After “Halloween Ends”: It’s Not Over Yet for Michael Myers!

When it was revealed a few years ago that the conclusion to David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” sequel trilogy would be titled “Halloween Ends,” some fans of the slasher series created by John Carpenter probably smiled. Because even though Green said goodbye to Haddonfield horror with that film, experts know: Like Michael Myers, ‘Halloween’ just can’t be killed! This is exactly what is now becoming clear again after a total of 13 ‘Halloween’ films. But one by one.

First of all, there will be a very special home theater premiere on October 12, 2023 with the limited edition of the ‘Halloween’ trilogy in 4K, which brings together Green’s three-part series for the first time as a limited collector’s box (including three steelbooks) – just in time to to get into the mood for the spooky festival. The fact that this is just the completed timeline of the sequel to Carpenter’s “Halloween – The Night of Horrors”, which started with “Halloween” (2018), also means that there are still ways to continue the saga in other ways to make. And that is exactly what is likely to happen in the coming years.

Miramax is already specifically looking for ways to continue ‘Halloween’ in ‘film and television’ – i.e. in cinemas and possibly also in series format. That’s reported now based on internal sources. As a result, the studio that owns the rights to the series is looking for a partner after the Green trilogy made its way to theaters via Universal Pictures.

How reports that there is already a “gigantic bidding dispute in which a wide variety of parties are expressing interest in reviving Michael Myers.” As the site, which is well connected in the horror field, also reports, both classic film studios and streaming providers are involved. . However, specific production companies are not mentioned. Miramax, on the other hand, is thinking about how they would like to continue after ‘Halloween Ends’ and which direction they could go next.

“Halloween” & Michael Myers: Horror for all ages

John Carpenter created with “Halloween – the night of horror“ a massive blockbuster that is still considered one of the greatest horror classics of all time and launched modern slasher cinema (along with 1974’s ‘Black Christmas’). For example, he created genre tropes that are still common today, not least the killer who simply cannot be killed – which has almost become a kind of running gag within the series over the years.

In the first film, the masked killer takes a number of bullets before he even falls from the balcony – eventually disappearing into the night. The finale of “Halloween II” would probably also end fatally for one of us, with a huge explosion and bleeding eyes – not to mention Michael’s return in “Halloween: Resurrection” after his head was actually chopped off. Yes, if history has taught us anything, it’s that the means to actually destroy Michael Myers and ultimately end the Halloween franchise have yet to be invented…