While the news isn’t all that shocking, at least we know what’s officially happening to the future of the “Halloween” franchise. And yes, there are two more Michael Myers films coming your way.
Universal just announced that in October 2020 and October 2021, the studio will release two more entries in the slasher franchise, titled “Halloween Kills” and “Halloween Ends,” respectively. At the moment, we don’t know anything else about the films, but the short announcement video says, “The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode isn’t over.”
The first of the two sequels, ‘Kills,’ is said to be written by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems. Green and McBride famously were the creative driving force behind the recent box office hit reboot-quel, which came out last year. The 2018 “Halloween” also was co-written by Jeff Fradley, who doesn’t appear to be involved with either sequel. And as you might surmise, Green is returning to direct.
That film is followed almost exactly a year later by ‘Ends,’ which is once again co-written by Green and McBride, but this time they’re joined by writing duo Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier. Once again, the film is going to be directed by Green.
Speculation about the future of the “Halloween” franchise began in June, when Jason Blum shared an image of himself with star Jamie Lee Curtis, hinting that they were discussing certain things. Of course, it was assumed that this meant a sequel to the slasher franchise. However, shortly after, news broke that Blumhouse and Universal were trying to put together back-to-back sequels, shooting one right after the other, and possibly releasing them in the same year. Clearly, the last part was fiction, but the back-to-back shooting schedule seems to be right on the money.
“Halloween Kills” is set to arrive in theaters on October 16, 2020, followed by “Halloween Ends” on October 15, 2021.
