Wait,what? Did you just say that Halloween 2 will spawn DTV sequels? That cant be right, Halloween doesnt go DTV. Not if they know what there doing. And still no Scream 4, what the hell.

Fuck that, a major franchise like Halloween getting DTV treatment after the upcoming sequel; that's beyond stupid. If it's not good enough to show in a cinema, well then I don't want to see it. Dimension films would have to be the worst major studio.

At least Dimension realized how terrible Halloween was by releasing the sequel(s), which are obviously just a cash run, DTV. As for everything else? The news doesn't really do anything for me. As far as I'm concerned this deal is just cluttering up the shelves with needless projects by film makers who are mediocre at best.

News flash, a "major franchise" is not direct-to-video. This is basically a round-up of the same kind of crap that always clogs the shelves at Blockbuster.

Just because a film is DTV doesnt mean it's shit. Wrong Turn 2 was better than the first which had a theatrical release! What the fuck are Dimension doing with Halloween? I have high hopes for the next flick in the series but they better not make it DTV!!!

Remakes are great aren't they! See what happened to Halloween! you fuck over the franchise you back it into a wall the character the over all story structure and possible reach to new tales was stilted with Rob's take. so now they can't come up with an entertaining enough story, and they also realize how bad they fucked over the fan base, well whats left to do, oh yeah thats right a DTV sequel. LEss money spent to get it done. don;t you just fucking love this. LEt Platinum Dunes remake Nightmare. Same shit will happen. The new Jason films sounds like it could have worked as a direct sequel- but no it has to be a remake for branding and consumer draw strenght. It's not like the previous F13 sequels in the series stayed true to the timeline, the previous chapters characters, and end events of those previous films that came before them. Gotta love this remake trend and how it's killing our favorite horror icons! Gotta fucking love it! Everyone is bitching about PD cutting the story of Pam and little jason out of the new film. You know why they did it. I do they have plans to rework the origins for a prequel if the film does well. Like TCM begins. And then they still left room for a sequel to this other film if it does well. Jason and mom campfire tale pulled to craft a whole new origin tale for prequel. fucking sheep. Many of you deserve this shit!

I grew up a huge fan of the Halloween films - when Rob 'reinterpreted' the original i had a bad feeling in my gut. Seemed like every talk-backer on the comments board wanted to squash me for being negative. Well, hope everybody got what they wanted.

Hey jasonlives1986, Its because of people like you who bashed rob zombies halloween (which was the best film out of all the halloween movies) that part 2 is going straight to dvd instead of a theatrical release. Fuck that. I cant understand why they listen to stupid fucking peoples opinions about movies when they dont know shit. Halloween 2 should be a theatrical release.

Horrorfan83, read the article again. Halloween 2 will be a THEATRICAL release, with DTV sequels. You don't DTV Michael Myers. But then again, you dont let Rob Zombie ruin him either. Oh wait, fuck. Heres to hoping Bustillo and Maury rock the shit out of the next Halloween movie.

if everyone is so against re-makes than you should boycott them completly.That means dont even negativly comment on them.Dont say a single word,dont give them any press whatsoever,if this site post a news splash about a remake of something than dont even read it,and maybe studios will start to get the hint that hardcore horror fans dont care.

He said the next Halloween installment will be a theatrical release... so does that mean H2 will be in theatre and then the sequel meaning H3 will be DTV

Rob Zombie's Halloween should have gone DTV. And by DTV, I mean it should have been thrown in the shit heap.

^ Yeah, the $4.99 bin at Walmart!

not even.

Does that mean that the Children of the Corn sequel takes place after COTC: Revelation? It can't be a sequel to the reboot since BD lists it as coming in 2012... Just wanted clarification. And yes, Rob Zombie's Halloween was a terrible, terrible movie... Terrible! Was hoping for a sequel to Resurrection (even DTV if it's a minimum of Wrong Turn 2 / Joy Ride 2 quality). When will we know the other titles? It says 18... I'm excited! I'm a big fan of sequels. :)

Rob Zombie's Halloween was one of the worst mainstream films ever made. I'm glad the sequels are going to DVD. And to the one who said the remake was the best Halloween, you gotta be fuckin kiddin, this isn't even Halloween, it's just a Devil's Rejects meets Hostel movie and it's even worse than Halloween Resurrection.

I hate to see Halloween go DTV, but that may be the only way we'd ever see a Halloween 9. I know they want to do a sequel to Rob Zombie's remake, but maybe they'd be willing to make a 9 for their Extreme label if what they're worried about is not making a lot at the box office.

If you check out the original story it doesn't say that the are going DTV. It says that their DVDs will be released under the Extreme label.

Nevermind, yes it did say that, my bad read it wrong.

"It's a Celtic word, Samhain...it means the Lord of the Dead, the end of summer, the festival of Samhain, October 31st"-----Halloween II.

Zombie's HALLOWEEN grossed more than any other film in the series (and more than most other horror releases of 2007), so it's ludicrous in the extreme to suggest that Dimension somehow "f**ked up" the franchise's theatrical earning potential with it. If anything, the fiscal success of Zombie's film made it possible for a theatrical HALLOWEEN II, whereas it's questionable how much a straight sequel to RESURRECTION would have taken in even in a strong economy. That said, I'm okay with DTV sequels once we get beyond the next movie. Good or bad, it's highly unlikely the new HALLOWEEN II will match the previous entry's box-office tally, and I'd much rather see the franchises survive and thrive DTV than be ended forever. The real irony here is that all of you "experts" who complain so much about remakes, etc., have a much better opportunity to show the professional filmmakers how it's done with the DTV market, since it's much cheaper and easier to make and distribute your own film in that arena. Of course, why would you ever want to do that, when you can prove how knowledgeable about film you are by just griping on message boards and comment pages?

on another note, Im pretty excited for a zombie flick. I do love me the undead.

*major facepalm*

some of you said the next halloween will be a sequel remake. how do you know? did i miss something?

This is awesome news. Can't wait for the sequels to Zombie's Halloween.