Re: Halloween 9
Originally posted by michaelmyers
Hey guys, im new here. I think the forum is awesome by the way. As you can proberly tell by my name, im a tremedous fan of the Halloween series. I thought i would just share some info on the new one schelduled to be released this year. as you can see its the 9th installment and i can garentee it will be better that the 8th one (resserrection). Although it proberly wont beat the 1st and 2nd one it will be good. does anyone else have any info on it?
Welcome to the site. You and Michael Myers1 are gradually becoming best friends I see. 😄
Why do these guys make stories that they cannot link the sequels together with? part 1, 2 then you have to forget 3,4,5,6 and start with 7,8.
Same with Friday the 13th, part 8 Jason dead in NY as a baby, part 9 Jason back in the woods same as before, only now he is not a legend, he now has confirmed kill counts??
If you think about it, it would not be impossible to link all the films together. in H:20 years later they didnt mention the thorn but laurie did not know about that. or did she know about her daughter dieing. its not such as they didnt link the films, its more of that they chose not to mention it. H:20 was about the Laurie and Michael battling once again from the original. it would of sucked if they mentioned the thorn because it would take away the edge that laurie and michael have.
This is what I know about Halloween 9(I never saw this thread)
-Jamie Lee Curtis will not be in the film(but they are thinking about it in future films,since she's Michael's sister and she would seem to share Michael's supernatural powers)
-They're trying to bring back the old tone and feel the first film had,while at the same time bring something fresh and new to the concept.
-There was a rumor that Kane Hodder was going to have the role as
The Shape(aka Michael),but Kane has been Jason and they want to keep Michael pure in terms of the actors who portray him
-The producer also addresses the speculation that the new film might see a character similar to Dr. Loomis(the late Donald Pleasence)arriving on the scene to do battle with Michael
Oh and for people who are wondering Akkad says that there will not be 22 films(fueled by an off-the-cuff remark by Pleasence),Akkad said that there might only be two to three more films.
That's all I know for now..
1) Laurie Strode is dead. If they bring her back, Halloween will lose any little shred of credibility it is still barely hanging on to.
2)"Pure in terms of the actors who portray him"? Jason and Michael Myers are about the same size. Besides, there have been 5 different Michael's in 8 movies.
After the failure of both "H20" and "resurrection", I highly doubt that subsequent Halloweens will be released in theatres. Straight to video is the way to go for that franchise.
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
1) Laurie Strode is dead. If they bring her back, Halloween will lose any little shred of credibility it is still barely hanging on to.2)"Pure in terms of the actors who portray him"? Jason and Michael Myers are about the same size. Besides, there have been 5 different Michael's in 8 movies.
After the failure of both "H20" and "resurrection", I highly doubt that subsequent Halloweens will be released in theaters. Straight to video is the way to go for that franchise.
(1)They are thinking about it,it is not sure that they are going to put her back in.And like I just wrote she is Michael's sister so she could have not died(but most likely did),but then again they we're just thinking about it..
(2)Yes they are the same,but they just want someone who has not played any famous murders.So Michael will not be somewhat the same as other famous murders.And your right they have 5 different Michael's,but they have not played any other famous murder...
With the money their making I highly doubt that the movies won't be released in theaters..
And this is info I heard from Akkad..
HALLOWEEN: THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL MYERS
EXT. MYERS HOUSE- NIGHT
MARKER: HALLOWEEN, 1963
6-year old MICHAEL MYERS stands outside the house
in clown costume, holding a still-bloody butcher knife as his parents arrive home. DENNIS and CAROL MYERS discover the body of their 17-year old daughter, JUDITH, in her bedroom, slashed and stabbed to death.
VOICE OVER
(subdued)
There is a legend surrounding the night of Halloween…
A legend born one night in 1963,
in a small town in Central Illinois,
A legend born in the curse of a young child,
A child who cannot die…
EXT. STRODE HOUSE- NIGHT
MARKER: HALLOWEEN, 1978
6 gun-shots ring out from inside the house.
A body, that of MICHAEL MYERS, age 21, falls from
second-story balcony, landing with a muffled THUD
on the ground below.
