Freakin' awesome! Who's that in the middle picture?

It's a spoiler that Rob Zombie is a frowny-faced tit? I thought everyone knew that?

i'm the one who sent in those f*ckin awesome pics!

in the top pic we see the body of Cynthia Strode and in the middle pic we see the body of Mason Strode.

Bad news gang... rumor has it Rob Zombie drew nipples on Meyer's new jumpsuit... and I heard there are statues of half-naked men all through-out Haddenfield.

What I want to know is where is the take-a-shit mask in that third picture?

nice

Being a huge Halloween fan that I am. So much so that I have my leg tattoed with all Halloween and even a pic of the new Michael. I have to say that the pics that I have seen now and before. I believe that this movie is going to be the best since John Carpenter's. Thank god the Rob is doing it. No one else could pull this movie off then Rob

g-g-g-gay.

The pics are cool. There is also a picture of Micahel standing over a semi-nude Danielle Harris on the floor, on his offical myspace page.

The pics are cool. There is also a picture of Michael standing over a semi-nude Danielle Harris on the floor, on his offical myspace page.

The pics are cool. There is also a picture of Michael standing over a semi-nude Danielle Harris on the floor, on his offical myspace page.

whats goin on with teh guy inteh middle pic has he had his forhead cut?...i wudnt say these are very spoilery

Uh? Yeah?? WTF??? THIS is the grand reimagining of 'Halloween' that everyone's been hyping as the greatest cinematic event since Ben-Hur? This is the resolution of all of those pesky little details that Carpenter deftly left to viewer imagination?? This is the crowning work of a new horror master??? Mason Strode in a pulverized pumpkin mask????? HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You've all been taken for a ride and now you're gonna be nine bucks poorer and ninety minutes dumber if this is to be the sum total of collective stimulation that is codified by blind fanboy lust of things Dumbie..... Sauron

The 1st pic looks great.

you Rob Zombie haters are just getting pathetic now

A wise man once said, "Don't lose any sleep over being called a 'blind fanboy' by a guy who refers to himself as 'sauroncannotbestopped'. If anyone had actually touted Zombie's HALLOWEEN as the greatest cinematic event since BEN-HUR, or even as better than or equal to Carpenter's original, I'd have said they were crazy myself. But since most of us who are optimistic about this movie have a far better sense of historical perspective than those who are pulling their hair out worrying that this movie will somehow diminish the legacy of the original, I can only chuckle at such a sociopathic reaction to a few movie stills. A moment's quiet, rational examination of the optimism about the film expressed here and on other horror sites will reveal that all of us who have hope for the film only want it to be A)better than most of the sequels and B) better than most modern horror remakes. The reviews over at AICN from people who have actually SEEN the movie already indicate that it is both of those things. No one - not even Rob Zombie himself - expects or claims that this film will be equal to or an improvement over Carpenter's original, and for those of us with a more level-headed world view, it doesn't have to be in order to be worth nine dollars or our money and ninety minutes of our time. It only has to be good in its own way. All of the evidence to this point (including these stills) indicates that it will be. I won't even address the childishness of calling the film "gay", except to remind you that Jimbo Jones and the other bully characters on THE SIMPSONS once said the same thing about Nelson Muntz when they saw him kissing a girl. The slur is equally accurate and mature as used here.

I would agree with jkrouskop that to be that upset over a few movie stills is very premature or (immature). The first pic with Michael and his victim looks good, How do you not see that?? This picture deserves a chance and certainly will get it August 31. Save the criticism til you see the movie. There are some of those that will hate the movie even if it turns out good. I mean no offense, but forget about the original, focus on what we have,open your mind and make a clear, mature decision once you have seen it. I believe we are going to see the best Michael since the original. For those of you who want to see rap/ pop stars or little niece telepathy B.S , STAY HOME. That's not scary, never was. Michael deserves much better.

