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Halloween Series Producer Malek Akkad Talks the Delay of Halloween Kills

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On the heels of yesterday’s announcement concerning the release date shift of Halloween Kills from October 16, 2020 to October 15, 2021 (you can read about that here, as well as the letter concerning the shift from director David Gordon Green and series originator John Carpenter here), longtime Halloween series and Halloween Kills producer Malek Akkad reached out to HalloweenMovies.com this morning and offered the following.

“Moving the release date of Halloween Kills was such a tough decision,” said Akkad. “The entire cast and crew have been so excited to share it with the world. But, we all believe it’s the right thing to do, as we want the film to be seen in the best format possible. I know that this will be disappointing for Halloween fans. We’ve always cherished their support and love for the franchise. We hope they’ll agree that given the current circumstances, it’s the best decision, and that the film will be well worth the wait.”

Let the countdown begin! 463 days to go. In the meantime, check out the new teaser trailer below.

REVEALED! The Third Figure in the Halloween Nanoforce® Set is Ghost Bob!

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“See anything you like?” Michael Myers as “Ghost Bob” has been the third figure revealed in the thirteen figure officially licensed Halloween Nanoforce® set, stemming from a collaboration with Compass International Pictures, Fright-Rags and Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand!

Check out photos and more info below.

Orders start on September 18, 2020 at 10am EST at www.fright-rags.com, and with only 2,500 sets being made, they’ll go fast, so set your alarms!

From the Fright-Rags press release:

We are very proud to announce our collaboration with Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand & Compass International Pictures to create a series of exclusive Nanoforce® figures for John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN!

WHAT IS NANOFORCE®? 

Nanoforce® is EMCE Toys’s take on the classic “little green army men”, but updated with highly detailed 3d-sculpted figures of characters, props and other artifacts from the world of horror, scifi, videogames and anime. 

HALLOWEEN NANOFORCE® DELUXE SET DETAILS

This deluxe box contains twelve 2-inch scale, solid unpainted figures (in orange and black for Halloween, of course) plus a 4-inch glow in the dark bonus figure. Each one represents a character or icon from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. All packed in a reusable, collectible box, these highly-detailed, 3D-digitally sculpted figures can be displayed on the enclosed map of Haddonfield, which doubles as a checklist.

RELEASE INFORMATION

Every Thursday at 12pm EST from now thru early September, we will reveal another figure in the set. When all figures have been revealed, they will be made available exclusively at www.fright-rags.com. Only 2500 units will be available; retail price $22. 

See you next week with another figure reveal! Can you guess which ones are which?

Halloween Kills Delayed to October 15, 2021, Universal Pictures Releases Teaser Trailer

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With this morning’s news from Universal Pictures that the release date of director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills has been shifted to October 15, 2021 (from it’s original release date of October 16, 2020) Halloween (1978) director and Halloween Kills executive producer John Carpenter tweeted a letter on the subject from he and Halloween Kills director Green this morning, offering their thoughts on the decision. You can read that here.

But first, check out a new teaser for Halloween Kills below!

A direct sequel to director David Gordon Green’s global 2018 smash hit Halloween, Halloween Kills is directed by Green from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Returning to reprise her role of final girl “Laurie Strode” which she originated in John Carpenter’s immortal classic 1978 film Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis is joined by original cast members Nick Castle, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens and Charles Cyphers. Additional cast includes James Jude Courtney, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet and Anthony Michael Hall.

Produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions and based on characters created by series originators John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its follow-up Halloween Ends (the latter now set for release on October 14, 2022) will be produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann serve as executive producers.

A Letter from David Gordon Green & John Carpenter on the Delay of Halloween Kills

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Halloween (1978) director John Carpenter

With this morning’s news from Universal Pictures that the release date of director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills has been shifted to October 15, 2021 (from its original release date of October 16, 2020) Halloween (1978) director and Halloween Kills executive producer John Carpenter tweeted the following letter from he and director Green, offering their thoughts on the decision.


A direct sequel to director David Gordon Green’s global 2018 smash hit Halloween, Halloween Kills is directed by Green from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.

Returning to reprise her role of final girl “Laurie Strode” which she originated in John Carpenter’s immortal classic 1978 film Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis is joined by original cast members Nick Castle, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens and Charles Cyphers. Additional cast includes James Jude Courtney, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet and Anthony Michael Hall.

Produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions and based on characters created by series originators John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its follow-up Halloween Ends (the latter now set for release on October 14, 2022) will be produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann serve as executive producers.

Check out a new teaser trailer for Halloween Kills below.

REVEALED! The Second Figure in the Halloween Nanoforce® Set is Dr. Loomis!

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Michael Myers’ famous nemesis Dr. Samuel Loomis has been the second figure revealed in the thirteen figure officially licensed Halloween Nanoforce® set, stemming from a collaboration with Compass International Pictures, Fright-Rags and Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand!

Check out photos and more info below.

Orders start on September 18, 2020 at 10am EST at www.fright-rags.com, and with only 2,500 sets being made, they’ll go fast, so set your alarms!

From the Fright-Rags press release:

We are very proud to announce our collaboration with Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand & Compass International Pictures to create a series of exclusive Nanoforce® figures for John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN!

WHAT IS NANOFORCE®? 

Nanoforce® is EMCE Toys’s take on the classic “little green army men”, but updated with highly detailed 3d-sculpted figures of characters, props and other artifacts from the world of horror, scifi, videogames and anime. 

