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JamesG 04-11-2009, 06:29 PM YOUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW MICHAEL MYERS!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Shooting officially wrapped last night for Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, his reboot of the franchise created by John Carpenter back in 1978 that follows a soulless killer by the name of Michael Myers.
"Well, after 35 days of snow, freezing rain, fire ants, mud and blood we are done! The cast and crew kick ass beyond ass to bring you the most demented Halloween ever! In less than five months MIchael will be back in your face! And speaking of face... here is your first glimpse of one of the many faces Michael 2009."
The new film arriving in theaters August 28 picks up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15862
Zebra 3 04-11-2009, 09:29 PM Enough already with the remakes!
JamesG 04-11-2009, 09:35 PM Enough already with the remakes!
Technically this one isn't a remake.
It's a sequel to a reboot with a new storyline.
browneyes106 04-12-2009, 02:03 PM The mask looks like it has been through hell. It sorts of reminds me of how Chucky looked in Bride of Chucky.
JamesG 04-12-2009, 02:59 PM The mask looks like it has been through hell. It sorts of reminds me of how Chucky looked in Bride of Chucky.
Yeah, Zombie isn't having Myers' mask in clean white and pure condition like it was in the previous films.
I was looking at it now so I figured I post here at how Myers has changed over the years in the original films....
JamesG 04-16-2009, 12:43 PM Myers Stabbing Spree in New Photo
Source:Rob Zombie April 15, 2009
H2 (Halloween 2) writer-director Rob Zombie is setting the record straight, via his blog, on his follow-up to 2007's Halloween.
"This movie has nothing to do with the movie that came out back in 1981. The only thing slightly the same is my film has a brief hospital scene at the top of the film and even that is 100% different. These are all new characters and all new situations. This is not a remake of a sequel, this is the continuing story of the Halloween I started."
Zombie gave a glimpse at the aforementioned "brief hospital scene" with the following photo of Michael Myers in action.
H2 stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane and Malcolm McDowell and opens in theaters on August 28th.
http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10224
browneyes106 04-16-2009, 01:50 PM Thanks for posting the new article and pic. I'm starting to like the look of the new mask.
JamesG 04-17-2009, 01:17 PM New Photo! Michael Myers Looks Like a Wizard
Source:ShockTillYouDrop.com, Rob Zombie
April 17, 2009
Reporting from the set of Rob Zombie's H2 (Halloween 2), we told you a teaser trailer for the sequel to 2007's Halloween was arriving today attached to prints of Crank: High Voltage. Well, guess what? You're only going to get a chance to see it if you see the latest Jason Statham film in New York and L.A. Those are the only cities hosting the teaser for Michael Myers' latest killing spree.
In other H2-related news, Zombie has addressed the issue of Myers being mask-less 70% of the time in his film by saying the following in his blog:
Well, the truth is the movie is just now being edited so the exact percentage of mask wearing is unclear at this point. But fear not, Michael is seen wearing the mask as much if not more than you've ever seen him wearing a mask in any "Halloween" film.
And here's a new still!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10240
Amanda Woodward 04-17-2009, 03:50 PM H1 :D
H2 :) (great atmosphere as the first but seems bit slow)
H3 :/ (nothing whatsoever to do with MM)
H4 :)
H5 :/ (kinda like it but stale)
H6 :/ (missed oppurtunity , I think it had potential never fully realized)
H7 :/ (too teeny bopper for my taste , MM seemed tame)
H8 :( (can't believe the fate of Laurie Strode , THAT was the best they could come up with.....for shame :mad:
H remake :/ (spooky atmosphere was gone)
JamesG 04-17-2009, 06:08 PM H1 :D
H2 :) (great atmosphere as the first but seems bit slow)
H3 :/ (nothing whatsoever to do with MM)
H4 :)
H5 :/ (kinda like it but stale)
H6 :/ (missed oppurtunity , I think it had potential never fully realized)
H7 :/ (too teeny bopper for my taste , MM seemed tame)
H8 :( (can't believe the fate of Laurie Strode , THAT was the best they could come up with.....for shame :mad:
H remake :/ (spooky atmosphere was gone)
My take on this:
Halloween - I LOVE this one. My favorite of all of them. I own two copies of it on DVD for the different special features. I really must like something in order to own more than one copy of it.
Halloween II - Yes, the hospital setting was great (except for the fact that there was NOBODY in there lol) II was a pretty decent sequel.
Halloween 4 - This is my favorite of the sequels.
Halloween 5 - Boring, not one of my favorites.
Halloween 6 - I like the Producer's Cut better than the original version. Halloween 6 tried to explain the method behind Michael's madness and it just fell flat.
Halloween H20 - I liked that Jamie Lee Curtis decided to come back. It still irks me that they decided to ignore 4-6 and make it a direct sequel to Halloween II. I could do without 5-6 but 4 is one of my favorites. I also would like to know what Myers was doing in his missing 20 years since these films don't exist?
Halloween: Resurrection - Lame.
Rob Zombie's Halloween - I did like it however I think it has nothing on the original.
Regarding Halloween III: Season of the Witch, I will give a little backstory on this one for those that don't know what happened...
