DIRECTED BY: Rick Rosenthal
WRITTEN BY: Larry Brand
MUSIC BY: TBD
DISTRIBUTOR: Dimension Films
STARRING: Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nichelas, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Katee Sackhoff, Luke Kirby, Bill Kay, Special Apperance by Sean Patrick Thomas, with Tyra Banks, and Jamie Lee Curtis
RUNNING TIME: TBD
US RELEASE DATE: Summer 2002
One rumor that is popular with fans is to will be revieled that the killer in H20 was not realy Michael; perhaps that's why he didn't have burns on his hands.
Moustapha Akkad has said that this one will not be called Halloween H2K, because, of course, they are running too late to release in the year 2000. Also Jamie Lee Curtis is contractually obligated to appear in a cameo in this one.
Moustapha Akkad's office says that this one will come out in fall of 2001. Akkad has also said that this one will reveal that the guy who got decapitated at the end of H20 was not Michael Myers.
The Internet Movie DataBase claims that Miramax hot-shot Ehren Kruger (Scream 3, Reindeer Games)has made some uncredited script re-writes.
They also claim that Marco Beltrami (Scream Trilogy), Mark Snow (The X-Files) & Alan Howarth (Halloween II - Halloween 6) will all work of the musical score. I think this one is a result of people sending them conflicting reports and the IMDB editors just throwing everything onto the page.
The movie now has a director. TV director Whitney Ransick will be helming this one. He also has his own webpage www.whitneyransick.com. They will start shooting in April of 2001. They will be filming where all movies set in anytown USA are filmed; Vancouver, Canada.
Whitney Ransick is out, back to looking for a director. Now their are rummors that Rick Rosenthal (Haloween II) is being talked to. If he does get hired he will be the first director to ever direct 2 Halloween movies. Also Tyra Banks is in talks to act in this movie.
It's offical Rick Rosenthal will be directing. Also stunt man Brad Loree will be playing "The Shape".
Sexy Bianca Kajlich (Boston Public) and Sean Patrick Thomas (Cruel Intentions, Dracula 2000) will be playing the leads. Raper/actor Busta Rhymes (Shaft 2000, Finding Forrester) will be playing a man who is hired to kill Michael.
Not officaly signed is model/actress Tyra Banks (Coyote Ugly) who is still rumored to be in talks with the producers.
Jacinda Barrett (Urban Legends: Final Cut) has joined the cast. The movie begins shooting on Monday, May 14 and should be finished by June, before the possible SAG strike.
The movie began shooting last Monday. Jamie Leigh Curtis will be shooting her stuff first. Rick Rosenthal said that they will be shooting in Super 35, for a release aspect ratio of 1x2.35, like Halloween H20. The producers were hoping to cast Danielle Harris (in a diferent role than that of Jamie) but Miramax nixed that idea.
Halloweenmovies has posted a list of all of the major characters and their roles.
JAMIE LEE CURTIS Laurie Strode
BUSTA RHYMES Freddie Harris
TYRA BANKS Nora Winston
BIANCA KAJLICH Sara Moyer
SEAN PATRICK THOMAS Rudy Grimes
DAISY McCRACKIN Donna Chang
KATEE SACKHOFF Jen Danzig
LUKE KIRBY Jim Morgan
THOMAS IAN NICHOLAS Bill Woodlake
RYAN MERRIMAN Myles
THE SHAPE Brad Loree
They also said that Jacinda Barrett will not be appearing in the movie.
Today was the last day of principal photography in Vancouver. They will return to LA and begin Post-production. Halloweenmovies.com put up a picture of the entire crew infront of the Myers house, which looks very much like it did in the first movie and nothing like it did in part 6.
Dimension films is re-shooting the ending which will delay the release from the origional September/October release dates. It will now be released around Easter of 2002.
According to Moustapha Akkad and Dimention films the film will be released Summer of 2002. Dimention has a small website up for the flick. Akkad has said that the reshoots are done and the film is ready to go. The FIlm's name is Halloween: The Homecomming. Daniel Licht wrote the musical score for it.
Moustapha Akkad's Offical Page for the film
Dimention Films offical website for the film
Great site with lots of info and other cool stuff; and it's run by a guy named Brian.
The IMDB page. It's full of speculation and unconfirmed rummors.
NOTE TO ALL INTERNET SPIES: Please do not send me 'spoilers' (revelations about key plot points) before the movie comes out. I do not want to know who dies and what becomes of Michael before I see the movie.