, according to Deadline.

The new Halloween series is “envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television.”

Trancas most recently produced the successful Halloween movie trilogy for Miramax and Blumhouse, directed by David Gordon Green.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring Halloween to television. We are thrilled to expand our long and successful partnership with Trancas and the brilliant Malek Akkad in introducing this iconic franchise to a new form of storytelling and a new generation of fans,” Miramax’s Marc Helwig said.

The Halloween film franchise consists of 13 titles, beginning with the 1978 original, co-written and directed by John Carpenter.

Find out which Halloween sequel is considered the best!

Exclusive: After a heated bidding war, Miramax has scored the television rights to the hugely popular Halloween franchise, which are controlled by Trancas International Films, run by Malek Akkad.

Miramax Television has signed a wide-ranging deal with Trancas to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV series, which also includes a first-look agreement on other television projects for the international marketplace.

The new Halloween series is envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television. Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig will be overseeing the franchise creatively in close collaboration with Akkad.

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The pact marks a new chapter in Miramax and Trancas’ partnership on the Halloween franchise. Trancas most recently produced the successful Halloween feature trilogy for Miramax and Blumhouse directed by David Gordon Green.

“We couldn’t be more...

Trancas International Films is shopping the rights to the Halloween franchise, with A24 currently leading the bidding war for TV rights. A24 and Miramax are the two main parties battling for the TV rights, with A24 in the lead. The future of the Halloween franchise is uncertain, but Michael Myers is expected to make a return in some form.

What does the future have in store for Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise? A new report reveals that Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films is currently shopping the rights to the Halloween franchise with accalimed studio A24 currently leading the bidding war for TV rights. As per Bloody Disgusting, Trancas International Films is now "actively shopping the rights to the Halloween franchise around Hollywood."

"For clarity, while Miramax co-owns the film rights, Trancas is the sole owner of all television rights. From what we understand, there is a massive bidding...

Update: Bloody Disgusting has edited their article to reflect the fact that it’s actually Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films that is shopping the Halloween rights around Hollywood. Trancas is the sole owner of the franchise’s television rights, while Miramax co-owns the film rights with them. Trancas is looking to get a Halloween TV series set up, and Miramax and A24 (which already has a Friday the 13th series called Crystal Lake in development) are currently in a bidding war over the rights to make the show.

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You didn’t really think Halloween Ends would be the final chapter in the Halloween franchise, did you? Jamie Lee Curtis may be finished coming back to play original heroine Laurie Strode for repeated confrontations with masked slasher Michael Myers, but we definitely haven’t seen the last of Myers himself. Eleven months after Halloween Ends was released,...

Last Halloween season marked the release of Halloween Ends, the final film in a three-film trilogy from director David Gordon Green. Billed as the Final battle – really, this time! – between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, Halloween Ends wrapped up not only Gordon Green’s sequel trilogy but also Universal and Blumhouse’s time with the iconic horror franchise.

The sequel trilogy was produced by Blumhouse Productions and released into theaters by Universal Pictures as part of a pact with Miramax from a deal with Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films, and it looks like the ball is now back in the court of the Akkad family. So what’s next for the Halloween franchise, you might be wondering?

Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report this week that Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films is actively shopping the rights to the Halloween franchise around Hollywood. For clarity, while Miramax co-owns the film rights,...

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive clip from the home video release of Halloween Ends. The final episode in the three-part modern Halloween trilogy brings an end to the story of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her torment at the hands of the infamous Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney). Co-written and directed by David Gordon Green, and produced by Malek Akkad (Halloween), Bill Block (Halloween Kills), and Jason Blum (The Invisible Man), the film also stars Andi Matichak (Halloween Kills) and Rohan Campbell (The Hardy Boys). Halloween Ends will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 27 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

After 44 years, the story of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers comes to an epic conclusion in this terrifying finale to the revered horror franchise. It's been years since Michael Myers was seen during the events of Halloween Kills, and Laurie is now living with her granddaughter,...

On 4K Uhd, Blu-ray And DVD December 27, 2022 From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

The saga comes to an End. Golden Globe® and BAFTA winner Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, “a timeless scream queen”, fighting for her life in the thrilling conclusion against the infamous masked killer, Michael Myers. Halloween Ends is available to own on Digital November 15, 2022, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 27, 2022 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Produced by Malek Akkad (Halloween), Bill Block (Halloween Kills), and Jason Blum (The Black Phone and The Invisible Man), and hailed as “a full-throttle showdown 44 years in the making”, Halloween Ends features over 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus captivating content that includes deleted and extended scenes, featurettes with Jamie Lee Curtis and the cast and crew, a special gag reel, and feature commentary with co-writer/director David Gordon Green, actors Andi Matichak (Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills,...

