
Bob Weinstein, head of The Weinstein Company with his brother Harvey, has announced to the LA Times that they are already developing a third chapter in the re-booted Halloween franchise, that they will be calling Halloween 3-D — a loving tip o’ the cap to ’80s horror threequels.
Shock rocker turned film maker Rob Zombie directed the first two movies in the resurrected franchise, but decided a while back that Halloween II (which opened this weekend) would be his last work in this world. Not to waste any time at all, the Weinsteins say that they already have another director lined up and in-negotiations, who does have experience with horror movies, and has an entirely new vision for Michael Myers — which means this may already be an whole new reboot within the reboot.
Horror has always loved 3-D technology, whether it was Friday the 13th 3-D or Jaws 3-D in the ’80s, or those who use the new and improved 3-D like the My Bloody Valentine remake and this weekend’s The Final Destination. Fittingly enough, the newest Final Destination beat out Halloween II in this weekend’s box office battle, so the jump to 3-D is quite predictable.
Do you care if more Halloween movies are made, and if Rob Zombie is involved or not? Who would you like to see replace him?
If I’m putting my money on anyone out there, it’ll be Darren Lynn Bousman of Saw fame. You watch.
I would take Darren over zombie,but hell, even call back John Carpentor since Mustopha REALLY screwed him on the original. Well, not really screwed, but never really gave John props for making him filthy rich-but now Mustopha is dead, so maybe that it some tragic irony.
i don’t understand all the Rob Zombie hate. With the exception of Halloween 1, 2 and H20 all the Halloween films were average at best, and shite at their worst. At least Zombie brought back some brutality and made it more interesting than the other boring remakes.
I LOVE everything that Zombie does. He is a horror genius. His Halloween movie was not nearly as good as House of 1000 Corpses. I guess thats what happens when he tries to remake CRAP instead of delving into the wild mind which is Zombie.
yeah, he really needs to stop all this remake business and make his own films. devils rejects was excellent.
A reboot of a reboot series? This is just pathetic now.