STRODE HOUSE- SECOND STORY WINDOW
The shooter, DR SAM LOOMIS, appears in the second-story window, looking down to where MICHAEL had fallen only moments ago
LOOMIS POV
The body of MICHAEL MYERS is mysteriously missing!
VOICE OVER
The child, grown into a man…
The legend grown into a legacy.
The child who cannot die, grown into a man
who can never truly live.
A man who cannot live unless he rids the world
of his remaining bloodline…
PEACEFUL PLEASENCE CEMETERY, HADDONFIELD- DAY
grave-sites in a row, a family plot
PAN ACROSS GRAVE MARKERS:
DENNIS MYERS- BELOVED FATHER AND HUSBAND
CAROL MYERS- LOVING WIFE, MOTHER
FADE IN:
Newspaper clipping:
DENNIS AND CAROL MYERS KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
V.O.
Mother and Father…
FADE OUT TO CEMETERY:
CONTINUE PANNING ACROSS MARKERS
JUDITH MYERS- 1947-1963
Images of 6-year old Michael Myers, stabbing
Judith Myers to death
Newspaper clipping, picture of Laurie Strode:
HADDONFIELD TEEN STALKED BY OLDER BROTHER
V.O.
Sisters…
FADE OUT TO CEMETERY:
CONTINUE PAN ACROSS PLOT MARKERS
JAMIE LLOYD
Images of Jamie Lloyd being stalked, and finally
killed by MICHAEL MYERS
Images of John Tate and Molly being stalked and
slashed at through barred gate outside dorm room
V.O.
Nieces and nephews…
FADE OUT TO CEMETERY:
CONTINUOUS PAN ACROSS GRAVE MARKERS,
INTER-CUT WITH SCENES OF FAMILIAR DEATHS
JOHN STRODE’S head exploding, body burning in basement
DEBRA STRODE chopped in the head with a large axe
RACHEL CORRUTHERS slashed in the chest by a large kitchen knife
V.O.
Even aunts, uncles, and cousins…
Unrelenting, unstoppable.. Evil, pure Evil..
VARIOUS OTHER RANDOM KILLS, alternating with images of
DR LOOMIS chasing, hunting, shooting, and finally beating MICHAEL with a steel pipe
V.O.
The Evil inside him cannot be stopped,
Cannot be killed… Can never die…
STOP PAN ACROSS MARKERS,
SETTLE ON MARKER FAR ACROSS CEMETERY
DR SAMUEL LOOMIS 1927-1995
V.O.
This is his curse, his legacy,
To seek out and destroy all who bear his family name.
EXT. NON-DESCRIPT VICTORIAN-STYLE HOUSE SURROUNDED BY MASSIVE STONE WALL- NIGHT
MARKER: SMITH’S GROVE, 1344 SHADY HILL WAY
OCTOBER 30,1995
Lightning flashes, thunder rolls in the distance this night
SLOW APPROACH on exterior of home
Suddenly, and UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN plunges from a second-story window, landing with a heavy THUD on the ground below
V.O.
..destroy them all,
Or drive them to destroy themselves..
PAN UP from ground level, away from home, toward the street,
to MAILBOX
MAILBOX READS: ‘Dennis and Carol Reese’
V.O.
This is the legend of the spirit of Halloween,
This is the Legacy of Michael Myers!
THUNDER CLAP AND LIGHTNING FLASH
FADE TO BLACK
SOUNDS OF RITUALISTIC CHANTS continue
FADE FROM BLACK
MARKER: HALLOWEEN, 1998
EXT. REESE RESIDENCE, SMITH’S GROVE- NIGHT
NOTE: The Reese mailbox is no longer present outside
the stone fences surrounding the compound. In its
place, now stands a stone pillar, topped with a runic
symbol in brass, the symbol of Thorn
RITUALISTIC CHANTS CONTINUE
INT. THORN CULT COMPOUND- NIGHT
Cult members in dark robes, chant and move around Symbol of Thorn engraved in stone tablet on the floor in the center of the room.