After Halloween II, John Carpenter has had enough of Michael Myers and he wanted to do something different. He intended for Halloween II to be the end of Michael Myers where Myers and Dr. Loomis get blown up in the operation room.
What Carpenter wanted to do now was to make the Halloween franchise a horror anthology series about horror stories relating around Halloween. The premise of Halloween III was about an evil corporation who makes Halloween masks that kill children when they watch the company's commercial on television.
This idea did not turn out too well at all. Fans were outraged that Myers was not in it so in the next installment they had no choice but to bring Myers back.
Halloween III does have a cult audience of its own today of people who appreciate the film and the idea behind what Carpenter wanted to do at the time. However, the majority of the franchise's fanbase simply do not regard this one at all as a part of the series.
JamesG 04-18-2009, 02:10 AM BDTV: First Footage From Rob Zombie's Halloween 2!!
Friday, April 17, 2009
UPDATE: Here's a longer version sent in by B-D reader 'beauk'. If you head on over to BDTV you can get your first look at footage from Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, courtesy of B-D member 'tylerdq14'. The full trailer is in NY and LA theaters as we speak and we're patiently waiting for some nice fan to upload the video to YouTube (get on it!). The footage features a look at the new young Michael Myers, a hooded look at The Shape and some scenes with Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15928
Entertainment Tonight preview clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyWKJGKdztc
JamesG 04-21-2009, 07:37 PM Halloween 2 Trailer to Debut This Friday
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Before I get 6,000 e-mails about this, Dimension Films contacted us this morning to tell us that Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 trailer will premiere on YouTube this Friday for an exclusive one-week engagement.
Are you ready for Hobo-Myers in action? The new film picks up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted. Dimension Films has the film slated for release on August 28th.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15955
browneyes106 04-22-2009, 12:32 AM Thanks for posting the new articles James. I think H2 could be a great horror film.
JamesG 04-22-2009, 12:37 AM Thanks for posting the new articles James. I think H2 could be a great horror film.
No prob..:)
Yeah, there are so many updates regarding news on this film so I'm putting everything Haloween 2 related in here rather than making individual threads for each update.
JamesG 04-22-2009, 01:11 PM Myers Walks Alone in New H2 Photo
Source:Rob Zombie
April 22, 2009
Rob Zombie is playing it smart. After the backlash that followed the news that Michael Myers will not wear his mask that much in H2 (Halloween 2), the writer-director has been carefully releasing pics of Myers from the sequel with his mask on to appease the fans. Scroll down and you'll find the latest image which premiered on his blog this morning.
He also talks about why he took on a follow-up in spite of saying he'd never do another one:
"When I finished Halloween I was so f**king burnt out that the thought of doing another seemed totally insane to me at the time. I was done. But after a year and a half break I started to think that maybe another one wasn't such a bad idea. I love the characters and felt that I had only just scratched the surface of what could be done with them. The basic story was out of the way and now the series could go anywhere. Seeing the aftermath of Michael's rampage through the eyes of Laurie and Loomis was very exciting to me. So I came back and now we have a movie. Never say never."
H2 is now in post-production and hits theaters on August 28th. Look for the trailer online this Friday.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10273
Torgo 04-22-2009, 02:09 PM H1 :D
H2 :) (great atmosphere as the first but seems bit slow)
H3 :/ (nothing whatsoever to do with MM)
H4 :)
H5 :/ (kinda like it but stale)
H6 :/ (missed oppurtunity , I think it had potential never fully realized)
H7 :/ (too teeny bopper for my taste , MM seemed tame)
H8 :( (can't believe the fate of Laurie Strode , THAT was the best they could come up with.....for shame :mad:
H remake :/ (spooky atmosphere was gone)
H1- Great film, one of my top favorite horror films.
H2- I agree, I thought it was a little slow too, still enjoyed it though.
H3- Granted it has nothing to do with Meyers, but still a nifty little horror film. Tom Atkins was great as usual.
H4- This is the best sequel of the series.
H5- I like it except for the obnoxious silly comic relief cops.
H6- Having seen both versions it's still ok.
H7- I enjoyed it.
H8- Busta Rhymes is what brought the film down, not the fate of Laurie Strode. That and just a silly plot.
H remake- Not being a fan of Rob Zombie's previous films I didn't go into this with much hope, but I have to say I enjoyed it for what it was. I still prefer Michael to not a have back story, but I did enjoy the bits in the remake with Michael and Dr Loomis. William Forsythe was a hoot as Ronnie, and as usual Sheri Moon Zombie was in top form as a white trash tramp :lol:
JamesG 04-22-2009, 05:51 PM H1- Great film, one of my top favorite horror films.
Agreed.
H2- I agree, I thought it was a little slow too, still enjoyed it though.
Yes, this was a decent sequel.
H3- Granted it has nothing to do with Meyers, but still a nifty little horror film. Tom Atkins was great as usual.
I appreciate Carpenter wanting to experiment and go a new direction but I don't think fans were too appreciative of him doing this without telling anyone. I didn't care much for this one; not because of it just not involving Myers but I just thought it stunk.
H4- This is the best sequel of the series.
Agreed.
H5- I like it except for the obnoxious silly comic relief cops.
This is one is not one of my favorties. Was it really a necessity to have clown music in the background when they came on the screen?
