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Halloween (2018) Comes Home TODAY on Digital!

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Director David Gordon Green’s smash 2018 feature film Halloween arrives to digital platforms TODAY!

Currently available on VOD and easily accessible by visiting Movies Anywhere, you can now enjoy the most successful slasher film of all time digitally in the comfort of your own home, ahead of its January 15th release to Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD (all of which can be pre-ordered on Amazon here).

Packed with bonus features, the releases’ extended and deleted scenes include (in addition to the previously released “Shower Mask Visit” clip which you can watch below) the following:

“Extended Shooting Range”
“Jog to a Hanging Dog”
“Allyson and Friends at School”
“Cameron and Cops Don’t Mix”
“Deluxe Banh Mi Cops”
“Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along”


As for the disc’s featurettes, they are to be comprised of:

“Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween”
“The Original Scream Queen”
“The Sound of Fear”
“Journey of the Mask”
“The Legacy of Halloween”

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Watch a Deleted Scene from Halloween (2018) Plus VOD, Blu-ray & DVD Release Details!

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Making its digital bow on Movies Anywhere on December 28th of this year, David Gordon Green’s smash feature film Halloween will be hitting Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD on January 15th of 2019, and we’ve got word on the disc’s special features, as well as a look at one of the flick’s deleted scenes.

Extended and deleted scenes include, in addition to the “Shower Mask Visit” clip which you can watch below, the following:

“Extended Shooting Range”
“Jog to a Hanging Dog”
“Allyson and Friends at School”
“Cameron and Cops Don’t Mix”
“Deluxe Banh Mi Cops”
“Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along”


As for the disc’s featurettes, they are to be comprised of:

“Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween”
“The Original Scream Queen”
“The Sound of Fear”
“Journey of the Mask”
“The Legacy of Halloween”

Halloween can be pre-ordered on Amazon here.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween (2018) Steelbook Blu-ray Now Available for Pre-Order

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Although director David Gordon Green’s Halloween – the most successful slasher film in the history of cinema (having just crossed $229 million at the global box office) may still be in theaters, it appears that Universal Pictures have made ready the film’s release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K for early 2019.

We noticed last week that pre-order listings for the film (which originally included a January 15th, 2019 release date, which we predict it will continue to be) appeared on Best Buy, one for a Blu-ray Steelbook version available for $32.99 – click here, and one for a standard Blu-ray with digital copy, priced at $22.99 – click here. You can check out the box art for both below (with more details to come as we get them).

No word yet on what the extras are, but here’s to hoping that they’ll include the original ending and the first act shower scene (moments of which can be seen in the film’s marketing materials).

And if you haven’t yet witnessed the return of Michael Myers on the big screen, or want to once again, you can get your tickets here.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween Overtakes Scream to Become the Biggest Slasher Film of All Time

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Michael Myers has indeed come home. Three weeks into its release, David Gordon Green’s Halloween has earned a whopping $229.6 million worldwide, unseating Wes Craven’s 1996 meta classic Scream as the most successful slasher film of all time. And right behind 2016‘s Split ($278 million) and 2017’s Get Out ($256 million), it’s currently Blumhouse’s third biggest-grossing feature film.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Check out the film’s trailer below, and if you haven’t already, get your film tickets here.

HHN’s John Murdy & Director Dwight H. Little Discuss Halloween 4

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With Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers mazes nearing their 2018 end at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando as part of the two theme parks’ yearly attractions Halloween Horror Nights, HalloweenMovies.com thought it time to bring you an exclusive video we filmed earlier this year.

Shot in the HHN Hollywood Halloween 4 maze during its construction in September, the 8-minute clip features Halloween Horror Nights creative director Murdy discussing the film on which it was based with director Dwight H. Little, where they touch on various aspects of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers’ production, from writing the script to staging Loomis’ exciting run-in with The Shape at Penney’s Diner, among others.

For more on the Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers maze at HHN Hollywood, check out our additional video tour of the attraction with Murdy, Little and Trancas International’s own Malek Akkad below.

And for more information about Halloween Horror Nights at either Universal Studios Hollywood (running through November 3rd) or Universal Orlando Resort (ending tonight), visit them here, and engage with them on social media using @UniStudios @HorrorNights #UniversalHHN

One last thing: in case you haven’t heard, the latest in the franchise, director David Gordon Green’s Halloween, is still the #1 movie globally. Check out the trailer below, and get your tickets here.

Celebrate Halloween with This Trailer Round-Up!

