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Although the game is called Halloween, and features the film's theatrical poster as its cover art as well as the movie's main music theme, the game itself never refers to any characters, including the killer, by their names in the film. Bob Weinstein approached Rob Zombie about making the film, and Zombie, who was a fan of the original Halloween and friend of John Carpenter, jumped at the chance to make a Halloween film for Dimension Films. [37][38] This ultimately failed, and was cancelled when Dimension Films lost the filming rights to Halloween. Final Timeline: They are not related and she was a random target. 1988. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The first of the five timelines in the Halloween franchise follows the first, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth movies. When the character was revived for Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, a new mask and costume were assembled, which were then kept for subsequent productions. We currently have 809 articles since March 1, 2010. ", "Evil Reborn: Zombie resurrects a horror classic", "Zombie Kills 'Halloween' Theme Song, Revokes Myers' Driver's License", "More Details on the Sequel to Rob Zombie's Halloween", "HALLOWEEN 3D Removed from 2012 Release Schedule", "Michael Myers Resurrected In 'Halloween Returns'! [101] Written by Hutchinson and featuring illustrations from Autopsis' Marcus Smith, Sam is a prose short story available exclusively for download at the website HalloweenComics.com. 'Halloween' scares up record 4-day debut", "Halloween: The Inside Story Premiere Date Set! [39][36] On May 23, 2016, it was reported that Miramax and Blumhouse Productions were developing a new film, which they would co-finance. Here, Michael (Mane) is presumed dead, but resurfaces after a vision of his deceased mother Deborah (Zombie) informs him that he must track Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) down so that they can "come home" together. On October 17, 2017, Carpenter announced that he would be returning to score the upcoming film, saying, "I'll be consulting with the director to see what he feels. 2007 Remake Timeline. [102], Rob Zombie's reboot of the film series ensured that any Halloween comics would not be contradicted by upcoming films, allowing Hutchinson creative freedom. This comic book one-shot is a collection of short stories inspired by John Carpenter's original. Halloween (Movie Franchise) Timeline. [96] O'Rourke's final novel, The Mad House, was released on February 1, 1998. An abandoned house owned by a church stood in as the Myers house. Written by Hutchinson, and artwork by Marcus Smith and Nick Dismas, the story is about a photographer assigned to take pictures of Michael Myers. The novels are original stories created by O'Rourke, with no direct continuity with the films. Laurie manages to get John and his girlfriend (Michelle Williams) to safety, but decides to face Michael once and for all. Halloween was filmed in 21 days in the spring of 1978 primarily in South Pasadena, California. [13] A sequel to the remake (2009) picks up right where the latter leaves off and then jumps ahead one year. 22. [68] The Hannibal Lecter film series closely follows in fourth with $727.6 million. [103] The four issues are titled, "A Shape in the Void", "The Silent Clown", "A Rainbow in One Color", and "When the Stars Came Crashing Down". Michael returns home and begins stalking and attacking Mary and her friends. [8] Picking up directly where the previous film ends, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) has Michael (Don Shanks) surviving the gunshots, and the fall down the mine; he stumbles upon a hermit who bandages him up. Halloween then grossed $33.3 million on its first day (including previews) and went on to debut to $76.2 million, marking the second-best ever opening weekend of October and the highest of the Halloween franchise. Hutchinson comments that, while the retcon was unpopular with "a lot of fans" for ignoring previous movies, he preferred the "simplicity of this storyline, over the needlessly convoluted mythology that the last three films had created". We've laid out the whole timeline in detail. Critic James Berardinelli calls the score "relatively simple and unsophisticated", but admits that "Halloween's music is one of its strongest assets. [3] The film series is ranked first at the United States box office—in adjusted 2018 dollars—when compared to other American horror series. [25] Carpenter's request was for Zombie to "make it his own [film]". [51] In July 2019, the titles and release dates of two sequels were announced: Halloween Kills, set to be released on October 16, 2020, and Halloween Ends, set to be released on October 15, 2021. Due to the positive reception to One Good Scare, Hutchinson hoped to use the comic as a "demo" for getting a distribution deal, but was unable to do so, due to rights issues. Together, they developed ideas for possible Halloween stories that would be "connected into a larger tale, so the idea was that it would use the serial aspect of comic books to create different storylines than would be possible in the films. One year later, and showing signs of a metaphysical connection to Jamie, Michael tracks Jamie to a local child mental health clinic. [55] One reviewer for the BBC described the revised score as having "a more Gothic feel". Hutchinson explains that Laurie is "trying to get better and trying to repair, but where do you even start after going through such horror? Dr. Loomis goes to Haddonfield after learning that Michael has escaped transfer. "[101] On July 25, 2006, as an insert inside the DVD release of Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Hutchinson released Halloween: Autopsis. 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