Malek Akkad Talks Upcoming Halloween Film; Not What We’re Expecting
Last we heard, Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton were penning brand new franchise sequel Halloween Returns, which was reportedly going to pick up some time after the events of 1981’s Halloween II. Dunstan was tapped to direct, but it sounds like those plans may have changed. Read on for the latest.
Speaking with Daily Dead, producer Malek Akkad seemed to indicate that Dunstan and Melton are off the project, though it’s hard to tell if that’s what he was trying to convey. What we do know, for certain, is that original plans for the sequel have changed, and the film will no longer be the one we were expecting.
“We had been working with a bunch of writers where we got close, but then we brought in Marcus and Patrick and worked closely with them. We found that we all were very much on the same level of what we wanted to do, in spite of the fact that the studio wasn’t necessarily in agreement,” Akkad revealed. “I just felt like I really had partners who would also fight the good fight and fight for the ideas and fight for the things that we wanted to make sure we got right. And I just think they’re fantastic and super-talented.”
“Although, I have to say, and this is somewhat new news—but unfortunately things happen in Hollywood where you have issues with studios and different variables—we’ve had to take a step back, and now we’re trying to refigure this beast that is the new Halloween. So there is a bit of a delay with this sequel now. But I do think it is a good thing for the franchise,” Akkad continued. “It’s only going to be resulting in a better film, which I hope the fans appreciate. But this new Halloween isn’t going to be quite what has been announced and what people are expecting so we’re making some changes there as well.”
Here’s the original plot rundown for Halloween Returns, which may have significantly changed…
The film will pit a new group of Haddonfield youngsters against Myers. The now 18-year-old child of one of Myers’ victims plays a central role along with the child of a cop who’s long been obsessed with Myers’ case, even putting it before his own daughter. Myers is now on Death Row, and the two kids with their own personal vendettas against the killer sneak in to watch his execution. But when things go awry and Myers escapes, the pair, along with their friends, find themselves in the firing line.
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