H6- Having seen both versions it's still ok.
I enjoyed the director's/producers/uncut version a lot better than what was officiallu y released.
H7- I enjoyed it.
Yes, H20 wasn't a bad movie. The only thing that really irks me is them deciding to ignore 4-6, as Halloween 4 is one of my favorties.
H8- Busta Rhymes is what brought the film down, not the fate of Laurie Strode. That and just a silly plot.
This one is not my favorite at all.
H remake- Not being a fan of Rob Zombie's previous films I didn't go into this with much hope, but I have to say I enjoyed it for what it was. I still prefer Michael to not a have back story, but I did enjoy the bits in the remake with Michael and Dr Loomis. William Forsythe was a hoot as Ronnie, and as usual Sheri Moon Zombie was in top form as a white trash tramp :lol:
Yeah, I did enjoy this one. Really, you didn't like 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects?
JamesG 04-22-2009, 05:54 PM ANOTHER Halloween 2 Image Added... Quickly Removed
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
God bless the internet and B-D reader Zombie Dude, who snatched a brand new image from Rob Zombie's H2: Halloween 2, which was posted this morning by writer-director Rob Zombie, before being pulled seconds later. The image features a look at the internet-dubbed "Hobo-Myers" standing toe-to-toe with a little kid dressed as a clown, check it out inside and don't forget to see the other new image posted here this morning.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15967
Torgo 04-23-2009, 01:45 PM Nope, I didn't like 1000 Corpses or Devil's Rejects, which is weird because those are usually the types of movies I like, and they both had great casts.
JamesG 04-23-2009, 05:34 PM Nope, I didn't like 1000 Corpses or Devil's Rejects, which is weird because those are usually the types of movies I like, and they both had great casts.
Well then the next obvious question is what you didn't like about those two movies? lol
JamesG 04-24-2009, 04:03 PM Official Trailer Debut For Rob Zombie's Halloween 2!
Friday, April 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) ends up in the hospital following the events of Rob Zombie's Halloween, his reboot of John Carpenter's legendary slasher film that started it all.
The brand new trailer - that you can view beyond the break - gives us a look at the beginning of H2: Halloween 2, while also displaying some crazy imagery that has loaded us with questions ranging from the return of Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon) with blonde hair (is she a ghost?) to the image of Daeg as little Michael (was he really digitally added to the film?).
Go forth and check out the trailer and then tell all of Bloody-Disgusting what YOU think. There's a lot to digest here, a lot to talk about and a lot to understand.
Dimension Films will release the sequel in theaters August 28th.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15993 - view trailer here
JamesG 04-29-2009, 02:56 PM A Hi-Res Look Into the Eyes of Evil in Halloween 2
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
This afternoon we scored the first hi-res look at Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) from Rob Zombie's forthcoming H2: Halloween 2, which picks up right as the reboot ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted. This is your first close-up look at Myers' new mask that he'll be rocking in Dimension's film arriving in theaters August 28th
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16051
browneyes106 04-29-2009, 06:48 PM Thanks for posting more pics James. The more pics I see the more I want to see H2.
JamesG 05-04-2009, 12:53 PM Set Interview: Halloween 2's Malek Akkad
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
May 4, 2009
Next to Rick Rosenthal, Rob Zombie is the second director to make his mark on the Halloween franchise twice - a claim the rocker-turned-horror helmer almost didn't get to tout. After the success of Halloween in 2007, Dimension Films and Trancas International sought to continue the Michael Myers legacy, Zombie unmistakably put his mark on, with a sequel. Following in his footsteps was easier said than done.
"Starting out we were looking into how we could do a normal sequel. We had a couple of writers do a draft and we weren't happy at all," expresses Trancas producer Malek Akkad.
Dimension Films had turned to French filmmakers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, the writers and directors behind the wicked gorefest Inside. The Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, had previously acquired Bustillo and Maury's film, releasing it on DVD through their Dimension Extreme label, and sought to work with them further. "They did a draft. I liked "Inside" and it wasn't them so much as we just wanted Rob back. It wasn't necessarily a good fit because of Rob's sensibility, what he brings to this [franchise] is so much. These guys were French so there was something lost in the translation somehow."
Akkad and company then approached Zombie who was revving up another picture called Tyrannosaurus Rex but was receptive to return for what is being called H2 (the producer couldn't go on the record as to why it won't be called Halloween 2).
Certainly a coup for Akkad who felt Zombie had much more to say with Myers, Laurie Strode and the Haddonfield he lived in. Also, " "Halloween" is a very American tradition, Michael Myers is a very American icon and Rob gets that. What he's done in this film is hit on the Halloween holiday also. It's not just a slasher film, he's brought in the elements of the holiday which is great."
It's a nippy evening on the Georgia set of H2 and ShockTillYouDrop.com is huddled near a space heater with Akkad to get the lowdown on how this installment came to fruition. He lights a cigarette and admits the press still makes him nervous. He knows the devout fans of the Halloween series - which his late father, Moustapha, started with John Carpenter - are scrupulously watching every word he says.