ONE FIGURE looms over all the others, performing hand gestures and vocalizing incantations above and beyond the FOLLOWERS chants
EFFECTS SHOT: Swirling sparkles of light and mystical energy flow
around the SYMBOL OF THORN on the tablet on the floor
Suddenly, there is a brilliant flare to the energy surrounding the tablet, then SILENCE and the lights fade abruptly
INITIATE 1
(confused)
What? What happened?
INITIATE 2
(to LEADER across the room)
Something has happened…
Master?
(a beat)
Lord Wynn?
PAN TO AND FOLLOW HOODED FIGURE circling group of cultist enchanters
The hooded LEADER stops at the top of the circle of INITIATES, lowering his hood, revealing: DR TERRENCE WYNN
WYNN
(distressed)
Oh my…
We’ve lost him!
HILL CREST PRIVATE ACADEMY, CALIFORNIA- NIGHT
A medical evacuation transport van careens from the road, crashing through the barricade and rumbling down a steep slope into the ditch. A dark, masked figure, MICHAEL MYERS, is clinging to the front grill of the van, as the van crashes into a large tree.
KERI TATE staggers from the smoking van, holding a large fireman’s axe.
MICHAEL MYERS rouses slowly, discovering that he is pinned between the van and the tree trunk. MICHAEL’s hands flail wildly at the mask for a moment, before he sets his gaze upon KERI.
A confused, plaintiff gaze from MICHAEL to KERI
MICHAEL reaches his hand out toward KERI
KERI steps forward apprehensively, then steps back and
turns away
(a long beat)
KERI spins on her heel, raising the axe with determined zeal
SOUND OF AXE, SEVERING FLESH AND BONE, AND LODGING IN TREE TRUNK
VIEW FROM BEHIND TREE, OFFSET TO FOCUS ON KERI TATE
MICHAEL MYERS’ head falls to one side, rolling free from
his body
KERI drops the axe and stumbles backwards, sobbing, relieved
KERI collapses to her knees, panting, sobbing, wiping tears
SHIFT FOCUS, behind KERI away from scene near van, to steeply-
sloping ditch
PARAMEDIC approaches silently, marching methodically into scene
As PARAMEDIC approaches KERI, FOCUS on PARAMEDIC’s torso,from chest to waist, catching glimpse of burned, scarred, tattooed hand
KERI senses someone approaching, and attempts to recover and stand
Garbled sigh-scream as KERI is lifted forcibly from the ground, from behind, her head in the vice-like grip of the burned, scarred hands
FOCUS ON PARAMEDIC uniformed arms and chest
PAN around scene, centered on KERI
PARAMEDIC crushing KERI TATE’s skull between his hands
PARAMEDIC drops KERI to her knees, and grips her head in his hands, twisting her head sharply from
side to side
KERI goes limp in PARAMEDIC’s grasp
PARAMEDIC drops KERI’s dead weight to the ground
PAN FROM PARAMEDIC to base of tree
FOCUS ON SEVERED HEAD, in mask, near quivering body, still pinned to tree by van
PARAMEDIC steps forward, leaning, removing mask from severed head
FOCUS ON HEAD, centered on piercing blue eyes
ZOOM slowly IN on BLUE EYES
ZOOM slowly OUT away from BLUE EYES
FLASHBACK: HILL CREST ACADEMY SCHOOL GROUNDS PROPER
3 gurneys loaded into 3 transport vans
BLUE EYES and other PARAMEDICS manage the scene
BLUE EYES
Is that the last of ‘em?
PARAMEDIC #2
(shaking head)
Uhh, there’s one more, in there…
BLUE EYES wipes blood from his gloved hands with handkerchief, wadding handkerchief and stuffing it in his pocket, before moving toward building
BLUE EYES
I got this one.
You guys get ready to move out.
This is a damn nightmare!
PARAMEDIC #2
(laughing)
Yeah!
Happy Halloween!!
BLUE EYES exits scene, into building, while other PARAMEDICS finish loading vans
Crash-site, centered on severed head of BLUE EYES behind MASK
NOTE: BLUE EYE’S mouth stuffed with BLOODY
HANDKERCHIEF
PAN FROM severed head, up PARAMEDIC’s body, as PARAMEDIC rises, and dons the white-faced mask
MUSIC: ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN THEME very slow and subdued in BG
SOUNDS OF DISTANT SCREAMS
VOICE
(off-screen)
MOM! MOM!!
