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House of 1,000 Michael Myers

post #1 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:19pm
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Good news pieces in the last days. Newest one has FANGORIA stating that Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects) might be the man to helm the long awaited HALLOWEEN 9.

As far as I know, Zombie is currently working on his animated flick EL SUPERBEASTO and considered doing a Bigfoot movie with writer Stephen Niles. Nothing's set yet though.

Halloween definetly didn't end in RESURRECTION, and wether they're going to make a remake, sequel or prequel - it can't get worse than Myers being Fu-Wired by a rapper.
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post #2 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:22pm
Well, as mixed as I was on The Devil's Rejects, can't say that this doesn't intrigue the living shit out of me. In fact, if it's true, I will be downright giddy. Exactly the kind of fresh meat they need on this tired and should really be put to rest franchise.
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post #3 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:52pm
i don't think Halloween needs another entry. and the fact that Rob Zombie might be doing it, doesn't make things seem any better. House of 1000 Corpses was ass, and Rejects, while slightly better in terms of sheer entertainment value, was a dog pile too.

Rob Zombie has proven he has no skills in the film world. he's much better off singing about horror. i just don't get what people like about this films.
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post #4 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:54pm
I didn't care for Corpses, but Rejects was infinitely better, my only qualms with it really are nitpicky things, and a few sequences that I think ruin it for me, but to say he has no skills in the film world, that's not fair. The shift in the level of quality from his first to second film was astounding. I can't wait to see what he does next.
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post #5 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:59pm
I was shocked by how much I did enjoy REJECTS. Zombie is a logical choice to kickstart any number of franchises but since I'm not too fond of the overall HALLOWEEN series this rumor doesn't excite me much.
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post #6 of 75
6/2/06 at 9:59pm
As far as I'm concerned, DEVIL'S REJECTS is the best horror movie in decades, so while I'm not sure this is 100% great - as I'd rather he maybe tackled more "original" projects - at least it means someone shit isn't directing it. If it's true, that is.

Hell, maybe he can take up the SEASON OF THE WITCH theme of HALLOWEEN being an anthology series, instead of The Further Adventures of Michael Myers.
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post #7 of 75
6/2/06 at 10:03pm
I'd be fine with that. What more do we need Myers to do? At this point his only value is in a cheap "Horror icon Vs. Horror icon" cash-in.

One thing is certain: More royalty checks for Carpenter.
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post #8 of 75
6/2/06 at 10:10pm
Maybe he can Charlie, but I don't know if too many people will care about Haloween without MM in it.
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post #9 of 75
6/2/06 at 10:12pm
True, although I'm not sure they care that much about Halloween movies with Michael Myers at the moment.
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post #10 of 75
6/2/06 at 10:54pm
They're always good for a laugh. They stopped being scary long ago.
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post #11 of 75
6/2/06 at 11:56pm
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Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
As far as I'm concerned, DEVIL'S REJECTS is the best horror movie in decades, so while I'm not sure this is 100% great - as I'd rather he maybe tackled more "original" projects - at least it means someone shit isn't directing it. If it's true, that is.

Hell, maybe he can take up the SEASON OF THE WITCH theme of HALLOWEEN being an anthology series, instead of The Further Adventures of Michael Myers.
Well put. Since in my mind nothing can even come close to the original, which is the only Halloween movie I think is even worth mentioning, if you're going to milk it some more, let him go hog wild.
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post #12 of 75
6/3/06 at 2:14am
Even if it's Rob Zombie (And I am a HUGE fucking fan of Devil's Rejects, by the way), what good does it do if it's still a slasher? I'm so fucking sick of slasher flicks.
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post #13 of 75
6/3/06 at 8:26am
I'd really been looking forward to hearing what Zombie was going to do next. This is a waste.
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post #14 of 75
6/3/06 at 2:24pm
I think Zombie's too smart a guy to be forced to make a shitty "Halloween" movie.
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post #15 of 75
6/3/06 at 3:56pm
...but if Zombie had complete creative control, that would certainly be interesting. Especially considering how much he despises each and every one of the Halloween sequels.
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post #16 of 75
6/4/06 at 8:16am
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# RUMOR DEBUNKED #