"The fact that [Rob] was doing a remake, perhaps there were some constraints," Akkad admits. "He felt there were certain elements he had to be true to but he was also able to flesh it out in his own way. But I think here he's really taking it in his own direction. It's packed, it's got so many elements and so many character arcs going, it's really satisfying to see where he takes each character and how he resolves each character. He's brought new elements into the franchise we've never seen before."
Some of those elements include a radical turn for leading lady Scout Taylor-Compton (reprising her role as Strode), a killer spotted for a good chunk of the time without his iconic mask and peculiar dream sequences. "I built a lot of trust in Rob after the first one, we had gotten into the habit of using a stuntman for Michael and Rob was insistent on using an actor [Tyler Mane] which I agree with 100%. That brought a lot of different textures to Michael. A lot of subtleties. After seeing that and what Rob had done with it, I trusted him. I told him, when we started this, 'Don't feel hindered by any of the rules we've had in the past. I want this to be your vision and I want you to express that vision.' I think we needed to break out from these rules that have been established over the course of the franchise. His script had a lot more depth to it than a regular slasher film and the credit there goes to him."
Based on this writer's journey into the make-up trailer with Wayne Toth, it appears Zombie will face some hurdles with the MPAA once shooting and editing are complete. Akkad doesn't show any worries. "There's always challenges [with the ratings board]," he says, "but there are ways to work around it. Like last time, we'll do the DVD and then his 'let it all hang out' version. I would say this is a little less than the first one. There were a couple of scenes in the last one we couldn't get by on the director's cut and on this one, going back to the question about this being a broader slasher film, I think there are going to be less issues in that regard." And any uncertainties about opening on August 28th, a week after Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? "[Late-August has] always worked for us. And "Inglorious Basterds" is a different audience and our trailer will be on it, so the studio is very excited about how it's playing out."
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/interviewsnews.php?id=10392
browneyes106 05-04-2009, 01:20 PM Set Interview: Halloween 2's Malek Akkad
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
May 4, 2009
Next to Rick Rosenthal, Rob Zombie is the second director to make his mark on the Halloween franchise twice - a claim the rocker-turned-horror helmer almost didn't get to tout. After the success of Halloween in 2007, Dimension Films and Trancas International sought to continue the Michael Myers legacy, Zombie unmistakably put his mark on, with a sequel. Following in his footsteps was easier said than done.
"Starting out we were looking into how we could do a normal sequel. We had a couple of writers do a draft and we weren't happy at all," expresses Trancas producer Malek Akkad.
Dimension Films had turned to French filmmakers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, the writers and directors behind the wicked gorefest Inside. The Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, had previously acquired Bustillo and Maury's film, releasing it on DVD through their Dimension Extreme label, and sought to work with them further. "They did a draft. I liked "Inside" and it wasn't them so much as we just wanted Rob back. It wasn't necessarily a good fit because of Rob's sensibility, what he brings to this [franchise] is so much. These guys were French so there was something lost in the translation somehow."
Akkad and company then approached Zombie who was revving up another picture called Tyrannosaurus Rex but was receptive to return for what is being called H2 (the producer couldn't go on the record as to why it won't be called Halloween 2).
Certainly a coup for Akkad who felt Zombie had much more to say with Myers, Laurie Strode and the Haddonfield he lived in. Also, " "Halloween" is a very American tradition, Michael Myers is a very American icon and Rob gets that. What he's done in this film is hit on the Halloween holiday also. It's not just a slasher film, he's brought in the elements of the holiday which is great."
It's a nippy evening on the Georgia set of H2 and ShockTillYouDrop.com is huddled near a space heater with Akkad to get the lowdown on how this installment came to fruition. He lights a cigarette and admits the press still makes him nervous. He knows the devout fans of the Halloween series - which his late father, Moustapha, started with John Carpenter - are scrupulously watching every word he says.
"The fact that [Rob] was doing a remake, perhaps there were some constraints," Akkad admits. "He felt there were certain elements he had to be true to but he was also able to flesh it out in his own way. But I think here he's really taking it in his own direction. It's packed, it's got so many elements and so many character arcs going, it's really satisfying to see where he takes each character and how he resolves each character. He's brought new elements into the franchise we've never seen before."
Some of those elements include a radical turn for leading lady Scout Taylor-Compton (reprising her role as Strode), a killer spotted for a good chunk of the time without his iconic mask and peculiar dream sequences. "I built a lot of trust in Rob after the first one, we had gotten into the habit of using a stuntman for Michael and Rob was insistent on using an actor [Tyler Mane] which I agree with 100%. That brought a lot of different textures to Michael. A lot of subtleties. After seeing that and what Rob had done with it, I trusted him. I told him, when we started this, 'Don't feel hindered by any of the rules we've had in the past. I want this to be your vision and I want you to express that vision.' I think we needed to break out from these rules that have been established over the course of the franchise. His script had a lot more depth to it than a regular slasher film and the credit there goes to him."
Based on this writer's journey into the make-up trailer with Wayne Toth, it appears Zombie will face some hurdles with the MPAA once shooting and editing are complete. Akkad doesn't show any worries. "There's always challenges [with the ratings board]," he says, "but there are ways to work around it. Like last time, we'll do the DVD and then his 'let it all hang out' version. I would say this is a little less than the first one. There were a couple of scenes in the last one we couldn't get by on the director's cut and on this one, going back to the question about this being a broader slasher film, I think there are going to be less issues in that regard." And any uncertainties about opening on August 28th, a week after Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? "[Late-August has] always worked for us. And "Inglorious Basterds" is a different audience and our trailer will be on it, so the studio is very excited about how it's playing out."
