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Post by Jo269976 on Dec 22, 2006 13:39:11 GMT -5
I'm sure by now most of you have heard the news that Rob Zombie, director of House Of 1000 Corpses and The Devils Rejects, has written and will be directing the prequel/re-imagining of one of horrors most famous movies Halloween. Rob Zombie has confirmed that all the remaining key characters will stay and that Michaels mask will not change. One of the most noticable changes is that Michael Myers is 10 years old when he murders his sister (we all know it'll happen) and he is 27 when he breaks free from the asylum he is comitted to, to stalk and try to kill his other unknown (maybe to the audience?) sister Laurie Strode. Zombie has stated that he wants Michael Myers to be the main character in the movie, not the usual sub-character in the backround, the movie will focus upon him form his early years until the fateful Halloween night he escapes. One cast member has already been announced Daeg Faerch will play Michael Myers at 10 years old, he will most likely have more screen-time than Young Michaels in the original which lasted approximatley 9 seconds! ;D Rob's wife Sheri Moon has announced she will have a part in the movie, but she says she will NOT play Laurie Strode, so i assume she might play Dr. Loomis's assistant nurse. Filming Is due to begin 29 January 2007 and with a release date of August 31 2007 (Not Halloween because of the Saw III horror movie battles in 2006) There are numerous fan posters flying around the internet but here is one that stands out to me. And as a "special" treat here is the unknown "Is it real or fake" teaser trailer (it's most likely fake but is very creepy) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5ZXbH1RtoMore updates will be posted when they're announced.
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Post by RetroScissorman on Dec 22, 2006 23:54:11 GMT -5
Looks real to me. But I wont know for sure until I see it in theaters (the trailer I mean).
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Post by Jo269976 on Dec 23, 2006 8:34:53 GMT -5
I assume it is fake, as filming doesn't begin for another month, but who knows?
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Post by Jo269976 on Dec 23, 2006 8:52:35 GMT -5
Update!!! Dr. Loomis has now been cast! He will be played by none other than MALCOLM McDOWELL!!
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Post by RetroScissorman on Dec 23, 2006 11:29:20 GMT -5
Cool. Though I think Donald Pleasence will always be the best Dr. Loomis.
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Post by Jo269976 on Dec 24, 2006 16:47:11 GMT -5
Big Update!!!!
The Adult Michael Myers has just been announced not 20 minutes ago on Rob Zombies Halloween Myspace page, he will be played by Tyler Mane, here is the blog post:
"Here's more exciting news for the holiday break. Adult Michael Myers will be played by TYLER MANE.
I'm sure you all remeber Tyler as Rufus from The Devil's Rejects, Sabretooth in the X-Men and the unstoppable Ajax in Troy.
Tyler is mean, lean and ready to bring you the most psychotic Michael Myers yet."
So it looks like Myers is going to have some real power behind him this time, so he's gonna be able to do some real damage to his victims
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Post by RetroScissorman on Dec 24, 2006 23:45:20 GMT -5
Want...to...see...movie. 0_0
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Post by maxwell on Dec 26, 2006 21:43:04 GMT -5
Heres the casting synopsis, jo Im sure you already new about it because youve been keeping track just like I have. Be warned there is some spoilers with in the synapsis so read at your own discretion
UNTITLED ROB ZOMBIE HALLOWEEN PROJECT Start Date: Approximately January 29, 2007
STORY LINE: After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, is mistakenly released from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.
[MICHAEL MYERS (10 YEARS OLD)] Caucasian, 8-12 years old, to play 10. Stringy haired, awkward kid, you get a sense that something is off just by looking at him. He has a very unstable mental state. He enjoys torturing/killing animals and then people. He hates his teenage sister, his stripper mother, and her abusive boyfriend Ronnie. He is, however, protective and very attached to his baby sister, who he calls Boo. This is very disturbing material that we need a very capable young actor for.
