Jamie Lee Curtis Says Halloween H20 Ended Up Being A 'Money Gig'

It was her idea to return forHalloween H20 , which marked the 20th anniversary of the original . Curtis want to reunify withHalloweencreatorJohn Carpenterand producer Debra Hill for the labor , but both dropped out before yield start . Curtis also sign on thinking her role Laurie Strode would ultimately slay her serial killer brotherMichael Myersand end the franchise , but find out shortly before filming this was n’t the case . When she tried to back out , a compromise was reached : The film would end with her seemingly killing him , only to larn in the next movie she stamp out an innocent man by mistake .

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Halloween H20is often study one of the bestlatter - day sequelsin the serial publication , but Curtis has said she was disappointed with how parts of the pic were handled . In a new interview withVariety , she states the moving picture originate out with good intentions , and while she thinks share of it work out , it ultimately became about the chit she earned .

H20 started out with best design , but it end up being a money gig . The celluloid had some good things about it . It talked about alcoholism and trauma , but I ended up really doing it for the payroll check .

Curtis also saysHalloween(2018 ) will return to rudiments , and that working on the Blumhouse labor reminded her of the original , say , " We just went back to history and character . It felt like being on the original one , where no one was getting paid and we were just thirsty to do the workplace . "

Halloween H20has a lot of plus points , including a firm plaster cast , a great central performance by Curtis and a genuinely tense final face-off with Michael . It also deals withLaurie Strode’strauma following the event of the original , and how she ’s cope with it over 20 years . That said , it has n’t aged atrociously well and is very much from the self - awareScreamera of slasher movies , and the ending is entirely undermined byHalloween : Resurrectionlater revealing that Michael is still alive .

Halloween(2018 ) will be something of a fresh first for the series andwill ignore every otherHalloweensequel . It will also retcon the twist thatLaurie and Michael are sibling , which became a major plot full point in the various other entries , include Rob Zombie ’s remake . This has proven somewhat controversial among some fans , but the majority seem to be emotional about the direction the movie will take the narrative .