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/interviewsnews.php?id=10392
Thanks for posting the interview James. I think Zombie has a great future in horror films. I remember seeing him on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments and he has a strong passion for horror films.
JamesG 05-04-2009, 01:32 PM Thanks for posting the interview James. I think Zombie has a great future in horror films. I remember seeing him on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments and he has a strong passion for horror films.
Yep, if anyone is perfect for the new Halloween's it's Rob. I feel better knowing that a hardcore fan is behind the series and not some random person looking for a cheap cash-in on a popular franchise.
You know, I still wonder what Halloween 9 would have been like. I knew that originally they were planning on doing another sequel before it was passed to Rob to make it a remake project.
I will say that Halloween: Resurrection was a horrible finale of the original series.
browneyes106 05-04-2009, 08:51 PM Yep, if anyone is perfect for the new Halloween's it's Rob. I feel better knowing that a hardcore fan is behind the series and not some random person looking for a cheap cash-in on a popular franchise.
You know, I still wonder what Halloween 9 would have been like. I knew that originally they were planning on doing another sequel before it was passed to Rob to make it a remake project.
I will say that Halloween: Resurrection was a horrible finale of the original series.
I agree Halloween: Resurrection was horrible.
JamesG 05-06-2009, 06:53 AM Official Synopsis For Rob Zombie's H2
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Thanks to B-D reader 'ANTiSocial' we've now got our hands on the official synopsis for Rob Zombie's H2: Halloween 2, which arrives in theaters August 28 from Dimension Films. Beyond the break you can check out the blurb that teases an "unlikely hero", who could it be? Any guesses?
Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Chase Wright Vanek, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Danielle Harris, Ezra Buzzington, Brea Grant, Chris Hardwick, Matt Bush, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Howard Hesseman, Bill Fagerbakke and Bill Moseley all star in the sequel to Zombie's Halloween reboot from 2007.
Here's the official synopsis:
"It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable."
Maybe the trailer holds some clues?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16112
JamesG 05-06-2009, 06:41 PM H2 Set Visit and Exclusive Interview with Rob Zombie
By: Jeff Otto
Bloody-Disgusting spent an evening on the set of Rob Zombie's H2 back at the end of March as the production was nearing its finish on day 27 of 33. It was a rainy, chilly night in rural Newborn Georgia where Zombie and crew were shooting a scene at Sheriff Brackett's (Brad Dourif) house. Details were scant, but the scene involved a dream sequence that had Taylor Scout-Compton dressed in a red and yellow clown costume and creepy kiddie mask. In the scene we observed, Dourif and his fellow officers raced up to the house, red and blue lights blaring, in a caravan of brown Haddonfield police cars.
We only got a few minutes with Zombie on the set, but the director seemed in good spirits, aside from the weather. "Everything's going great," he told press. "This rain is the only thing that's killing us every day. Every time we plan to do something, it rains. We always figure out how to shoot something, but now we are getting to the end of the schedule, so things have to match. You can't jump around so much. There's almost no more interior stuff, so its kind of a bummer."
Zombie added that he was enjoying the freedom of the sequel since he didn't really feel the obligations to be loyal to the series, now that the first movie is out of the way. "Since it was a remake I felt some responsibility to retain elements of the original. But with this one I don't feel any responsibility except to go crazy with it."
The details of H2 remain under wraps for now, but as the official trailer debut gets closer, fans are starting to put the plot together a bit. "I can not tell you a lot," said Zombie. "It's a ****ing crazy movie, that's for sure. It's really layered and there's a lot to it, but I wanted to pick it up and when you follow all the characters you really [see] how ****ed up the characters are from what would have happened. It's not like anyone survived it without being completely a mess. It's pretty good. It starts really dark and gets darker. There's really no nice moments in the whole movie. Dr. Loomis is kind of living this pseudo-nice life and it all goes bad. So he has a few nice moments, but everyone else is having a bad time trying to deal with it."
After the brief chat on set, Zombie had to get back to work and we had to get to the other side of Georgia for another horror shoot, THE CRAZIES. Luckily, we were able to catch up with Zombie again this week from the editing room to discuss the H2 production a little further and also get some updates on what's next, T-Rex or maybe even H3?
Bloody-Disgusting: How far into the H2 editing are you?
Rob Zombie: We're about a week or so.
BD: Are you completely done shooting or will there be reshoots?
RZ: We're done shooting as far as I know. There's always a chance of reshoots, although with this schedule its unlikely.
BD: Was it just the tax cuts that brought the production to Georgia?
RZ: Well, the tax cuts were great, I guess, but that's kind of irrelevant to me. Georgia worked out great just for the locations, especially for that time of year. The other places I would have worked, it was still winter. They were still having snow. Georgia has a great look and it worked out well.
BD: I know you said you wouldn't do a HALLOWEEN sequel after you finished the first, but did you have at least an inkling of where you might go in a sequel?