[LAURIE STRODE] Emancipated or legal 18 to play 17, Caucasian female. Pretty in an unassuming, natural way, this is Michael Meyer's baby sister. She is a normal, real, smart good girl, who is very responsible and caring. The second Michael sees her, he knows. Once he finds her, he will not let go, and Laurie has a strange feeling all day that someone is watching her...An actress who is riveting to watch.
[ANNIE BRACKETT] Emancipated or legal 18 to play 18, Caucasian, female. PARTIAL NUDITY REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE. She is LAURIE'S best friend, cute, and curly-haired, full of teen enthusiasm and charm. Borderline bad girl (she rebels, but in a sweet way).
[LYNDA] Emancipated or legal 18 to play 18, Caucasian, female. FULL NUDITY WILL BE REQUIRED for this role. She looks like the hot cheerleader type, but has a bad attitude to go with it. She is the girl that convinced you to smoke cigarettes, smoke weed, steal your parents' car and taught you how to French kiss by making out with your older brother. She is all about opportunity.
[TOMMY DOYLE] 7-12 to play 8 years old, any ethnicity, a cute little boy who talks too much and whose babysitter is LAURIE. He is a mop top of a boy who asks lots of questions, and is filled with fear on Halloween. He believes in the boogey man and the wolf man, and sees Michael Meyers before anyone else does.
[JUDITH MYERS] Emancipated or legal 18 to play 16 years old, Caucasian, female. FULL NUDITY REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE. A celebration of the Trailer trash *CENSORED*. She dresses inappropriately for her age, and uses her sexuality for mass effect. She flirts with Ronnie even though he is her mom's boyfriend. She and Michael are not close, they fight a lot and she walks in on him while he is **** to his photo album of past pet kills. Her response? She calls him a pervert. In no way will this girl ever be a model citizen.
[WESLEY RHOADES] 14-16 years old to play 14, School-bully #1, ugly, acne-scarred. Teases Michael about his mom's profession.
[SHANE WILLIAMS] 14-16 years old, WESLEY'S sidekick, overweight, red headed. Also a bully. He tells Michael that he'd like to get physical with his mom, Deborah. He is Wesley's yes man.
[LOU MARTINI] 51 years old, large sloth of a man, bartender at the strip joint. Cares about business, and is not concerned with Deborah's troubled personal life.
[PRINCIPAL ERICS] 47 years old, thin, nervous, stiff guy who stutters when nervous. He's the Principal at Michael's school. Michael frightens him.
[ASST. PRINCIPAL JANSEN] 45 years old, attractive, older woman. School administrator.
[STEVE] 16 years old, big mess of curly hair, "string-bean" body. JUDITH'S boyfriend. He has sex with JUDITH and then brags about it. He is a life like skinny stoner character.
[FEMALE NEWS REPORTER #1] Describes the murders taking place. Real television reporting experience a plus.
[REPORTER #2] Describes the murders taking place. Real television reporting experience a plus.
[MARIA SANTOS] 34 years old, REPORTER
[MORGAN WALKER] 54 years old. Sanitarium's Head of Operations. Rail-thin man in a dark gray suit. He is responsible for MICHAEL'S escape. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STRONG CAMEO APPEARANCE HERE - STAR NAMES ONLY
[DR. KOPLENSON] 45 years old, head physician at Sanitarium, large bearded man with a bandaged eye, recommends minimum security for MICHAEL MEYERS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STRONG CAMEO APPEARANCE HERE - STAR NAMES ONLY
[COUNCILMAN EDWARDS ] 52 years old. "Puffy" man with a bad comb over; WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STRONG CAMEO APPEARANCE HERE - STAR NAMES ONLY
[ELLEN LOOMIS] 55 years old, attractive silver-haired woman. The bedrock of the Loomis household. She is the ideal wife, caring supportive, terrifically worried about her husband's borderline obsession with his most famous patient. She is long suffering and a woman who the audience will need to connect with.
