Typically, when a studio revives a horror franchise and tries to reboot it for a new audience, fans roll their eyes. This has been seen time after time, and mostly, these reboots/revivals result in a subpar product. Well, that wasn’t the case with Blumhouse’s 2018 revival of “Halloween.” Not only was that film a massive financial success, but it also reinvigorated a franchise that many thought was long past its relevance. And next month, the studio hopes to have similar success with the sequel, “Halloween Kills.”
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Speaking at this year’s Venice Film Festival (via THR), where “Halloween Kills” has its world premiere, the filma’s star, Jamie Lee Curtis, was quick to point out how socially relevant the new horror film is, even though it does deal with the homicidal maniac Michael Myers and doesn’t overtly reference politics.
“There’s a line in ‘Halloween Kills’ that goes, ‘The system is broken,’” Curtis said. “Well, you know, the system is broken all over the world and people are rising up all over the world in collective rage against the machine and unjust systems.”
Horror has a long history of dealing with social and political issues using the paranormal and make-believe boogeymen. And Curtis thinks this continues with “Halloween Kills,” as the film “speaks to the times that we’re in.”
She added, “We’re a divided world, and in America, we’re a divided country — and I think evil is seemingly winning a bit lately. That doesn’t mean it’s going to always happen, but evil has seemingly won many times throughout history. And I hope that this film is as much a mirror to the world as it is an entertainment for people who love movies.”
“Halloween Kills” hopes to receive the same praise and box office success when it hits theaters on October 15.