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With David Gordon Green’s critically raved about film Halloween still #1 at the box office for the second week in a row, we’ve rounded up some of the feature film’s trailers, television spots and clips to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Says Variety’s Peter Debruge, “Why choose when you can have tricks and treats? David Gordon Green does horror fans a favor, bringing Michael Myers’ slasher-movie saga back to its roots,” while Katie Walsh of Nerdist proclaims: “David Gordon Green delivers the best Halloween sequel ever.”

That’s not all. Joe Gross of Austin 360 states, “This is Curtis’ show; her third-act confrontation with the man who destroyed Strode’s life plays out with tension and chills,” and Bad Feeling Magazine’s Gabriel Sigler effuses, “Green nails the film’s tone down perfectly, capturing Michael Myers in a way we haven’t seen since John Carpenter’s original.”

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. 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.

Get your tickets here, and Happy Halloween!

Halloween Slays the Competition; Still #1 at the Box Office

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For the second week in a row, director David Gordon Green’s Halloween has slain its competitors and has broken box office records in the process.

Having raked in an estimated $32 million domestically over the weekend, which brings its domestic total to $126 million, achieving the coveted $200 million mark isn’t far from reach. Internationally, Halloween now holds the number one spot in sixty two markets, making its international earnings $45.6 million. Cumulatively that puts the film’s earnings at $172 million, putting it well on the way to becoming the second highest grossing R-rated horror film EVER.

Additional records set include: second biggest horror movie opening ever, second biggest October movie opening ever, biggest opening for a slasher film ever (even adjusted for inflation), biggest Blumhouse debut, biggest Halloween franchise opening ever, biggest horror movie opening ever with a female lead (in star Jamie Lee Curtis) and biggest movie opening of all time with a female lead over fifty-five.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s 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.

Check out the film’s trailer below, and get your film tickets here.

#1 at the Box Office, Halloween Smashes Records

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Three days into its release, David Gordon Green’s Halloween has smashed box office records, raking in domestically $77m during its opening weekend, making it #1 at the box office, while also rendering it the biggest horror movie opening EVER with a female lead (in star Jamie Lee Curtis) and biggest movie opening of all time with a female lead over 55.

Additional records set include: second biggest horror movie opening ever, second biggest October movie opening ever, biggest opening for a slasher film ever (even adjusted for inflation), biggest Blumhouse debut, and biggest Halloween franchise opening ever.

Whew! Michael Myers truly has come home.

Said Halloween producer Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films, who’s been shepherding since 1995 the franchise his father Moustapha Akkad co-created in 1978 with director John Carpenter, Debra Hill and producer Irwin Yablans, “I’m thrilled to see the reinvigoration of something my father helped to start, and happy to see the overwhelmingly positive response of fans and critics alike to the return of Halloween. This weekend’s success and fervor over what we’ve been able to achieve is both humbling and altogether exciting, and it’s a testament to my producing partners Blumhouse, Miramax, Rough House and director David Gordon Green, and the incredible job Universal has done in the marketing and release of the film.”  

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s 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.

Check out the film’s trailer below, and get your film tickets here.

Halloween Premiere Photos, Video & More!

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Director and co-writer David Gordon Green’s Halloween held its official premiere to a packed house this past Wednesday, October 17th at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, and HalloweenMovies was there to document the buzzed-about event forty years in the making. Read on for video, photo galleries and more.

Attended by director and co-writer Green, co-writers Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley and producers Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films, Jason Blum of Blumhouse and Bill Block of Miramax (among others), as well as returning series star and executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis and fellow key cast members Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney, the cast and crew arrived to a Grauman’s courtyard decked out with a façade emulating the infamous Myers house from John Carpenter’s 1978 originating classic.

Additionally in attendance for the event were Halloween 2018 stars Rhian Rees, Virginia Gardner, Dylan Arnold, Miles Robbins, Drew Scheid, Jibrail Nantambu and executive producer Ryan Freimann and co-producer Ryan Turek, as well as FX artist Christopbher Nelson and Halloween 1978 producer Irwin Yablans and cast members PJ Soles and Kyle Richards.

Following the carpet, producers Akkad, Blum and Block took to Grauman’s stage to kick-off the screening (see the video below).

Followed by McBride and Green.

And lastly the grande dame of final girls herself, Jamie Lee Curtis.

On the heels of the wildly received premiere, a filmmakers after party was held poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd.

 

The eleventh film in the long-running and successful franchise, Halloween is now in theaters. Get your tickets here.

“We’re from Haddonfield, Couldn’t Be Prouder!” Television Spot Heralds Halloween

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The latest television spot from director David Gordon Green’s Halloween brings the cheer, and the fear.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to Carpenter’s 1978 classic of the same name, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. 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.

Halloween opens wide in theaters this Friday, October 19th via Universal Pictures.