Hello Schmoeville!

And I am pleasantly surprised and excited for this one, folks… If all the pieces fall into place and we get a new and decent script that is…

And yeah. I’m going to take this news as awesome because… well, I am a horror guy and I love me some scary. Even more so, I love me the iconic slasher known as Michael Myers. Ater some heavy digging and asking around, I can now report that, indeed, Michael Myers will return in HALLOWEEN: THE NEXT CHAPTER.

Many of you might be wondering what the “NEXT CHAPTER” title means in the world of Halloween. Is it a reboot of the Rob Zombie crap fest? (Yup, I didn’t like either film in the rebooted franchise). I do however love me the look, the feel, the music and the slasher to end all slashers in Michael Myers. You just can’t keep a bad guy down.

Not when it comes to the Halloween franchise. And that’s exactly why Dimension Films and producers Bob Weinstein and mega Halloween producer Malek S. Akkad are gearing up for more mayhem.

As I mentioned above, according to some trusted sources who have spoken with me, I have it on good authority that a script entitled Halloween: The Next Chapter will be turned in in the fall of 2015 with the intention of continuing with the franchise Rob Zombie rebooted.

I use the word “reboot” loosely here… For it appears that Zombie is not going to be back to helm this one and that, instead, we are getting a fresh new take on the Halloween legacy that will be a companion to the Zombie movies.



So back in April, Scout Taylor-Compton AKA Laurie Strode in Zombie’s Halloween reboot and its sequel Halloween 2; said she would be returning to the role. Dread Central goes on to say:


This would indicate for sure that part 3′s storyline would pick up just after the events of Halloween 2 with Scout taking up the mentally scarred reins of Strode and leading her through another trip through hell and back. Mind you, this is all unconfirmed, but it’s great food for thought.


No matter which way the franchise heads, we hope they bring back Tyler Mane as Myers. There’s no question his portrayal was nothing short of frightening. Stay tuned, kids! Things are getting exciting!

It was long speculated that Dimension had enlisted screenwriters Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer to write a movie that was going to be titled HALLOWEEN 3D. As in yeah, same universe as Zombie’s films but with the extra-added ticket price of a 3D horror romp. The news, via Movie Web says:


Sources at Cannes broke the news last week that The Weinstein Company was ready to move on the long gestating franchise follow-up. At the time, exact plans for the film were not yet known. Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer were previously attached to write the script, but its possible that TWC is going forward with a completely different creative team. At the moment, this looks like it will be the third chapter in a Mike Myers trilogy. Will Rob Zombie be back? That’s possible…

Also, according to the report, Patrick Lussier was to be charged with directing duties.

However, now my sources are saying something different. It appears that instead of going forward with a direct sequel, yup, we’ll be getting the Next Chapter and that Dimension has scrapped the Halloween 3D idea and are starting anew with new writers (hopefully I will have that info soon) and a new direction. Though it’s not really a direct reboot (again, thank God) it will instead, follow a similar approach to the original franchise that basically created a new line of Michael Myers movies that followed Laurie Strode’s daughter (Danielle Harris)in Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers.

No word yet on whether or not Scout Taylor Compton is going to return as Laurie Strode. If I was a betting man (which I am) I think there will be no Laurie Strode and instead, we will be getting a whole new story with new characters that will define the Next Chapter subtitle; basically another Halloween night where Michael will return to slash some bodies up. Iconic score in place, iconic mask… Whole new chapter.

And so, my fellow Schmoevillians, looks like Michael Myers will return. And I for one am a happy camper (that is, if they follow through with what I am hearing and stay away from the Zombie timeline).

I believe you can just throw in a Next Chapter subtitle, cast a whole new bunch of victims and let Michael Myers loose. We get it, he kills on Halloween and wears a Shatner mask to scare people. No need to reboot, no need for another origin… Let’s hit the ground running.