Actually I think it will affect pre-production a bit. Somehow I doubt franchise owner Malek Akkad will feel like delving head on into another Halloween film at the moment when he just lost his father (long time series runner Moustapha) and sister at virtually the same time. I think we will be seeing a Halloween 9 sometime in 2006 or 2007, but I doubt there will be a lot of movement on the project in the next couple of months. Could be wrong though, I guess.