Stop all the hating and just enjoy the ride! It's gotta be better than all the cheesy sequels that followed the original.(except 2... it was fairly good.

jkrouskop, Jonny Horror, thank you! im tired of people being judgmental and bitching about how the somvie is going to suck. i dont know about all of you but ive been watching all the information, looking at the pics, reading the articles, and just watching robs halloween become closer to reality. the pics are awesome, the story seems great (with all the details we didnt have from the original) and i think this movie is going to be in the words of rob zombie himself: "fucking awesome"

Yeah, we've had about enough bashing of the movie, which by the way hasn't been released yet. Sauron you speak as if you've already seen the flick. I mean if your not willing to even give the movie a chance then I would say thats pretty pathetic. These pictures did nothing more or less really to affect anyones pre-view opinion on the movie. As was said earlier I think no one will hold this movie as near to their heart as the original, we only hope that it's better then some of those sequels. Also, "pulverized pumpkin mask" where the hell did you pull that out of? Now your just makin shit up.

First off, Johnny I firmly believe, and have always believed that you will turn to the proverbial dark side once you have indeed seen this little piece of cinematic crap and be in my camp come Sepember 1st. As for everyone else who dains to have an opinion, no matter how juvenile: The fact of the matter is that this is an abomination of the highest level that no amount of Rob-fanboy-wannabe-fellatiaic lust can spin in any other manner. I'd really like to see the AICN reviews that tout this as good cinema. How about the supposed article where John Carpenter gave Rob Zombie his personal blessing as if to pass the horror torch to a new generation. You guys claim I'm makin sh%t up. Present some hard evidance or shut up, because as far as I can tell those previous two attempts at revisionist history are 100% pure Texas horse-sh%t. As far as me makin sh$t up dumba#s, goto the very image gallery on this website and check image 43 of 48 and you should be able to (though I have my doubts) to deduce the origins of the whole pulverized pumpkin remark.....It's truly amazing to see the collective brain power of a bunch of quote/unquote "ROB'S FRIENDS" at work.....Keep tryin to screw in that light bulb, I'm sure one of you will figure out a way to "reinvent" the process by Aug. 31 Sauron

Don't know about the "Gotta take a shit mask",but rob's definitely wearing the "piece of shit" mask every day of his pathetic,talentless existence.May a pox be on him & his equally untalented,skank,"hacktress" wife.

This movie is going to suck more than Paris Hilton...pun intended. Hey. Is Rob Zombie in the movie? Does he get killed by Michael Myers, and as a result the movie never gets made? That'd be sweet, even though it defy's the laws of physics and logic...but then again, so does re-making this movie...

Bitch, bitch, bitch. Thanks for uploading the pictures, very cool.

Maybe some of you should actually SEE the movie before bashing it... Watch the movie and forget who wrote it or directed it. You guys are assuming that because others are wanting to see the film, they are blind Zombie lovers or something. If you don't like Zombie, so be it, it doesn't mean the movie is going to be bad. You don't know that yet. You guys who are bashing it really don't have a leg to stand on. I know that this isn't going to make a difference, but I wasn't too crazy of either of Rob's previous movies, however, I am a huge Halloween fan, and that's the movie that is going to be playing. Weather I'm crazy of this movie being a "remake" is my dilema, but I haven't seen it yet. Maybe you guys should think the same way. Your opinions mean nothing just do tho the fact that it hasn't been released. Bash it once it comes out if you don't like it.

