David Gordon Green And Danny McBride To Write/Direct New ‘Halloween’ Movie
In May 2016,we learnedthat Blumhouse, producer ofThe Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, SinisterandThe Visit, would be teaming with Miramax to co-finance a newHalloweenmovie. Not long after, we heard thatOculusdirectorMike Flanaganwasin talks to direct. Well, it looks like that isn’t happening after all.
Instead,David Gordon Green and Danny McBridewill be writing and directing the newHalloweenmovie withJohn Carpenterserving as executive producer and consultant on the project.
John Carpenterannounced the project onFacebook:
David Gordon Green is the director behind such comedies suchPineapple Express, Your HighnessandThe Sitter. He’s also directed and exec-produced the HBO TV seriesVice PrinciplesandEastbound and Down, which he worked with writer/actor Danny McBribe. While the actor has not been creatively involved in horror movies, he’s apparently a lifelong horror film fanatic. Bride, who is appearing inAlien: Covenant, hassaidthat the first two Alien films are some of his favorite horror films growing up as a kid.
John Carpenter’s work onHalloweenhas influenced decades of horror films and the filmmaker has said that he is “going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all.” Jason Blum thinks they can finally create a new sequel worthy of theHalloweenname that fans will love:
“‘Halloween’ is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into the world of scary movies. The great Malek Akkad and John Carpenter have a special place in the hearts of all genre fans and we are so excited that Miramax brought us together. We cannot wait to find and collaborate with the right filmmaker to give ‘Halloween’ fans the movie they deserve.”