On his official blog Zombie just published this:

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I don't know how this story all got started but I AM NOT MAKING HALLOWEEN 9.
Well, maybe he's not directly doing Halloween 9... but a Halloween remake, although that's highly unlikely.
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post #17 of 75
6/4/06 at 5:16pm
Bloody-Disgusting posted Dimension's official press release, announcing Zombie as the writer/producer/director of Halloween 9.
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post #18 of 75
6/4/06 at 5:37pm
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Oh my, he just released another statement on his BLOG, saying

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Okay here's the real deal for those of you who are confused. As I said yesterday - I am not making Halloween 9. That series is done, complete, over.

But what I am doing is starting totally from from scratch. This the new HALLOWEEN. Call it a remake, an update, a reimaging or whatever, but one thing that for sure is this is a whole new start... a new begining with no connection to the other series. That is exactly why the project appeals to me. I can take it and run with it.
source

No Halloween 9, but a Halloween restart. Sounds promising.
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post #19 of 75
6/4/06 at 5:45pm
It's more promising than a straight up sequel. But I'm still having a hard time getting stoked. Maybe if he finds a role for Diamond Dallas Page I'll hop aboard the bandwagon.
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post #20 of 75
6/4/06 at 5:48pm
Count me as interested. I liked the first one, but all the other sequels that I've seen have rubbed me the wrong way. Hopefully this restart can bring the series back to some sort of respectability.
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post #21 of 75
6/4/06 at 9:00pm
Personally, I think the whole concept of a horror franchise is usually a bad idea. Hopefully, he'll make the first one worth watching, but I have no desire to watch it go downhill afterwards.
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post #22 of 75
6/4/06 at 9:33pm
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Somewhere in the flick, I wanna hear "Mr Sandman". And hopefully we'll never see Michael as Casper the ghost again.



That was the only akward scene in the glorious Halloween. Will he cast people from his earlier movies? Sheri Moon is a sure thing, but else? Sid Haig (Loomis) ? Bill Moseley (Sheriff Brackett) ? I really hope Zombie's interpretation is really different and no straight redo.
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post #23 of 75
6/4/06 at 9:37pm
Why was it awkward?
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post #24 of 75
6/4/06 at 11:58pm
I look forward to it because it's Rob Zombie, but Halloween is a terrible series (the first one is probably one of my top 3 favorite movies of all time, the second is pretty decently made, but the rest are dumb slasher flick sthat don't even have the courtesy to be over the top). I hope this re boot is more in a Halloween 3 vein, where it's a different story that takes place on Halloween, rather than Michael Myers.

Halloween is a great, but Micheal Myers isn't really all that great a character.
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post #25 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by soybomb42
Halloween is a great, but Micheal Myers isn't really all that great a character.
Of course he isn't, he's meant to be a blank slate, something you project your fears into, you know, "The Shape".
If this happens, and Myers is a part of it, I would hope that Zombie is able to recapture that.
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post #26 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:05am
I hope they skip the mask and just bleach Shatner.
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post #27 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:13am
Glad to see I'm not the only one who projects his fears into Shatner; I wonder if Myers' heavy breathing will come w/ dramatic pauses.
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post #28 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:30am
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Originally Posted by JacknifeJohnny
Of course he isn't, he's meant to be a blank slate, something you project your fears into, you know, "The Shape".
If this happens, and Myers is a part of it, I would hope that Zombie is able to recapture that.
Bah. It seems doubtful since Zombie said he intends to "make it his".
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post #29 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:31am
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Originally Posted by JacknifeJohnny
Glad to see I'm not the only one who projects his fears into Shatner; I wonder if Myers' heavy breathing will come w/ dramatic pauses.