HALLOWEEN NANOFORCE® DELUXE SET DETAILS

This deluxe box contains twelve 2-inch scale, solid unpainted figures (in orange and black for Halloween, of course) plus a 4-inch glow in the dark bonus figure. Each one represents a character or icon from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. All packed in a reusable, collectible box, these highly-detailed, 3D-digitally sculpted figures can be displayed on the enclosed map of Haddonfield, which doubles as a checklist.

RELEASE INFORMATION

Every Thursday at 12pm EST from now thru early September, we will reveal another figure in the set. When all figures have been revealed, they will be made available exclusively at www.fright-rags.com. Only 2500 units will be available; retail price $22. 

See you next week with another figure reveal! Can you guess which ones are which?

Officially Licensed Halloween Face Masks Coming July 2 from Fright-Rags!

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Exciting news! Coming soon from the folks over at Fright-Rags are two brand-new officially licensed Halloween face masks, one featuring Michael Myers, and the other the iconic poster art from John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween in which the character made his infamous debut! Check ‘em out below!

Pricing and pre-ordering information (and more) for both masks will be available at www.fright-rags.com this coming Thursday, July 2 at 10AM EST, so swing over there then (and note: a portion of the profits from each mask sale will be donated to MedShare!)

See? Michael does care!

‘Rewind’ to ‘18: Green, McBride & Curtis Talk Halloween with MTV

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In our latest ‘Rewind,’ we flash back to September 9, 2018, with an interview with Halloween (2018) writer and director David Gordon Green, co-writer Danny McBride and star and executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis, conducted by MTV’s Josh Horowitz.

Filmed just prior to the release of Halloween (2018) at the Toronto International Film Festival, the video features director Green’s thoughts on and personal trepidation surrounding the tackling of such “sacred” terrain, Lee’s reminiscing on her “scream queen” legacy (itself established by her breakout role in John Carpenter’s immortal 1978 classic Halloween), and McBride and company’s creative approach to the material, itself stemming from their lifelong, personal fandom of the Halloween film franchise.

Check it out below.  

REVEALED! The First Figure in the Halloween Nanoforce® Set is Laurie Strode!

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Halloween’s iconic “final girl” Laurie Strode has been the first figure revealed in the thirteen figure officially licensed Halloween Nanoforce® set, stemming from a collaboration with Compass International Pictures, Fright-Rags and Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand!

Check out photos and more info below.

Orders start on September 18, 2020 at 10am EST at www.fright-rags.com, and with only 2,500 sets being made, they’ll go fast, so set your alarms!

From the Fright-Rags press release:

We are very proud to announce our collaboration with Fourth Castle’s EMCE Toys brand & Compass International Pictures to create a series of exclusive Nanoforce® figures for John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN!

WHAT IS NANOFORCE®? 

Nanoforce® is EMCE Toys’s take on the classic “little green army men”, but updated with highly detailed 3d-sculpted figures of characters, props and other artifacts from the world of horror, scifi, videogames and anime. 

HALLOWEEN NANOFORCE® DELUXE SET DETAILS

This deluxe box contains twelve 2-inch scale, solid unpainted figures (in orange and black for Halloween, of course) plus a 4-inch glow in the dark bonus figure. Each one represents a character or icon from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. All packed in a reusable, collectible box, these highly-detailed, 3D-digitally sculpted figures can be displayed on the enclosed map of Haddonfield, which doubles as a checklist.

RELEASE INFORMATION

Every Thursday at 12pm EST from now thru early September, we will reveal another figure in the set. When all figures have been revealed, they will be made available exclusively at www.fright-rags.com. Only 2500 units will be available; retail price $22. 

See you next week with another figure reveal! Can you guess which ones are which?

‘Rewind’ to ’89: Halloween 5’s Danielle Harris & Donald Pleasence on MTV’s “The Big Picture”

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In our latest installment of ‘Rewind,’ we take a trip back to 1989 via MTV’s “The Big Picture” with host Chris Connelly, who interviews the film’s then twelve-year old star Danielle Harris (with the addition of a clip from the set of Halloween 5 of series veteran, the late-great Donald Pleasence), as well as a rather cheeky video montage of Halloween‘s Michael Myers, set to Steve Winwood’s “Back in the High Life Again.”

Be sure to stick around for the end, in which Harris goes trick-or-treating just outside MTV’s studios in New York City! Oh, the 80’s!

Check it out below, as well as trailers for both 1988’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and 1989’s Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.

Excl: Michael Myers Wishes You Well – Nick Castle Speaks!

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Given the challenges presented by COVID-19 which we are all currently experiencing, we here at HalloweenMovies.com thought we’d reach out to original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle in order to see how he’s fairing, and he not only gave us an update on what he’s been up to, but also sent some wishes to Halloween fans worldwide for their safety during this time.

“To all the Halloween fans out there, here’s a big ‘hello’ from your old pal, the OG Shape,” greeted Castle, who in addition to originating the character of Myers in John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, reprised the role (along with James Jude Courtney) in 2018’s Halloween and the upcoming Halloween Kills, the latter due for release this fall.

“As you can see,” Castle continued, “I’m hunkering down like the rest of you, ‘mask on mask,’ riding out the pandemic with you, and hoping with a little luck we’ll all be healthy and virus-free this October to watch Michael do his thing in Halloween Kills. I did the post-production (voice over) breathing for all of the Shape scenes right before the shutdown took place, and let me tell you, there is no lack of thrills in this new epic!”

“Meanwhile, stay safe! Love to all.”

See? The Shape (s)cares!

You can follow Nick Castle on Twitter @ncastlez, and from all of us at HalloweenMovies.com, we wish you our best.