While Halloween’s final girl may have felt that Lonnie Elan probably wouldn’t get out of the sixth grade, HalloweenMovies.com is happy to report that the adult version of the school bully (who was first referenced in John Carpenter’s seminal 1978 film classic Halloween, and played by Brent Le Page) apparently did graduate, and will return in director David Gordon Green’s upcoming Halloween Kills, with actor Robert Longstreet assuming the role.
Longstreet, best known to horror fans for his turn as ‘Mr. Dudley’ in “The Haunting of Hill House,” will join original Halloween alumna Jamie Lee Curtis (as ‘Laurie Strode’) and Kyle Richards (as ‘Lindsey Wallace’), as well as Anthony Michael Hall (in the role of ‘Tommy Doyle’, taking over for Brian Andrews) in Green’s sequel to his hit film, last year’s recalibration Halloween.
Further casting news is of course forthcoming, but we’re fairly certain that fans of the franchise can expect the return of some more familiar names, and with them, some familiar faces, in the coming weeks.
Set for release by Universal Pictures on October 16th, 2020, Halloween Kills is produced by Trancas International Films, Miramax and Blumhouse Productions, with director Green directing from a script he co-wrote with returning collaborator Danny McBride and series newcomer Scott Teems.
Based on characters created by series originator John Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween Kills and its 2021 follow-up Halloween Ends will be produced by Akkad, Jason Blum and Bill Block. Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno, Couper Samuelson and Ryan Freimann will serve as executive producers, with Ryan Turek overseeing both projects for Blumhouse.
Check out a teaser for the films below.