RZ: It was totally starting from scratch. I didn't ever think I was going to do a second one, so I never even thought about it. I had no ideas whatsoever.
BD: How does the psyche of Michael Myers in this series differ from the Michael Myers of the original series?
RZ: I'm not really sure what the intention was with the originals. I've obviously seen the first one a million times and however he progresses in the sequels, I don't remember, so its kind of hard for me to compare and contrast. I figured that they made eight HALLOWEEN movies before I came on board in any way, so they'd done them all from a certain point of view. So that's when I thought I'd like to switch it up and turn Michael into more of a character, not just a guy in the shadows all the time. I thought making him more human, in a sense, would make him scarier. Not that I didn't think he was scary the other way, but like I said they already did that eight times. For me, I keep trying as much as possible to play it as if its a real situation and how that would take place.
BD: Did the criticisms of the first movie pop into your head as you were making the second, or did you just have to put that all out of your head?
RZ: I just separate myself from it. If someone says something bad, it doesn't mean anything, and if someone says something good, it doesn't mean anything. You just have to do what you're going to do. I was thinking about this the other day. Its not that you ignore everything, but it has to come from a source that you understand. When its just a person that you don't know that has an opinion, its pretty meaningless in a way.
BD: You seem to be having a little more fun with the rumor mill this time around with the beard stuff and the Daeg recasting controversy.
RZ: This time, it was basically kind of funny. I didn't pay any attention to it because it was so funny. Rumors are so funny because rumors will start and then the rumor will answer itself. Then I will see my response to the rumor, which isn't even my response. It's someone else saying I said this. My favorite is the guy saying, ‘Well I heard...' I'm like, ‘Where did you hear it? You're like this 14-year old kid in Wisconsin who lives with his parents. You heard? If you were on set standing behind some producer who's talking, well then maybe you did hear something.' That's always the greatest out for a bull**** rumor. A lot of times people start rumors and if you don't respond to them, they think that that means its true, where as I'm like, ‘Well why should I respond to every crazy thing that someone says?'
BD: Its funny because you have people that hated the first movie going crazy because Daeg was recast and saying this movie will suck because of that.
RZ: I came to a conclusion a long, long time ago. Long before I started making movies. It seems virtually impossible to please anybody with anything. Back in my days of making records, it seemed like no matter what you did, they hate the album and then you make a new album and they hate the new album but they'll tell you how much they loved the old album. And it goes on and on... You just don't ****ing know. And making movies is much crazier than making a record. You just have to stick by your guns and let the chips fall where they may.
Replacing Daeg was a bummer. It wasn't something I wanted to do, but he wasn't a little kid any more. He showed up and he was like he was 17. He was tall and big and his voice had changed. It didn't make any sense with the script because it was supposed to be [Michael] as a kid. I didn't have any choice, but that was a hard decision. I tried making it work, but it just didn't work.
The thing that's fun when you read people's complaints is that they're always paranoid that there's an evil plot afoot. (Laughs) ‘They're doing this because...' and then they name some horrible reason. And sometimes its just because that's the way things work out and its a tough decision and it wasn't something you wanted to do. It's not because of any other evil plan that anyone has.
BD: When will the official trailer debut?
RZ: Yeah, it's funny, because I didn't know that [TV footage] was going to be out. According to Bloody-Disgusting, [the trailer] comes out this Friday on YouTube or something. But I actually don't know. I haven't been paying any attention to it, but that sounds like that could be true. I know that the trailer wasn't finished yet, but it might be now.
BD: And Daeg's face appeared in the footage that just came out. There's also the rumor that a digital version of Daeg's face would be in the movie.
RZ: Yeah, that was pretty funny. I did hear that and I'm like, ‘Why would I go to that much trouble?' I think there was a shot of Daeg that they left in the trailer by accident, because a lot of times, you know the people who cut the trailers aren't the people working on the movie and they don't know what the ****'s going on. There's a couple things in there that are kind of funny. It was actually from a test footage day, it wasn't even a scene from the movie. There's some other stuff in there too that are like makeup tests and stuff. (Laughs)
BD: Release isn't until August, so you've got a lot of work to go.
RZ: Yeah, its August 28th. We're at such an early stage right now, its hard to even tell what you're working with.
BD: But you're happy with how the shoot went?
RZ: Yeah, it was a very different experience. HALLOWEEN was a very troubled shoot from Day 1. Sometimes you get a shoot like DEVIL'S REJECTS where every second goes perfectly, every day is wonderful. And then you get one like HALLOWEEN where everything is a ****ing pain in ass 24-7. It was one of those ones where, if something could go wrong, it was gonna go wrong. This time is much better. I've got a new D.P. and a better team around me and it made for such a different experience.
This one was tough, because with each film you try to expand what you're going to do. Especially with HALLOWEEN, you don't want to just do the same thing again. It would be real easy to make a film of Michael Myers just running around in the dark killing people. And you think, ‘Well, I'll try to do something more than that.' You've just got to push yourself harder. That was the trick, I guess.
BD: After this, is H3 a possibility?
