Rob Zombie to direct new Halloween movie

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Zombie plots new mayhem for "Halloween"
Monday June 5 1:10 AM ET

Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1802021506) is resurrecting Michael Myers, one of the big screen's favorite horror villains.
Zombie will write and direct a new "Halloween" movie, serving up what is being called as a brand-new vision for the long-running horror series. He will also serve as a producer and a music supervisor on the film.
An October 2007 release is being planned. Disney's Miramax Films will co-finance the development with former Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1800088780)'s Dimension Films.

The movie will not be a sequel or a straight-ahead remake of the 1978 original -- which helped director John Carpenter (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&cf=gen&id=1800019104) cement his name in the horror business -- but a reimagining that will infuse new blood into the Myers story.
"The look and the feel is going to be completely different," Zombie said in an interview. "'Halloween' started off as a very terrifying concept, a terrifying movie. But over the years, Michael Myers has become a friendly Halloween mask. When it came to the point where you could buy a Michael Myers doll that was cute-looking and press its stomach and play the 'Halloween' theme, you knew the scare factor was gone.
"But I think the story and the situation is scary. All it needed was someone to come in and to take a totally different approach to make it scary again. To me, that's the challenge and that's the fun."
Needless to say, the movie will not pay heed to the numerous sequels. The last Halloween film, "Halloween: H20," came out in 1998.
"Everything that has come before does not figure into this one," Zombie said. "That series is done."
And while Zombie aims to keep the scares and the character more real, the mask will remain.
"That's an iconic image that can't go away," he said.
Zombie wrote and directed "House of 1000 Corpses" and last year's "The Devil's Rejects," which proved to be extremely profitable theatrically and on DVD. A lot of horror movies have been thrown his way, but he wanted to be choosy when it came to his third film.
Zombie is a fan of the original and said he sought Carpenter's blessing.
"He said, 'That's awesome, go for it,"' Zombie said. "He was very supportive, which I thought was very important. I feel like 'Halloween' is his baby, and I wanted to be very respectful."

This is going to be a freaking sick movie. I have seen all of the Halloween movies. They freak the shit out of me! Now Zombie's going to direct one? Can you say blockbuster? Damn!

-Chris

^"blockbuster"

d-u-d

"blockbuster"

Serisouly, 1000 corpses and rejects were well titled. I wanted to die after watching the one and i didnt even bother with half of the second. talk about the dinkiest movies ever. not ever, but to come to cinema. i wasn't sure whether it was horror or a comedy caus eof how stupid it was. another classic soon to be ruined.

we'll see

I think they were meant to be kind of campy. Not meant to scare the shit out of you, but give you a view of soem truly evil people.

^agreed

^"blockbuster"

d-u-d

"blockbuster"

Serisouly, 1000 corpses and rejects were well titled. I wanted to die after watching the one and i didnt even bother with half of the second. talk about the dinkiest movies ever. not ever, but to come to cinema. i wasn't sure whether it was horror or a comedy caus eof how stupid it was. another classic soon to be ruined.

we'll see

quite the pessimist, nate? :tongue:

well, i'm excited. I, too, didn't like 1000 corpses, but admired the vision.

Put it this way, i'll go see that movie with a date. then, if i liked it in the theater, i'll rent it sometime...

The Devils Rejects is my favorite movie of all time! House of 1000 Corpses is following not far behind. He's very morbid and great at what he does, in my opinion.