Halloween Kills is a 2021 horror slasher directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. The film is a sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise.
After Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and granddaughter Allyson leave Michael Myers caged in the basement of Laurie's burning house, Michael manages to free himself when firemen arrive on the scene. The Strode women join a group of other survivors that decide to form a mob to hunt Michael.
The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle, who reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers again. Judy Greer, Andy Matichak, and Will Patton also reprise their roles from the previous film, with Anthony Michael Hall and Thomas Mann joining the cast.
Jason Blum serves as a producer on the film through his Blumhouse Productions banner, alongside Malek Akkad and Bill Block.
Halloween Kills had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 8th, 2021. Following a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on October 15th, by Universal Pictures; it will also stream on paid tiers of Peacockfor 60 days.
A direct sequel, Halloween Ends, is rumored to release on October 14th, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Halloween Kills:
Paul Rudd was offered to reprise his role Tommy Doyle but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts with the new Ghostbusters. He was replaced by Anthony Michael Hall.
Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode for a sixth time and in doing so surpasses Donald Pleasence (Sam Loomis) with the most appearances in the Halloween series.