RZ: Even though I said I wouldn't do H2, really I definitely won't do H3 and I don't think anyone else will either. I was happy to come back, kind of like with DEVIL'S REJECTS, you want to come back and see how you can take it to another level. But I didn't want to do [a third] with that either and most of the actors didn't want to do it either. They felt like it had been done. This time, I really feel like enough is enough. If somebody else wants to do H3, I'd be happy to see what they're going to do with it.
BD: Well if this succeeds, its hard to imagine there won't be an H3 in some capacity.
RZ: I would think they would do them forever if they could. I would assume that the day after this one opens, somebody will be having that conversation, but not with me.
BD: Is H2 the official title?
RZ: I can never get a straight answer out of anybody, and frankly there are some battles I really don't feel like having yet because there are bigger issues. The trailer was another one. Like, what scenes are in the trailer? I didn't give a ****. For all I know, there's tons of stuff that's in the trailer that's not even in the movie. I just can't pay attention to it.
BD: Do you think you'll shoot T-REX after this?
RZ: I don't know, maybe. It depends. That's the thing, these days, every day it gets harder and harder to get movies made. And these days, it gets harder and harder to get something made that isn't already something. Everything is a sequel, a prequel, a remake, a graphic novel, a television show. I've gotten offered a million movies, and every single one of them is a remake or a sequel or a TV show. Its unbelievable. At least with H2, it didn't have to be based on anything except my own crazy ideas, so it felt fresh to me.
I would love to do [T-REX] and I still intend on doing it some day. But its a tough sell. They just want to remake anything, even if its something you've never heard of.
BD: Are you a boxing fan?
RZ: I used to really like boxing a lot. I don't pay attention any more. I can never sustain prolonged interest in anything, it seems. (Laughs) I just get really excited for a little while and then I move on to other things.
BD: I should probably let you get back to the editing room.
RZ: Please don't. (Laughs) Editing can make you ****ing crazy. Its nice to get out of there for ten seconds.
H2 arrives in theaters August 28
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/560
JamesG 05-08-2009, 09:25 PM Brand Spanking New Halloween 2 Poster
Friday, May 8, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Finally dropping the moniker of H2, below you'll find your first look at a brand new one sheet for Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, the sequel to his reboot arriving in cinemas on August 28. The poster features a hooded Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) with his mother Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon Zombie) glowing in the background. What do you guys think? Chime in below.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16147
browneyes106 05-09-2009, 12:51 AM Brand Spanking New Halloween 2 Poster
Friday, May 8, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Finally dropping the moniker of H2, below you'll find your first look at a brand new one sheet for Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, the sequel to his reboot arriving in cinemas on August 28. The poster features a hooded Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) with his mother Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon Zombie) glowing in the background. What do you guys think? Chime in below.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16147
I love the poster.
LuLu Rogers 05-15-2009, 12:59 AM H1- Great film, one of my top favorite horror films.
H2- I agree, I thought it was a little slow too, still enjoyed it though.
H3- Granted it has nothing to do with Meyers, but still a nifty little horror film. Tom Atkins was great as usual.
H4- This is the best sequel of the series.
H5- I like it except for the obnoxious silly comic relief cops.
H6- Having seen both versions it's still ok.
H7- I enjoyed it.
H8- Busta Rhymes is what brought the film down, not the fate of Laurie Strode. That and just a silly plot.
H remake- Not being a fan of Rob Zombie's previous films I didn't go into this with much hope, but I have to say I enjoyed it for what it was. I still prefer Michael to not a have back story, but I did enjoy the bits in the remake with Michael and Dr Loomis. William Forsythe was a hoot as Ronnie, and as usual Sheri Moon Zombie was in top form as a white trash tramp :lol:
H1- My favorite horror movie of all time
H2- A little slow, but still very creepy
H3- This film should have been released as Season of the Witch, no ties to the Halloween franchise and I think it would've done better
H4- I agree, the best sequel
H5- The cops, Tina and the other stupid teens ruined this one for me
H6- I like the producers cut better for the most part, but I do love that scene near the end of the theatrical release where Michael kills all those people in the operating room and blood goes all over the glass and everything, it's very trippy.
H2O-Loved it
H8-The end of H2O was way too final for them to do this movie, it was just pathetic. Busta Rhymes, really? :rolleyes:
Zombie's Halloween- Some parts I liked, for example, how he went more into Michael's childhood, but some of the awful language and the part where he beats another kid with a baseball bat I really could've done without. Those parts were rough.
JamesG 05-17-2009, 02:30 PM Exclusive: Halloween 2's Rob Zombie Speaks!
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
May 17, 2009
Rob Zombie has always gone against the grain. When the writer-director was wrapping up his press tour for 2007's Halloween redux, Zombie voiced his disinterest in doing a sequel. However, over a year had past before he was approached by Dimension Films and producer Malek Akkad for Halloween 2 - a film he ultimately took on. Naturally, fans and bloggers took him to task, calling him out for going back on his word. But such is the fickle nature of Hollywood, something Zombie is not immune to.
Working from a script he, once again, penned, Zombie relocated production from Pasadena (where much of his remake was shot) to Georgia where he revisited his vision of the Michael Myers saga with actors Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell and many other familiar faces. ShockTillYouDrop.com catches up to the man just a few weeks into editing...
ShockTillYouDrop.com: When you committed to the sequel, did you already have a seed of an idea of where to take it? Did the writing process go fast and furious?