If you haven't seen the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in theaters or on Peacock, or if you're looking for more insights into the latest Halloween sequel, then you may want to mark your calendars, because Halloween Ends will be released on Digital on November 15th, followed by a December 27th release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD, and we have a look at the cover art and full list of bonus features (including a feature-length commentary and deleted and extended scenes).

Below, we have the official press release with full details on what to expect from the home media releases of Halloween Ends, and in case you missed it, check out our previous coverage of the film, including our Corpse Club discussions and Heather Wixson's interviews with co-stars Kyle Richards and Andi Matichak!

From the Press Release: Universal City, California, November 8, 2022 – The saga comes to an End.

After two movies focusing on the murder spree of Michael Myers, Halloween III: Season of the Witch transformed the franchise into an anthology series and dared to tell a story without Haddonfield’s masked killer. Season of the Witch received poor reviews at the time, particularly from fans who wanted to see the story of Michael Myers continue, but the movie has gone on to grow its own cult following who appreciate its place in the franchise. David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy paid tribute to Season of the Witch, but Halloween Ends came close to providing a big link between the two movies… by making Michael Myers’ mask part of the Silver Shamrock line.

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Halloween Ends uses the same blue font as Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and we’ve seen the three Silver Shamrock masks show up in Halloween Kills. While speaking with MovieMaker.

[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Halloween Ends,” including its conclusion.]

When you put “ends” right there in the title, you’re asking for it. Such is the pickle for David Gordon Green’s trilogy-capper “Halloween Ends.” So, is this really the end of the iconic franchise? Green has a diplomatic answer.

“I think evil doesn’t die, it changes shape,” Green told IndieWire. “And that can become something to really think about, the negativity that you could be greeted with at some moment in your day. If you want to take that and dwell on that and exacerbate that and then hand that off to the next person, you can. It can be as infectious as you want it to be or you allow it to be. And if you say, ‘I’m going to greet that hardship, that tragedy, and then I’m going to turn that around, and I’m going to find...

"Halloween Ends" spoilers below. 

Reactions are starting to trickle in for "Halloween Ends," the trilogy capper to one of the most successful resets in horror history. So far, it appears that fans and critics are markedly mixed about the peculiar direction that the third entry takes. To be sure, it's a bold move by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and the rest of the writing team and, wherever the final analysis lands, they all took a big swing with the storyline they chose to run with. On the surface, "Halloween Ends" features all the elements you need for an effective "Halloween" movie: Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, it's set during Halloween, and there's a gleaming, bloody butcher knife in almost every shot. 

The large, looming omission in the culmination of the Strode family story is the franchise's main catalyst -- the actual boogeyman -- who is maddeningly...

The ruling maxim of John Carpenter's game-changing slasher masterpiece "Halloween" is "Everyone's entitled to one good scare," but the original Michael Myers survivor will have as many as she pleases.

David Gordon Green's "Halloween" revival trilogy is reaching its terminus with this year's final entry, "Halloween Ends," releasing wide October 14. It's the thirteenth installment of the "Halloween" franchise and the seventh to feature Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode, ever-battling the masked psychopath Michael Myers. Still, Curtis won't say no to further exploration of her character.

The "Knives Out" star had previously sworn off the franchise after serving her term from 1978 to "Halloween: Resurrection" in 2001, when her Laurie was killed off in the most insulting termination of a legacy character the genre would see until "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Speaking to SFX Magazine, Curtis describes the person that convinced her to return: her godson, "Ambulance" star Jake Gyllenhaal.

Every Scream. Every Scare. Has LED To This. From Executive Producer John Carpenter. Jamie Lee Curtis In Halloween Ends. Rated R. In Theaters And Streaming Only On Peacock October 14Th.

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This is Laurie Strode’s last stand.

After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched Curtis’ career.

Paul Rudd is one of Hollywood's biggest stars, and while fans may know him as Josh from the 1995 teen comedy film "Clueless," superhero Ant-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or even as Phoebe's husband from the sitcom "Friends," I first saw the actor in "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers," one of his earliest roles. Funny enough, that was the first "Halloween" movie I saw, so for a while I regarded Rudd as the original Tommy Doyle; of course, that distinction goes to Brian Andrews, who played the little boy Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) babysits and protects from Michael Myers in John Carpenter's 1978 original. But whenever I saw Rudd pop up on TV, I'd yell, "Aye, that's Tommy Doyle!" 

The role, however, is just a footnote in the career of People magazine's 2021 "Sexiest Man Alive." Not long ago, some of my friends considered my revelation that Ant-Man once...

