Halloween Ends is the third and final film in the Halloween Reboot trilogy. The original film released in 1978 and since then 12 Halloween films have followed, Halloween Ends being the 13th overall. All these films tried to recreate the magic of John Carpenter’s original film. The cinematography, music, offscreen violence, etc. did wonders for the original that no one is able to replicate since. The films that followed always wanted to capitalize the original’s success which is not wrong but when a product is simply banking on nostalgia and doesn’t offer anything else in quality, that’s a problem. Somehow all the Halloween films were worse than their predecessor. Considering this in 2018, a slight reboot was given to the franchise. The 2018’s Halloween was a direct sequel to the 1978 original film, the only film that mattered. It ignored all the movies that were there.
To everyone’s surprise the film was decent, rare for a Halloween film. The box office success of the film kickstarted a trilogy plan. However, the 2nd film in the franchise- Halloween Kills couldn’t follow through with the success or quality of the 1st. The film was a massive disappointment but somehow better than some of the other Halloween films. However, as it has the Halloween name, the film performed well at the box office. The final instalment in this David Gordon Green trilogy will come out this year. The first trailer for Halloween Ends dropped two months back and it looked like a conclusive addition. In a recent promotional video, the franchise’s lead actress Jaime Lee Curtis discusses her last outing as Laurie Strode.
Halloween Ends: Jaime Lee Curtis Ends her 40 Year Long Journey!
The new featurette released for promotion shows the final confrontation between Laurie and Michael and the overall legacy that the Halloween franchise has had since Carpenter made it in ’78. Franchise star Jaime Lee Curtis will be appearing in the film for the last time. She had left the franchise earlier as well before reprising her role in 2018’s Halloween. The final scene of the last film in the franchise is being hyped for a long time. We get some glimpses of it in this new video.
James Jude Courtney who plays Michael Myers since Halloween (2018), talked about the last scene of Halloween Ends as well, “We’re going to have the requisite violence, but we’re going to a deeper place, spiritually [in Halloween Ends]. Because now we’re culminating 44 years of this experience between Laurie Strode and The Shape,” Courtney explained. “That entire scene, and everything that happens between us, was so powerful, and so erotic, and so loving… there’s so much there. This is taking this series, and these characters, to a place they’ve never been before.”
Jaime Lee Curtis noted the changes Laurie Strode has gone through after Halloween Kills, “By the time you meet Laurie Strode, she has gotten help. Help to process the level of violence that has been perpetrated against her and her family. She’s done the work. And there’s a moment at the beginning of the movie where you actually meet Laurie — I’m not going to say she’s as innocent as she was back when she was a 17-year-old girl — but she has a layer of hope about her. That’s a beautiful place to start a really tragic, incredibly violent ending.”
John Carpenter, the creator of this franchise believes this isn’t the last of Michael Myers, “I didn’t expect there to be a sequel [to the original Halloween],” Carpenter stated. “Halloween made so much money, here they came again, the same guys [saying], ‘Hey John, let’s do another one.’ I guarantee you if Halloween Ends makes a lot of money, guess what? Just guess what.”
Watch the Full Video “The Final Reckoning” of Halloween Ends on YouTube:
Along with the franchise star Jaime Lee Curtis, the film also stars Andi Matichak, Will Patton, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Rohan Campbell, Kyle Richards, Michael O’Leary and Omar Dorsey.
Halloween Ends is slated to release this year on 14th October 2022.
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