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Halloween begins filming, new cast members announced

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Blumhouse Productions has officially announced that filming is now underway on the new Halloween movie, which is being directed by David Gordon Green from a script he’s written with Danny McBride. Original Halloween director John Carpenter serves as executive producer, and will compose the score, while the film also sees the return of original stars […]

Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle returning for new Halloween

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It looks like Jamie Lee Curtis won’t be the only original cast member of Halloween heading back to Haddonfield for the upcoming sequel/reboot, with Bloody Disgusting revealing that Nick Castle will be back to terrorise Laurie Strode as Michael Myers. In addition to Curtis and Castle, the new Halloween will see Judy Greer (War for […]

Jared Leto is Hugh Hefner, Optimus Prime in Bumblebee, Halloween casting and more – Daily News Roundup

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IN LIKE HEFF Less than a week since his passing and Brett Ratner’s Hugh Hefner biopic is picking up steam, announcing yesterday the casting of Jared Leto as the Playboy creator. “Jared is an old friend,” Ratner told The Hollywood Reporter. “When he heard I got the rights to Hef’s story, he told me, ‘I want […]

DC Extended Universe is connected after all, M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass gets underway and more – Daily News Roundup

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100% CONNECTED There’s quite a lot of confusion around Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe, with reports a few days ago that films would no longer be connected the same was as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, conversely, Geoff Johns has now said on Twitter that the DC Universe is “100%” connected. Try and work this […]

It director’s cut on the way, Terminator reboot gets a director, Jamie Lee Curtis returning to Halloween and more – Weekend News Roundup

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DIRECTOR’S CUT WILL FLOAT After bringing in monster numbers at the box office, horror movie It director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti revealed to Yahoo! Movies that a director’s cut of the film is in the works. “There’s a great scene, it’s a bit of a payoff of the Stanley Uris plot which is the […]

Jamie Lee Curtis heading back to Haddonfield for new Halloween movie

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Earlier this year it was announced that John Carpenter is returning to the iconic slasher series Halloween to produce a new instalment in the franchise from director David Gordon Green, and now Jamie Lee Curtis has taken to Twitter to announce that she will be reprising the role of Laurie Strode. “Same porch. Same clothes. […]

First look at Hellboy reboot, rumours on Ben Affleck’s Batman script, Halloween reboot update and more – Daily News Roundup

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LOOKING LIKE HELL It was only announced a few months ago, but the Neil Marshall directed Hellboy reboot is moving ahead at a rapid pace. And last night the official Lionsgate Twitter account released our first look at David Harbour as Anung un Rama. Check it out here. LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER This is news that […]

New Halloween film to shoot in the Fall, John Carpenter “digs” the script

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Back in February it was announced that John Carpenter is set for a return to the Halloween franchise to produce a new instalment in the iconic slasher series, which is set to be directed by David Gordon Green, from a script by Green and his regular collaborator Danny McBride. Thanks to Jason Guerrasio of Business […]