Release Details and Production
The film titled Halloween Kills premiered in 2019 as a direct sequel to the 1978 original, produced by Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions. The movie was directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride, and Jeff Fradley, with Jason Blum and Malek Akkad serving as executive producers according to Forbes.
Halloween Kills had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2019, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 11, 2019. The film was distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures, with principal photography beginning in early 2019 in New Mexico and Georgia as listed on IMDb.
Cast and Characters
The cast features Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode, the original final girl from the 1978 film, alongside Judy Greer as her daughter Karen Nelson and Andi Matichak as Laurie's granddaughter Allyson Nelson per The Hollywood Reporter.
Anthony Michael Hall stars as Sheriff Frank Hawkins, and James Jude Courtney returns as the adult Michael Myers, the masked killer who stalks the residents of Haddonfield, Illinois. The supporting cast includes cast members from the 1978 original and new characters designed to expand the lore of the Halloween franchise per Wikipedia.
Plot and Box Office Performance
The plot picks up immediately after the 2018 film, with Michael Myers escaping from a hospital and returning to Haddonfield to continue his killing spree on Halloween night. Laurie Strode, along with her daughter and granddaughter, prepares to confront the masked killer in a siege at their home, while a mob of townspeople forms a hunting party per Box Office Mojo.
Halloween Kills grossed approximately $49.4 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, debuting at number one at the box office. The film went on to earn a worldwide total of over $133 million against a production budget of $10 million, making it a commercial success for Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures per The Numbers.