Who’s involved in the reboot?

Luckily, the director of this project is hardly a newcomer to the reboot world. David Gordon Green, who directed the Halloween reboot trilogy, will be taking the helm. The film will also be backed by Blumhouse, who produced such notable horror films as Get Out, Insidious, and the Paranormal Activity franchise, and distributed by Universal and Peacock. Almost 50 years since the original first release, Green will start production on what is reported to be the first instalment in a trilogy in a few weeks.

The pressure of rebooting such a classic piece of culture is not lost on Green. Speaking to Variety at the Halloween Ends red carpet, he spoke about feeling “honoured to step into something that is so valuable within cinema history. And knowing there is a fanbase that is curious, aware, alert, potentially concerned to see what we’re up to.”

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