She was really unhinged from the whole experience, Curtis tells EW ofLauries ordeal back in 1978.
The woman we meet 40 years later is really a walking example of PTSD.
Lets have a do-over.
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Given the situation, her request seems perfectly reasonable.
But Greers dialogue can also be interpreted as a wink to the films audience.
Green insistsHalloweenlovers need not worry.
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Were really trying to honor Carpenters vision, says the filmmaker.
Danny said a really smart thing: Until theres killings, theres no jokes.
Lets not give anybody anything to laugh at until weve scared them sless.
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Its impossible to overestimate the importance of the originalHalloweento the horror canon.
The franchise has taken a few twists and turns over the years.
The brand had gathered some moss and was ripe [for reviving], says Miramax CEO Bill Block.
It was Blumhouse founder Jason Blum who approached Green to direct.
It was actually very hard to find someone for the movie.
People were daunted by it.
Green was in postproduction on his Jake Gyllenhaal-starring 2017 dramaStrongerwhen he received the query from Blum.
Ive always wanted to do a horror film, says the director.
I rushed to sit down with him.
Like Green, McBride is a longtime horror nut.
The pair recruited a third writer, Jeff Fradley, another college friend with whom theyd worked onVice Principals.
The trio resolved that theirHalloweenshould return to the comparative realism of Carpenters original film and ignore the post-1978 mythology.
So, I decided to help make a run at get it as good as I could.
I might even do the music, the filmmaker teased.
I like to be an underdog, says McBride about the reaction.
I like to venture to prove people wrong.
Green eventually asked Gyllenhaal, a friend of Curtis, to get in touch with the actress.
From the first couple of scenes, I understood what they were trying to do.
It was very clear, the integrity, the simplicity.
Curtis also signed on to the project because she mistakenly believed it wouldnt involve much effort on her part.
I really focused on [the characters played by] Andi and Judy, says the actress.
I started crying the day I arrived, she says.
I didnt stop crying until the day I left.
It was so long ago and we shot so fast.
Carpenter himself also visited the Charleston set.
It was like royalty, says Ryan Turek, a Blumhouse executive and co-producer on the film.
Hes just so dry in his wit.
He came to set and he was like, Guys, what are you bums doing?
Lets get to work!
We were just like, Oh, okay, yes, Mr. Carpenter.
I was working with tube amplifiers in those days, which you had to tune up!
I feel like we can figure out the next chapter, says Blum.
I dont think Halloween would be the same without him.
Halloweenhis theaters Oct. 19.