The mask is a Shatner mask.
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post #30 of 75
6/5/06 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by devincf
The mask is a Shatner mask.
I know.
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post #31 of 75
6/5/06 at 9:33am
I'd like to think this will be a remake in name only because-
A) The original is near perfect and trying to duplicate it is ridiculous.
B) I'd hate to see a talent like Zombie wasted on a souless remake.

Let's hope it's more like The Thing and less like Village Of The Damned.
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post #32 of 75
6/5/06 at 10:58am
The original is a perfect film. If Zombie takes anything away from the original, I hope it's atmosphere and effective camera shots.
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post #33 of 75
6/6/06 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by BobClark
I'd like to think this will be a remake in name only because-
A) The original is near perfect and trying to duplicate it is ridiculous.
B) I'd hate to see a talent like Zombie wasted on a souless remake.

Let's hope it's more like The Thing and less like Village Of The Damned.
Amen.
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post #34 of 75
6/8/06 at 8:13am
I wonder if they are going to change the mask at all. That alone could set it apart from the previous series.
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post #35 of 75
6/8/06 at 8:38am
Maybe they could use a mask of Patrick Stewart this time.
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post #36 of 75
6/9/06 at 4:56am
I think it's entirely possible that Zombie could get away from the Michael Myers thing altogether. In fact, I'd welcome that.
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post #37 of 75
6/9/06 at 10:16am
I agree.
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post #38 of 75
6/9/06 at 3:42pm
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Changing Michael Myers' or excluding him? Man, that'd be ballsy.

On the one hand, I don't know if a re-imaging of the already perfect Halloween could warm my heart. On the other, I don't know if I wanna see a "new" Michael Myers or another Halloween III.
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post #39 of 75
6/9/06 at 11:02pm
Not to be premature or anything, but guys, Sid Haig kinda resembles Donald Plesence.

Just throwing that out there.
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post #40 of 75
6/11/06 at 2:02pm
oh man, i can't believe so many of you prefer rejects to HO1KC. anyway, hmmm the halloween thing could be good...but really i'd prefer to see totally new material rather than the seemingly unending stream of sequels and remakes.

but saying that, zombie's style is pretty "different" so maybe i will be pleasently surprised.
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post #41 of 75
6/11/06 at 8:20pm
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Originally Posted by varla
oh man, i can't believe so many of you prefer rejects to HO1KC.
I can't believe anybody doesn't. House of 1,000 Corpses is nothing but a freak show. The Devil's Rejects has an interesting story and characters you can care about, who aren't just lining up to be killed. If a freak show is all you're after, have fun with the first film. But The Devil's Rejects is a real movie.
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post #42 of 75
6/11/06 at 8:20pm
I like HO1KC, but REJECTS is such a different proposition, and as such, is one of the best horror movies in more than a decade. HO1KC comes nowhere near that.
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post #43 of 75
6/11/06 at 8:43pm
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I find it interesting that HOUSE and REJECTS are totally different in style and direction. Therefore, HALLOWEEN could end up being as different to Zombie's earlier movies.

Question is, will it be open ended - a planned trilogy or will it have a definitive ending?
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post #44 of 75
6/11/06 at 9:09pm
There's no way this isn't being set up as a franchise. I'm sure that's part of his mission statement.
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post #45 of 75
6/11/06 at 9:28pm
Well that told 'em. I'm sure they'll call a stop to the whole thing now.
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post #46 of 75
6/11/06 at 10:02pm
While in a six-hour car ride I watched House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects back to back, with the directors commentary on Rejects, and Zombie mentioned what a joy it was to work with Tom Towles and he basically flat-out said he would bring him back for his next film.

And not to be premature or anything but, guys, Tom Towles kinda resembles Donald Plesence.
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post #47 of 75
6/12/06 at 6:11am
devil's rejects needed more gore.
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post #48 of 75
6/12/06 at 6:29am
Did you not watch DEVIL'S REJECTS or something?
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post #49 of 75
6/12/06 at 7:00am
i've seen it many times thanks. still needs more gore.
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post #50 of 75
6/12/06 at 8:30am
The film isn't about gore.
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