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Halloween producer talks franchise’s future, Hulu cancels Castle Rock

By Ariba Bhuvad

In "Halloween," JAMIE LEE CURTIS returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
In "Halloween," JAMIE LEE CURTIS returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. /
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Some horror franchises are destined to go on forever, while some come to an end after only two seasons on Hulu.

The first Halloween movie was an immediate hit when it came out in 1978, and set the stage for many horror classics to follow in the years to come.

But Halloween still reigns supreme. Regardless of when you were born, you likely know all about the infamous villain of the franchise, Michael Myers. How the guy has remained alive all the years — surviving gunshots, burnings, decapitations and more — is beyond he perseveres, always coming back to haunt Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and family.

He was back in 2018’s Halloween, a reboot of the franchise and a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s original, with much of what happened in between ignored. The movie, from director David Gordon Green, breathed new life into the franchise by going back to the source. It was the best Halloween movie in years, which is why I’m so excited about the next two follow-ups.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Halloween Kills was delayed an entire year, now set for release in October 2021. Then the new trilogy will finish in October 2022 with Halloween Ends.

But I mean, will it really end there? Will it ever end?

Producer Ryan Freimann talked about the future of the franchise with ComicBook.com, although he couldn’t offer anything too concrete:

"I have not thought that far ahead. Right now, we’re in the midst of what we see as the David Gordon Green trilogy. And the story, like with the Rob Zombie films, it had these little offshoots. They had done Halloween III: Season of the Witch way back then, so it’s like we’re living in the moment with these films that are successful, and we’ll see where it goes from there. I hope there is a theatrical experience. The future is still in place, but for right now, yes. It just speaks to me and Malek [Akkad]."

So, basically, they will probably continue, but they have to wait it out to see how the next two movies do. It’s been over four decades at this point, so why stop now?

Plus, nothing can be as bad as 2002’s Halloween: Resurrection starring Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks. If the franchise didn’t fail after that flop, then I think it can keep going forever.

In other horror news, Hulu has cancelled the Stephen King pastiche Castle Rock after two seasons. The favorably reviewed show was set in the titular town where many of King’s stories take place, with episodes inspired by some of the authors many, many works from over the years.

That’s a bummer for fans, but they can always take comfort in the plethora of King adaptations currently coming down the pipeline, to a new adaptation of The Stand to another season of The Outsider and more.

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