Thanks to our boy BC and his incredible hawk eyes for catching an article over at the LA Times that will make Michael Myers fans very happy. Apparently, Rob Zombie hasn't put an end to franchise as the Weinstein brothers are already planning a return to Haddonfield in 2010 with Halloween 3D. While Halloween II only opened at the #3 spot this weekend, had it not started a fist fight with The Final Destination, it would have easily taken the top spot and make over $30m. The Weinsteins knows this and are quickly making plans for a third film. Read on for the skinny and then talk about who you'd like to see take the reigns. Who could make Myers even better?
""Halloween II" may not have won the box office this weekend, but Weinstein Co. is taking a lesson from the movie that did as it prepares a sequel for next summer.
The independent studio's co-Chairman Bob Weinstein said today that the 3-D sequel, titled, appropriately enough, "Halloween 3D," is in development.
The investment it takes to shoot movies in digital 3-D has proved particularly lucrative for horror films. For "The Final Destination," this weekend's No. 1 movie, theaters with at least one 3-D screen earned 3.25 times as much as those that showed the movie in 2-D only, according to distributor Warner Bros. That's substantially higher than for other recent releases. The equivalent 3-D multiple for last month's "G-Force," for instance, was only 1.7 on its first weekend. For July's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" it was 1.4 andm for June's "Up" it was 2.2. January horror flick "My Bloody Valentine" earned 6.4 times as much from 3-D theaters as it did from 2-D on its opening weekend.
Weinstein said Rob Zombie, who directed "Halloween II" and 2007's reboot of the 31-year-old horror series, won't return for "Halloween 3-D." He said the studio is in negotiations with a new director, whom he declined to name, who has experience in horror and has a "different take" on the franchise."
"Different take". It's no suprise really with some fan backlash about hobo michael and the excessive brutality of H2 (I haven't seen it yet so I can't judge). That means we're probably going back to classic Shape.
But hurray! More Haddonfield Horror.
I hope that TOM ATKINS can make a Cameo in HALLOWEEN 3D (as a little nod to the "old" Halloween 3) - THAT would be awesome!!!
And please, let Michael be THE SHAPE again...
I'm all for this movie, if they go back to the simple formula of stalking babysitters, and no hobo myers.
But honestly in 3D? Come on. I don't think they should...
I loved H2 it was brutal and Michael Myers showed no mercy. If it opened around Halloween time it would of definitely made more money. I cant wait for the third one! Keep them coming
Casio - not necessarily. Basterds is a different genre. But the horror fans who could only afford one movie went with TFD. If they didn't have the option, H2 would have cleaned up.
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