WHERE ARE YOU?!
MOM!
TOP OF HILL, near the road and broken barricade
CAR approaches barricade and stops
JOHN TATE EXITS car
JOHN TATE sees crash site, decapitated body,
KERI TATE’s body
MICHAEL MYERS (in paramedic uniform) turns toward to JOHN
JOHN
NO!
MICHAEL MYERS began stalking up slope, toward JOHN
JOHN races from road-side, revving engine in his car and racing away
MICHAEL mounts slope, stalking onto road, after escaping car
SOUNDS OF approaching dogs, barking
Flashes of red and blue illuminated on white-masked face of MICHAEL MYERS
FOCUS ON MICHAEL MYERS mask, slowly ZOOM in on face, centered on eyes, black and devoid of life
MUSIC: ORIGINAL HALLOWEEN THEME MUSIC FADES UP
CREDITS MONTAGE:
Blackness, as from within MICHAEL MYERS eyes/eyeholes of mask
SLOW ZOOM on ORANGE GLOBE
ORANGE GLOBE revealed as JACK O’LANTERN
ZOOM TOWARD flickering golden eyes of Jack
JACK O’LANTERN cracks, face splits, revealing SKULL
ZOOM ON eyehole of SKULL
FLAME erupts from EYE of SKULL
CLOSE ON FLAME,
PASS THRU FLAME
BEYOND FLAME, BLACKNESS once more
POINT OF LIGHT approaches, piercing BLACKNESS
POINT becomes TWO POINTS OF LIGHT,
as from REVERSE ANGLE of EYEHOLES of MASK
PASS TO, and THRU EYE HOLE of MASK, into WHITE of DAYLIGHT
END OPENING CREDITS MONTAGE
PEACEFUL PLEASENCE CEMETERY, HADDONFIELD- MORNING
Hazy autumn morning, heavy fog shrouded throughout scene
NON-DESCRIPT MAN in dark colored trench-coat and wide-
brimmed black fedora, mourning over a GRAVE SITE
PAN AROUND MAN, from FRONT ANGLE to OVER-SHOULDER ANGLE
SLOW ZOOM to CAPTURE GRAVE MARKER
MARKER: MY BELOVED CAROL 1934-1995
LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER
NOTE: P-shaped symbol engraved on GRAVE STONE MARKER
(THORN symbol)
TRENCH-COAT MAN LOOKS UP, smiling slightly, but with a tear on his cheek
Smile fades, as fear suddenly grips MAN
BRIGHT LIGHT illuminates and engulfs TRENCH-COAT MAN
MAN CRIES OUT, in TERROR and SHOCK
a beat, as white light flashes and fades
CUT TO
similar scene, same setting, FOGGY GRAVESITE,
TRENCH-COAT MAN overlooking GRAVE SITE
SLOW ZOOM TOWARD MAN, circling from FRONT to OVER-SHOULDER ANGLE
CAPTURE GRAVE MARKER in front of MAN
MARKER: BELOVED LAURIE 1961-1998
DAUGHTER, SISTER, and MOTHER
NOTE: MARK of THORN on GRAVE MARKER
PAN FROM GRAVESITE to TRENCH-COAT MAN, PANNING up his form,
from toe to head
NOTE EERIE BLUISH AURA, enveloping TRENCH-COAT MAN
CENTER on MAN’s UPPER BODY and FACE,
FOCUS on EYES, which GLOW BRILLIANT WHITE
TRENCH-COAT MAN
It’s time, My Son..
FADE TO BLACK, EERIE MUSIC STINGER
SOUNDS OF WOMAN screaming
WOMAN’S VOICE
(O.S.)
John!
MARKER: NOVEMBER 3, 1998
FADE FROM BLACK
INT. CABIN BEDROOM- MORNING
View through window shows forested landscape outside, fall
foliage abounding. JOHN TATE lies in BED, quaking and
perspiring from an obvious nightmare
JOHN wakes with a start, as MOLLY CARTWELL enters the room, carrying a tray of fruits and juices, etc..