You present SOME validity with that post so here's my "leg".....When ROB agreed to take on this project he knew he was gonna get a healthy amount of sh%t from diehards. He even stated as much in one of his first commentaries back in the fall. His initial gut was that a remake of the original was a bad idea (again, he said as much) Regardless of his lack of credentials, coupled with the fact that Malek Akkad seems to be desperately grasping for street cred by riding the splatpack wave all the way into franchise oblivion, regardless of all of that, the fact remains that any director who presented THIS script, THESE advance shots, and some of the rebuke that we've seen from little Robbie's mouth would be seriously (and justifiably)opening himself up to the abuse that ROB has so richly earned on these boards. I've said it (and been agreed with) numerous times before: ROB DOES NOT GET A BLANK CHECK to sh%t all over this franchise by bastardizing Carpenter's vision with his own diminutive filmaking skills. The fact that he's ROB does not give him free license to "reinvent", or in the case of some of the more unintelligent posters on this board EXPLAIN, errors that Carpenter supposedly made with the 78 version (and if you think I'm makin sh$t up again, I suggest you read ROB's first MTV interview before you adolescents shoot your mouths off here. Especially check out the part where ROBbie says that he's setting out to CORRECT things that didn't originally make sense, such as the clean Phelps Garage uniform and Myers popping in and out of scenes without elaboration) Geez ROB, ya hink that that's the reason the movie is considered a masterpiece and you're considerred a hack.....Maybe you should offer to magnanimously donate some of your time and give John Carpenter a few lessons in filmaking 101 or basic script-writing. Heck maybe some of the "ROB's Friends" sycophants who actually think they have the ability to form a cogent opinion here can even convince you to have Sherri give Jamie Lee Curtis a few lessons in thespian practice (acting lessons for you guys who love to post "with your fist in the air and your head in the sand".....to quote a wise man) Since we're in the mood to reserve judgement and be respectful on these very boards, maybe some of you should just open your mind, maybe just a little, and consider the very possibility that what I say may indeed be correct and about to come to pass no matter how hard "ROB's Friends" try to spin it otherwise..... Sauron

Halloween looks pretty good. I can't wait till it comes out. I read reviews people posted on the net about the test screening they had a few days ago in New York and they said it was cool. They also want a sequel.

I believe the ACTUAL review said "Good...not great" and went into a lot of detail about ROB needing to fix A LOT of stu in the editting stage.....Or did we conveniently forget about that??? ONE review was absolutely glowingly positive, the rest were mediocre. AND, if you had botherred to delve a little deeper on that very page you would've seen a fan TALKBACK section a mile long screaming about much the same stuff hat I've been wailing on here. Again, did we for get to mention that or was it just convenient coincidence to try and sway viewer sentiment????? "Good, but not great....." That's what it said.....Sauron

Ah Sauron, your passion about Halloween is undeniable, but your hate for Zombie seems to overshadow your passion. Would your reaction to this movie be the same if it was someone other than Rob Zombie who wrote and directed it even if the content was basically the same? I, for one, like a lot of your comments and I agree with some. Zombie is basically unproven and he does exhibit a certain arrogance when he talks about Halloween. I didn't really like either of his previous movies. But who knows about this one until we see the final cut? It could be good. It could be crap. We just have to see. That was the purpose of my last post. With your obvious distain for Rob Zombie, I thought I should ask if it was more the movie (remake) or more Zombie that made you so quick to condem a movie that hasn't been released yet? Using either one for an excuse is fine with me if you find some sort of justification in it. I will play Devil's advocate (not "reject") for a moment and say that others who have posted here are correct in their views also. A lot of us die-hard Halloween fans have had only moments of satisfaction with this series. I think maybe a lot of folks are just optomisic or at least hopeful something good will come out of this remake. These same people share the same passion as you, just in another direction. Carpenter's movie was a classic and it will always be the classic Halloween. We, who have seen and been, know that. The new generation looks at movies different and wants a different flow and direction. We can't blame people who have followed this series (only to be let down time and again) to try salvage something good out of what they have seen so far regarding this movie, and be hopeful that the movie itself will be what they are finally looking for. Whether it is Zombie writing/directing or someone else, who cares, There would be another Halloween that we would scramble to see and pray that it is good while we are most likely going to be dissapointed. I guess one could look on the bright side... Akkad could've picked Joe Chappelle...AAGGHHHH! Take care Sauron and keep writing. I like your spin!

The review I was mainly talking about was the one that said like 7 out of 10. So Sauron you were right. I didn't forget about what he said could be fixed in editing, but I wasn't worried about it because he said that after editing that most of the mistakes could be corrected. I for one read the script and I think it is great besides the part were a rape takes place. Rob Zombie has a good chance of pulling this one off but, if he doesn't I think hardcore fans of the original will definitely take it to him. Like I said I read the script and liked it and I also have high expectaions come August 31st that I feel Rob Zombie could pull off.

