BREAKING NEWS! 'Halloween' reboot may finally have legs! (and a knife)

Good Evening, Creeps!
The rumor mill has been buzzing this week about some pretty exciting 'Halloween' news! It would seem that Blumhouse will be picking up the 'Halloween' franchise and giving it another reboot. Jason Blum made the announcement with Zanne Devine and David Thwaites from Miramax and Malek Akkad from Trancas. Malek is the son of the man that believed in 'Halloween' and continued the terror, until his untimely death. Even, with all of that power behind it, the icing on the cake was the announcement that John Carpenter would be teaming up with them as an executive producer and possibly even scoring the film!

There wasn't a lot of information, but Blum was quoted as saying:
“We’re not being vague because we know and we’re not telling. We’re being vague because we don’t know. We’re talking about different things. But I do feel like all of us kind of want to go back to that – I don’t know. I’m going out on a limb here. Malek, you guys tell me if you disagree – I don’t think we want to make it too meta, you know what I mean? We want to make it like it was – back to the basics – and not get into too much back story which we don’t need.”

This may be the combination that this franchise needs. Granted, I'm a die hard fan of both of Rob Zombie's installments and felt that they laid the groundwork for something really worthwhile. Granted, part 2 ended with a bit of an impossible scenario or one that would be difficult to carry on with. However, nothing is impossible with Michael Myers. But with that being said, I can't deny that the combination of producers, studio and John Carpenter, makes me drool a little.

As if this news wasn't enough, there was talk of 'Oculus' and 'Hush' director Mike Flanagen possibly wanting to direct. However there has been even more recent rumblings of another candidate who might breathe life in the Shape. Adam Wingard, director of 'You're Next' and 'The Guest' went viral with a lot of posts about 'Halloween' and is a very proud fan boy of the series of films. While nothing is set in stone yet, he would make an amazing choice to sit behind the lens and create something new and scary again.

All we can do for now, is wait and hope that everything finally pans out for Michael and his murderous intentions.

For more information on the whole, exciting story, check out the press release below:
"JOHN CARPENTER TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE NEW ‘HALLOWEEN’ FOR MIRAMAX®, TRANCAS AND BLUMHOUSE

LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2016 – John Carpenter, the multiple award-winning and legendary filmmaker and creator of the original Halloween films, will return to the franchise as executive producer on a new production of the iconic horror movie, it was jointly announced today by MIRAMAX® and Trancas International Films — MIRAMAX® and Blumhouse Productions will co- finance development and production, with Malek Akkad serving as producer under his Trancas banner and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse. MIRAMAX®, which holds worldwide distribution rights, will determine its theatrical distribution partner at a future date.
The HALLOWEEN film franchise that was started in part by Carpenter and Moustapha Akkad in 1978 has spawned ten films generating a total of nearly $400 million in worldwide box office. John Carpenter said: “38 years after the original Halloween I’m going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all.”

Malek Akkad said: “Trancas International is thrilled to be teaming up with Miramax on Halloween, one of the most enduring horror franchises in film. We are also very excited to be working with Jason Blum and the whole team at Blumhouse. Together, along with the return of legendary filmmaker John Carpenter, we are eager to make a film that will be a milestone in the franchise’s legacy and that will excite the fans, young and old.”
Zanne Devine, MIRAMAX’s EVP Film & Television, said: “Malek Akkad’s legacy with the Halloween franchise accompanied by Blumhouse’s unprecedented talent in the horror genre lays the foundation of a formidable team to create the next chapter of this iconic fan favorite. Having John Carpenter godfather the reboot of the iconic franchise he helped create brings it full circle. We couldn’t be in better company bringing Halloween back to the big screen.”

Jason Blum said: “Halloween is one of those milestone films that inspired everyone at our company to get into the world of scary movies. The great Malek Akkad and John Carpenter have a special place in the hearts of all genre fans and we are so excited that Miramax brought us together. We cannot wait to find and collaborate with the right filmmaker to give Halloween fans the movie they deserve.”David Thwaites will oversee the reboot for MIRAMAX® with Carpenter and the companies planning to immediately go out to filmmakers and fast-track the project.

The Academy Award®-winning John Carpenter has written, directed, composed and/or edited over 20 films over the course of his career. An international household name, he is probably best known for his iconic features Halloween, The Thing, The Fog and Big Trouble in Little China, to name a few. As a musician, Carpenter kicks off his world tour in Los Angeles later this month, featuring songs from his Lost Themes and Lost Themes II albums – which he recorded with his son, Cody Carpenter. The 30+ city tour ends in Paris late November. He is repped by APA and Stankevich Law."
Christmas may be coming earlier than expected for all of the 'Halloween' fans!