Four years after Michael Myers vanished, he returns for what’s expected to be the final showdown between the crazed serial killer and Laurie Strode in Halloween Ends. Everyone insists this is the absolute final battle between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode…but let’s check back in five years and see if that promise still holds.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to reprise her iconic role as Laurie Strode. The cast also includes Andi Matichak as Allyson, Will Patton as Officer Frank Hawkins, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, James Jude Courtney as The Shape, and Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham.

David Gordon Green directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Brad Logan (Manglehorn), Chris Bernier (The Driverseries), and Danny McBride, based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Malek Akkad, Jason Blum, and Bill Block produced, and John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Ryan Freimann,...

The ongoing saga between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a blood-soaked conclusion when Halloween Ends slices into theaters and on Peacock on October 14th, and we have a look at the final trailer ahead of its release!

"This is Laurie Strode’s last stand.

After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched Curtis’ career. Curtis has portrayed Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history. When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise’s...

The end is approaching for the Halloween franchise, and the latest trailer for Halloween Ends is a riveting display of horror.

"This is Laurie Strode's last stand." the logline for teases.

"After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before," it continues.

"Only one of them will survive," the description warns, confirming that this truly is the end.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror's first "final girl" and the role that launched Curtis' career.

Curtis has played Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history.

When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise's highest-grossing chapter and set a new...

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Universal Pictures’ upcoming horror title Halloween Ends, hitting theaters Oct. 14, released its final trailer Tuesday.

The footage sees Laurie Strode, the signature character played by Jamie Lee Curtis in the 45-year horror franchise, seek bloody revenge in a final battle with the maniacal Mike Myers that might leave only one of them standing.

“He killed my daughter. But tonight, I will kill him,” Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched Curtis’ career, says at one point in the trailer. The Halloween franchise was relaunched in 2018, and the final film sees Strode determined to liberate herself from fear and rage, and embrace life by finally confronting the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

Directed by David Gordon Green, Halloween Ends also stars Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, Omar Dorsey, Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney. It...

Final Girl. Final Face-off. This is Laurie Strode’s last stand.

After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched Curtis’ career. Curtis has portrayed Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history. When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise’s highest-grossing chapter and set a new record for the biggest opening weekend for a horror film starring a woman.

Watch the final trailer now.

Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills,...

This is Laurie Strode’s last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion in Halloween Ends, from Universal Pictures, Miramax and Blumhouse, in association with Rough House Pictures. In the film, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive. Check out the new “Final Reckoning” featurette from the film right here!

Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched her career. Curtis has portrayed Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history. When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise’s highest-grossing chapter set a new record for...

The new behind the scenes video from Universal Pictures’ Halloween Ends features Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis talking about the upcoming film as well as her experiences as the star of the horror franchise. “In 1978 I had no idea what the worldwide love and affection for Lori Strode and Michael Myers would be. That is the heart and soul of these Halloween movies,” says Curtis.

Becoming emotional, Curtis adds: “It will be difficult to say goodbye to Lori Strode.”

The minute-long video ends with the crew clapping as Jamie Lee Curtis wraps up her time on a Halloween set.

The cast of what’s described as the final entry in the Halloween franchise also includes Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell, and Kyle Richards. David Gordon Green directed from a screenplay he wrote with Paul Brad Logan (Manglehorn), Chris Bernier (The Driver series), and Danny McBride.

Malek Akkad,...

October is obviously a busy month for physical media lovers, and Scream Factory is a big part of that with their upcoming Halloween 4K Collection (1995 – 2002). Announced today are the final specs and special features for the collection, which for fans of the Producer’s Cut of The Curse of Michael Myers, includes a brand-new 4K scan of the original negative!

Here’s the rundown for the set, which arrives on October 4:

Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) Disc One (4K Uhd – Theatrical Cut):

New 2022 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (Hdr 10 Compatible) DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 New Audio Commentary With Screenwriter Daniel Farrands And Actress Marianne Hagan, Moderated By Filmmaker Michael Perez

Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) Disc Two (4K Uhd – Producer’S Cut):

New 2022 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (Hdr 10 Compatible) DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With...

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In late April of this year, a glowing Jamie Lee Curtis took the stage at the Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to applaud theater owners and trumpet the unparalleled experience of seeing a movie in cinemas with other people, an experience she plugged for her upcoming movie, Halloween Ends.

“When you scream, you scream louder when people are near you. When you feel something, you feel deeper when other people are right next to you,” Curtis said. “You don’t get that experience with movies in your living room. You get it in movie theaters.”

Flash-forward to Aug. 23 when Curtis made the surprise announcement on social media that Halloween Ends will open simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock on Oct. 14.

While theater owners were surprised by the decision, according to several sources, most chains are expected to play the high-profile...