[LISA GREY] 50 years old, EILEEN'S best friend. She comes over for dinner more often than not, and often brings the wine she likes to drink. Thank god Eileen has Lisa to lean on!
[LUKE GREY] 56 years old, Older DR. LOOMIS' friend and Lisa's husband, distinguished looking professor type.
[KENDALL JACKS] Attendant at the Sanitarium, NOEL KLUGGS' trouble making buddy, and rapist. He is in excellent physical shape - he can handle the rowdy patient. He is one half of a terrifying team - no one wants these two attending their sick family members.
[KAREN MERCY] 27 years old, cute, severely mentally disabled, at sanitarium.
[EARL HICKS] 35 years old, graveyard-shift security guard at sanitarium.
[BILL JUDGE] 30s-50s, another security guard.
45 years old, large mountain-man. His size gives him a natural confidence, and he does not scare easily. He is a trucker dressed in dirty coveralls.
[MASON STRODE] 51 years old, handsome man with graying hair. LAURIE'S dad. He hates corporate America. He is concerned with his daughter's safety, is a great guy, and seems to be the father figure that would survive any horror film.
[CYNTHIA STRODE] 45 years old, attractive woman with classic bone structure. MASON'S wife. LAURIE'S mom. Should look like a corn fed Midwestern all American mom, not pulled too tight.
[DEREK ALLEN] 55 years old, unshaven country type, dressed in hunting gear, works at a Gun Store (WEAPONS GALORE!) WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STRONG CAMEO APPEARANCE HERE ETHE GREAT AMERICAN CHARACTER ACTOR WHO LOVES A GOOD SPOTLIGHT SCENE.
[GRANT CLARK] 54 years old, cemetery grounds-keeper. He has worked at this cemetery all of his adult life. Takes pride in his work.
[PAUL] 18-19, probably held back a year, as he is ANNIE'S Boyfriend (Annie likes older guys, even if they are stupid). He is a stringy or shaggy haired bony faced teenager. He smokes, but they are probably menthols. A dude.
[BARBARA FLORENTINE] 52 years old, head of Haddonfield Adoption Agency. A real 'Stick to the Rules' type. Character actors welcome.
[LIEUTENANT CHARLES] A police officer who is there throughout the film, as a man devoted to his job and his community.
[STAN CAMPBELL] 60 years old, the county coroner. One line - has had this job for years.
[MR. DOYLE] TOMMY'S Dad. One scene. Caucasian, middle-aged. A parent type.
[MRS. DOYLE] TOMMY'S Mom. One scene. Caucasian, middle-aged. A parent type.
[AARON KRAMER] 53 years old, nervous looking file clerk, on parole, a drug user. Says "um" a lot, works for BARBARA. GREAT FUN CAMEO FOR A BELOVED CHARACTER ACTOR OF NOTE.
[LINDSAY WALLACE] 9 years old, any ethnicity, the young girl that ANNIE baby-sits. She ignores ANNIE and is enthralled with the TV. She is very smart, probably smarter than Annie. This is a role that requires a lot of scene specific smart acting choices.
[BOB SIMMS] 17 years old, tall, long haired stoner-type. He is Lynda's boyfriend, and likes to guzzle beer.
[OFFICER LOWERY] 34 years old, he responds to LAURIE'S 911 call.
Ive been looking through the horror boards and some fans are throwing a *CENSORED* fit over every single aspect of this film. they dont like the fact that he had a messed up childhood leading to his becoming a serial killer as apposed to the un explained origiins of the original michael myers, as well as the scene described in the plot synopsis whee jusdith walks in on him **** to a scrap book of animal kills hes comitted.
As well as the fact that the original actor was of a more normal stature 5'10 medium build where as this michael will be 6'10 muscular build.
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Post by RetroScissorman on Jan 3, 2007 1:29:28 GMT -5
Wow, what a cast. Cant wait for the movie. ;D
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