UPDATED 8/21/2018: In a follow-up to our announcement last month of Lionsgates’ upcoming September 25th, 2018 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray) re-release of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween, here’s word on the discs’ specs, as well as a brand new trailer celebrating the re-release.
- Audio Commentary with Writer/Director John Carpenter and Actor Jamie Lee Curtis
- “The Night She Came Home” Featurette
- “On Location: 25 Years Later” Featurette
- TV Version Footage
- Trailer
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
Original Story:
In recent days the internet’s been abuzz with rumors of an upcoming new 4K Ultra HD transfer of John Carpenter’s classic film Halloween, and we here at HalloweenMovies can now confirm them to be true, with the below exclusive first look at the artwork of the Lionsgate re-release.
Due out September 25th, 2018 in Canada and the US, the Lionsgate re-release is currently available for pre-order via Amazon.com
On the heels of the disc’s debut, the next film in the iconic franchise, director and writer David Gordon Green’s similarly titled Halloween, is set for release by Universal Pictures this coming October 19, 2018. Co-written by Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride, the entry is intended as a direct sequel to Carpenter’s seminal 1978 film.
Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, who also serves as the film’s composer.