H2: Halloween 2 update

**Black Suit** · April 2nd, 2009

Rob Zombie had officially signed on to write and direct the Halloween sequel. Zombie has stated that the film will take place directly after the end of his remake, but will be presented through the eyes of Laurie Strode. Production began on February 23, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Zombie confirmed through his official website that Tyler Mane would be returning as Michael Myers, as well as Malcolm McDowell in the role of Dr. Loomis, and Scout Taylor-Compton and Danielle Harris returning as Laurie and Annie, respectively. Dimension Films is planning to release the film on August 28, 2009. On February 26, 2009, Rob Zombie released a photo from the set of the Halloween sequel, depicting Laurie Strode in a hospital operating room. At the same time, he also described the new film as being very realistic and very violent.

In an interview, Zombie expressed how the exhaustion of creating the first Halloween made him not want to come back for a sequel, but after a year of cooling down he was more open to the idea. The writer/director explains that with the sequel, he is no longer bound by a sense of needing to retain any "John Carpenter-ness", as he can now do "whatever [he] wants to do". Zombie explains how he is trying to create almost the exact opposite of what people will expect. Instead of focusing on Michael, Zombie says that the film will look more at the psychological consequences on Laurie after the events of the first film. As Zombie explains, two years after Michael murdered her friends and family, Laurie is a "wreck", who continually sinks lower as the film moves forward.

- I am really disturbed by this. I hope he does not cut Michael's screen time for this. I hope he knows what he's doing because if he messes this up, he is banned from the Halloween world