MOLLY
Good morning, Sunshine!
JOHN
(smiling half-heartedly)
Morning..
What is all this?
MOLLY mounts JOHN in bed, resting the tray of foodstuff on his chest
MOLLY
(cheerfully)
Breakfast!
MOLLY rolls a strawberry up JOHN’S chest, neck and chin, to his lips, enticing him
JOHN
(sighing)
I’m not hungry.
I.. I had the dream again..
MOLLY
(dejected)
Awwwww..
You’re safe, John.
We’re all alone out here,
just you and me.
I thought we came out here to
get past all of that, that night!
JOHN
It’s only been a few days!
Jesus, Molly!!
My mother—
JOHN sobs heavily
MOLLY leans in, cradling JOHN in her arms,
comforting him
MOLLY
I know, John.
We’re going to be alright though.
I love you!
JOHN
I love you, too!
JOHN kisses MOLLY
MOLLY giggles and returns the kiss
PAN OUT from loving COUPLE overhead, and out through window at head of bed
EXT ISOLATED CABIN- MORNING
SLOWLY FADE back, back, back away from CABIN
SOUNDS of TRAY clattering to floor, more GIGGLING and LAUGHING
ZOOM AWAY from CABIN, REVERSE ZOOM through FOREST, FOREST BLURS
RECAPTURE FOCUS, still FOREST SETTING, obviously far from CABIN
Lumbering handi-cam view as from POV of person stalking
through FOREST
EXT. FOREST SETTING- DAY
MICHAEL MYERS stalking through the forest, driven by some
internal compass or impulse
PAN AND CIRCLE as MICHAEL moves through the FOREST
CLOSE ON MICHAEL’S HEAD, FACE, and MASK, centered on EYE
QUICK INTERCUTS:
MICHAEL stalking KERI/LAURIE, JOHN, MOLLY
MICHAEL killing KERI TATE
POLICE arriving on scene, MICHAEL fleeing into FOREST
JOHN and MOLLY arriving at CABIN
JOHN and MOLLY making love
FADE BACK from within MICHAEL’S mind
HOLD POSITION out in front of MICHAEL
MICHAEL MYERS stalks past CAMERA POV, and EXITS SCENE
EXT. ISOLATED CABIN- DAY
MICHAEL MYERS stalks into scene, BASHING CABIN DOOR;
DOOR splinters
MICHAEL storms into CABIN
SOUNDS OF FURNITURE crashing, GLASS breaking,
ASSORTED NOISES from INT. CABIN
SLOW ZOOM on CABIN, FOLLOWING MICHAEL’S PATH of destruction
MICHAEL lurches from CABIN suddenly, stalking from scene
PAN INSIDE CABIN
INT. CABIN- DAY
FURNITURE overturned and broken, CABINETS broken open or destroyed, DISHES, CLOTHES scattered and ruined
PAN DOWN HALL
PICTURES, PLANTS off-kilter or torn from wall hooks, SHELVES disturbed DOORS from HALL to BEDROOM, BATHROOM broken down or broken through
PAN INTO BEDROOM
BED overturned, MATRESS, PILLOWS shredded, CLOSET SHELVES emptied, broken
NO BLOOD, NO BODIES
NOBODY HOME
EXT. PAVED COUNTRY ROAD THROUGH FOREST- DAY
ROAD-SIDE MARKER: HILLCREST ACADEMY, 35 MILES
JOHN TATE’S vehicle ZOOMS IN and OUT of scene
SOUNDS of HEAVY METAL MUSIC, JOHN and MOLLY giggling and chatting happily
FADE OUT
FADE IN
INT. HILL CREST POLICE STATION, somewhere near ACADEMY
SOUNDS OF general police station chatter and banter, radio calls,
various perps/detectives engaged in various degrees of interrogation
FOCUS ON POLICE DETECTIVE RAYMOND STURGES, standing, facing JOHN and MOLLY, seated
STURGES
(in mid-sentence)
..one Will Brennan, licensed psychologist,
accredited doctor and instructor at Hillcrest Academy,
stabbed in the back.
Death was nearly instantaneous..
3 more deaths, 3 Hillcrest students or faculty,
all in one night, October 31, 1998,
Halloween, 1 week ago..