Thanks.....Just to clarify because my use of the proverbial Zombie bitch-slap has been so overly negative lately that I may have lost my focus.....First, and foremost, I absolutely disdain and spit upon the idea of a remake to this masterpiece, no matter who the director. Period. I have said (though it probably gets overshadowed by my invective towards ROB) that ANY director would be opening himself up to a flood of hate for even daring to think that they can reinvent Carpenter's vision. Any director. Period. Now, I've taken great pains to hold to account Malek Akkad, as the curator of this franchise, as the perpetrator of this nonsense. He obviously thinks that ROB is going to bring emo/teenage/revenge/misunderstood/rebellious angst by a charter member of the fabled splatpack (whose movies incidentally are tanking HARD critically AND financially at the theaters this summer, (and by critics that includes a lot of Hostel II fan hatred in the user review column)) to the vision that Carpenter kept simple. Akkad sees $$$ when he sees ROB's name in lights next to a new Halloween and therein lies the whole myspace/ROB's Friends comedy show that we see repeated here week in and week out..... Now, as far as the remake itself goes, here's my point. Everyone here seems to be hiding behind the arguement that the Halloween franchise is dying (or dead) and that a whole new direction is needed. That does not automatically preclude hitting the creative reset button and then shooting your mouth off about how you feel the need to 'clarify' (yes, he did say clarify) certain things that you felt didn't make sense. I mean, for a guy who has supposedly seen Halloween over 300 times, does he get it? Is he capable of digesting Carpenter's mastery??.....Anyway, if everyone is so hot to see ROB Zombie's vision rejuvenate the franchise why not do a sequel and trash all of the nonsense from 7 and 8? I certainly think ROB is capable of that and would eliminate a lot of the hate and invective being thrown at him daily (which he claims to ignore despite a couple of smarmy press releases to the contrary).....You do not need to remake the gold standard to energize the franchise, and all of the "fans" who post here defending a remake as the necessary means to rejuvinate the franchise are seriously deluding themselves about their knowledge of filmmaking, and horror in general.... Compound this with all of the things that I have truthfully and REPEATEDLY pointed out about ROB's rather limited career and everything that we've seen as the "grand reinvention" of John Carpenter's Halloween, I think you can see where my feelings lie. And the ulimate goal of all of this: ROB and Akkad are not fooling anyone with their dog-and-pony show populated by a string of 3rd class wannabes (McDowell excluded) and if they think for ONE SECOND that they're gonna get a free ride or an ez-pass to ram this by us, then they are SERIOUSLY MISTAKEN. I've said it before, and I'll repeat it here for posterity's sake: "ROB gets NO blank check to do as he pleases and sh%t all over a beloved classic with his juvenile creative vision." And yes, while there is nothing that can be done about it at this point, this is one voice that's here to 'keep 'em honest' so to speak and make sure that the unspun truth remains alive.....Sauron

Very elequently put. I was definately opposed to a remake and am leary of such a move, but very much in favor of seeing this movie. As far as the Akkad/Zombie connection: I think it would be rather easy for a person to resurrect a strong story line and play with it rather than coming up with a brand new gem, so point number one taken. Zombie has an advantage in that respect, he is taking the easy way out. There also could be some truth (but I hope not) Akkad and Zombie could be taking a great suspenseful movie, regurgitating it into a Friday the 13th/Final Destination splat-fest just for $$$, once again pulling the plug on all of us genuine fans who want to see a quality product. Unfortunately, those movies are starting to have some problems like stated in the last post. Great point of the slashers getting the bomb at the B.O. Hostel part 2 Blew. Super splat and absolutely NO ORINGINALITY! I can see how people would fear the same with the Halloween remake. Now as far as the Halloween franchise goes, there is only one classic. But as far as the rest of the series goes, 2 and 7 were the only truthful sequels. Carpenter said that himself. Like I said in my last post, it was a different generation that watched the original Halloween. To expand on that, somewhere between then and now, things have changed in the classic slasher horror sense causing what we see today. I want a good horror movie with a good suspensful story, and yes I like a little gore mixed in. I can certainly understand Sauron's point on the way he looks at this movie and it's development. I share some of the same views, however, I will not have an opinion of this particular movie until I see it. I know if Zombie butchers this movie like Michael butchers his victims, he is going to be in for one hell of an uprising. I hope he realizes that. This isn't "Driller Killer" he is remaking here. This is arguably one of the best horror movies (if not theee one) ever made. A major flaw can cost him dearly.

