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The reason Jamie Lee Curtis had to regress to theHalloweenfranchise is very simple , grant to music director David Gordon Green . Fans were delighted when it was confirm last monthCurtis would be returningto the role of Laurie Strode - one of the most iconic heroine in horror picture palace .
Overall the latestHalloweensequel is shaping up to be something special thanks to the talent necessitate . In addition to Curtis ’ comeback and Green directing , Judy Greerwill be play Strode ’s daughter , the book was co - drop a line by histrion Danny McBride ( who is a hugeHalloweenfan ) and the film is being grow by repugnance heavyweight Blumhouse . The party even managed to lure series creator John Carpenter back , who has been absent since 1982’sHalloween III . The legendary movie maker has heavycreative involvementand is expect to compose the grudge too .
In speaking withMetroabout Jamie Lee Curtis ’s restoration to the series , Green ’s thought summons on the matter was super logical :
“ Because she is Laurie Strode ( laughs ) . Right ? I do n’t know who else is going to flirt her ? She ’s just really adorable , and lives and works outside the Hollywood average . And I love her look . And her case is iconic . ”
During the chat , the director also expand on his reasons for tackling such a famous place , and the nightmares the originalHalloweenfilm gave him as a child :
“ I was never allow to see it . I was forbidden from watching ‘ Halloween ’ and ‘ retaliation Of The Nerds . ’ I mouse watching both of them , and I got such unsound dreams that I profess it . For me it is a chance for me to confront my childhood fears , and give Michael Myers a right talking to . ”
The chances of Curtis ever reelect to the role appeared slight following 2002’sHalloween : Resurrection , whereMichael Myersfinally succeeded in killing his sister in the chess opening scene . Thanks to the twisted persistence of the series , Laurie Strode has technically go three times ; in the fourth movie she become flat in an off - screen car fortuity before the taradiddle begin , and in Rob Zombie ’s Director ’s Cut ofHalloween II- where she was played by Scout Taylor - Compton - she ’s shot dead by police during the finis .
Since the new movie will be brush off every sequel post-1981’sHalloween II , the role ’s past death wo n’t be an issue . Ironically , the dealership already did this once to play Curtis back;Halloween H20retconned parts IV - VI out of macrocosm to explicate how Strode could still be alert . While another retcon might upset someHalloweenfans , the series continuity needed a petty tidying up , and hopefully , this new motion-picture show will provide them with a sequel suitable of the original .
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seed : Metro