Which brings us to you two,
and to one Ms. Keri Tate..
JOHN
My mother..
STURGES
(nodding)
It would appear, from what we have been able to gather,
that Keri Tate, aka Laurie Strode,
was the intended victim all along..
And that the killer, this masked zombie,
what’s his name..
STURGES scans a yellow pad of scrawling scribbled notes, before continuing
STURGES
..Myers, Michael Myers.
Myers was apparently the brother of Keri Tate, or, uhh
Laurie Strode, your mother, making him your..
uncle? Correct?
JOHN SHRUGS
STURGES
So, you witnessed the event, as your uncle
killed your mother, brutally strangling her—
JOHN cringes; STURGES cuts his thought short
STURGES
Then, you say you fled the scene, afraid for your own life.
It would be my guess, then, that this Myers character
would in fact, be coming for you next, if you truly saw
what you claim to have seen..
If this ‘Bogeyman’ as you have referred to him, Michael Myers,
if he even exists at all!
JOHN GLARES up at DETECTIVE STURGES;
STURGES simply stares blankly back
STURGES
Why don’t you tell me what really happened
October 31, 1998..
MOLLY
(angrily)
We have told you everything we know!
About Charlie, Sarah, Dr. Brennan..
STURGES
(to JOHN, ignoring MOLLY)
You know, your Mother’s funeral,
it just wasn’t the same without you there.
Why didn’t you attend again?
JOHN
I..
I was messed up!
I needed time!
MOLLY
(interrupting)
And we’ve planned a private memorial for her
later this week! My God, Detective!
Give us a break!
MOLLY clutches JOHN tenderly, sobbing quietly
JOHN
I.. I guess I was afraid!
STURGES
Afraid? Afraid you would be accused
of murdering your own mother?
Afraid to be linked to the deaths of
your classmates and friends on campus?
Afraid to be put in prison for the rest of your life?
Afraid of--
JOHN
NO!
Afraid of HIM!
Of.. Of the bogeyman!
STURGES
Oh yes, the ‘bogeyman’
Michael Myers, masked stalker..
No workable description more detailed than that
of a ghost, phantom, or shadow.
No verifiable sightings outside of the two of you
and that fruit-cake night watchman, Ronnie Jones!
You know he wants to be a screen-writer..
He’s probably off in Hollyweird right now,
selling this wacked-out story of yours
to the highest bidder!
This is some fantasy you 3 have dreamed up!
JOHN and MOLLY can do little more than SIGH and SHAKE THEIR HEADS in silent exasperation and defeat, and STURGES continues his ‘inquiry’
STURGES
Your mother was apparently leading a double-life,
as Keri Tate, teacher from California and
as Laurie Myers, uhh.. Strode, from some place called..
STURGES scans notes once more
STURGES
..Haddonfield, Illinois.
That’s some trip!
Keri Tate.. Myers.. Strode..
What do we really know about the Myers Family Tree?
How many other names are you going to come up with
before we get to the truth?
All I know for certain is, your family seems to
be chock full of loonies, and right now,
YOU seem to be at the top of the list!!
You killed your mother, and your friends, didn’t you?
You—
ENTER CHIEF OF DETECTIVES, DAVID SHEARS
SHEARS
(sternly)
Detective Sturges!
That is quite enough!
SHEARS
(to JOHN and MOLLY)
I’m sorry for the harassment, kids..
This is a tough time for a lot of us.
We’re a quiet community up here,
this sort of thing, just doesn’t happen!
We’re all a little on edge, you most of all, I’m sure!
We’re just looking for some answers here..
MOLLY
You should be looking for Michael Myers!
He’s still out there!
I believe John!
He’s still out there!
SHEARS
We are doing everything we can to track down leads on
this Myers character, from the details and descriptions
we have gathered. So far, no luck, but we ARE looking into it.
At this time, we have no need to hold the 2 of you,
and you are free to go, for now.
STURGES
Yeah, but don’t leave town just yet!
STERN GLARE from SHEARS to STURGES; STURGES cowers noticeably
JOHN and MOLLY rise and EXIT POLICE STATION