Yeah, I do think Sauron has a few good points. I believe only about half the people on here (or less) who are praising this movie are actual hardcore Rob Zombie fans. It's more about optimism then it is about support of the images and information we've received about the movie up to this point. I believe some of this optimism comes from the fact that at least we have someone who is a pretty big Halloween fan behind the helm, instead of some B-director. I do think that expanding on (or adding) some of the supporting characters from the original is probably not a good idea (I'm against the addition of Sherri to the movie). Also, for all the good (IMO) images we've seen on here we have seen an equal number of mediocre images. But I think the script argument is weak cause supposedly (according to Rob) the script has changed drastically and no one has access to the current one they are operating under. Also, I'm gonna go into Rob's version as a loose remake. Remember TCM (2003, love it or hate it). There was a big uproar over that film as well but there was so much different from the original that I barely even consider it a remake. That being said, there does seem to be a higher level of similarites between Rob's vision and Carpenters original from what we've been told. I personally am not too big of a Rob fan, his first two movies were alright, but nothing to write home about. I am however a huuuuge fan of Carpenters Halloween (my favorite horror movie) and I'm going into this flick with a sequel feeling rather then a remake. Hopefully Rob at least makes a decent example of newer age horror, without bastardizing the original. Quick question, if Rob (or anyone else) were to say take the story line starting from the end of H2 and create a divergent story line, would you still be against it?

uh....wow..um i don't know what to say but uh.....don't they already have enough halloween movies? i think that instead of making more they should make re-makes. i like the pic's though.

oh wait this is a re-make . im so stupid

Doing a remake is always iffy. I personally love them if they are done good, I have a friend who objects to ANY remakes simply because they're remakes, and I have to verbally bitchslap him on a regular basis for it, and he tends to be okay with it after seeing it. My point here is, yeah, maybe it will suck, but it might also be good. I look forward to them because I'm such a fan of the originals that I get excited to see a new take on something great, or, in general, to see a great character revisted and introduced to a new audience, which also leads to said new audience looking to the previous films, thereby supporting it in some way. I personally am dying to see this, simply because I love the original. I love the idea or a Friday the 13th remake, a NOES prequel, another TCM... I hated Halloween Resurrection, but you know what? I own it. Because I love the Michael Myers story. I love to see him on screen. If they ever remade Rosemary's Baby... I'd worry to no end, but I'd see it.

I was all for it at first. A nice new "prequel-to-remake take another direction" sounded OK. I was always a little nervous of RZ taking the job due to his desire for more splat and less suspense. Halloween was the best horror film of all time IMO and it was due to the story, suspense, lighting, shadow... etc. Anyhow, I don't want an exact replica, look at Psycho. That remake took out all the scare of original and it was the same story almost frame for frame. I always preach there is a new audiance out there who demand a little different film making. That is great and I understand. My whole point is I don't want the greatest movie in the world to be re-made into a splat-filled cesspool in the name of a few bucks. We, the Halloween fans deserve more than that. We don't need a slap in the face. RZ has casted and re-shot into the editing portion of the movie. In some cases that is good due to it helps the story. However, is that the case this time? He changed the ending to add more gore (I read that here myself). In an interview, he said he wouldn't film multiple endings. Those type of things make me nervouse. I was once for a Halloween remake to fill the gaps and answer questions. Now I'm just nervous about it. I hope it will be good. Thats all I can say.

Rob Zombie has a choice make or break as far as i'm conserned. This is what I thought of his previous movies. House of 1,000 corpses 5.5 out of 10 Devils Rejects 7.5 out of 10. In my view he improved in his movies and hopefully that continues in Halloween.