Rob Zombie: Everything has been fast and furious with this one. But no, I had no thoughts on it because I hadn't planned on doing it. I didn't have anything prepared, but once we started it was fast as it turned out to our advantage.
Shock: Well, did you find yourself the least bit surprised by the ideas that hit you?
Zombie: The script was constantly being written because there wasn't enough time to live with things which is fine with me because sometimes because you can live with a script for too long and you over-think it. The life can go out of it. I actually had this conversation with Robert Rodriguez and he said sometimes if you let a movie sit around too long there's too much time to ruin it. People get in your head, they give you suggestions. Things go on. What was good is that this was similar to The Devil's Rejects in that I jumped in and went for it. There wasn't a lot of time to over-think it and that worked out better for me.
Shock: Did you find that was the case even when you were on set? Finding the film organically as you worked with the actors?
Zombie: Well, one thing I liked about returning to this movie, in the same way I liked returning to The Devil's Rejects, is once you know the actors - when you first work with them, you don't know these people, they're complete strangers, you might know them from their work - it takes a long time to develop a relationship with them and unfortunately you don't have the time. By the end of the movie maybe you do.
By this movie, now, I've known these people for a while, I'm friends with them, so I could tailor the parts to them. You get to know their strengths, that's not to say they can't do whatever you call on them to do, especially in the case of Malcolm McDowell and Brad Dourif. Now that I know them, I know what they excel at and where they really shine. You can see it through their careers, "Wow, that's so Malcolm, he's going to go crazy with that." Even Malcolm said the same thing when he got the script, he was so excited and all of his scenes were a blast to do because it was stuff that he could really run with. And I would say that applied to everybody.
Filming a sequel, it can go two ways. You can do a cheap-o knock-off of the same thing, which I didn't want to do or you can take all of our actors, we know all of the characters, we can dig in and do something deeper and more meaningful than we did before.
Shock: Producer Malek Akkad conveyed that on set, as well - that this strays from the normal sequel we've seen before, but it definitely goes deeper. Can you elaborate on how?
Zombie: The first movie was tricky because the conflict is that it's Halloween. It's John Carpenter's well-known story and well-known characters. That was the problem at all times, because I was battling with how much do I change? How much do I keep? Is it too similar? Too different?
That movie from start to finish...sometimes you have experiences on a film like The Devil's Rejects - perfect experience. Wonderful all the way through. Halloween was a f**kin' nightmare from the moment it started to the moment it ended. It was just one of those things where if something could go wrong, it did. Everything was a problem.
On this film, it was the exact opposite. Everything went great, we just locked into a groove and went with it. And I think that happened because there was nothing hanging over it. The characters had all been damaged and f**ked with through my movie, they don't relate to anything that's come before. For the actors, and myself, it made it easier, fresh and more my film this time. I felt with Halloween the first half of the movie was very much me, the second half was me trying to figure out what to do with John Carpenter's stuff. That becomes a mindf**k. This time I didn't care, we didn't have to think about any of that and it makes for a much better movie.
Shock: There's a palpable growth creatively that can be seen between House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. Would you say we'll be seeing something similar between your two Halloween films?
Zombie: Sometimes you grow, or, sometimes there's other things that play, too, like...how do I put this? Making a movie is a joint effort of a lot of people. Sometimes you lock into a really solid groove of a certain person, like my [director of photography] Phil Parmet who was also on The Devil's Rejects. We butted heads and could not get along on Halloween, it was disastrous.
With this movie, I have a new d.p. Brandon Trost and we locked into that killer groove that you lock into. Two people have to function as one. That was the difference. Movies are incredibly difficult even when they're going great. You cannot have that war of personalities, it just kills what's happening. We didn't have that this time and it's awesome.
Shock: Did that new groove yield a different look for this picture? What are the differences?
Zombie: The biggest difference on this - I hate talking about what's wrong with things - on Halloween what I was unhappy with was the film looked too clean. For this type of thing, it looked too clean and that's a problem I dealt with in post-production.
The Devil's Rejects is a dirty looking movie. That's what I liked about it. What I did with Brandon, we made a Halloween 2 - or whatever the f**k they're going to call it - dirty again. We went back and shot it on super-16mm and it's got a dirty vibe that's my thing. I felt on the last movie my thing had been removed which was a problem.
Shock: One of the things you expressed in the gigantic making-of documentary is that you shot a lot of material and by the time you went into the editing room, it was all about paring things down. Was that the case here?
Zombie: Yes, we shot like maniacs. We did some re-shooting on Halloween or additional stuff. I knew on this one our schedule was so tight, so I overcompensated by shooting every scene every which way I could think of so I, when I was in editing, I wasn't saying, "F**k, if only I had this but I don't have it!" There's so much f**kin' film here. That's the one thing you learn as you go on. You really want to cover your ass because once you get into the editing room, you're f**ked.
Shock: What's happening with the familiar Halloween theme and music cues this time? Are you using them or going off on your own?
Zombie: We're just starting to crack that nut. We're not sure yet. We're going to redo the entire score, we're not reusing any of the cues we had on Halloween because it would just seem weird. We're just starting to figure that out.
Shock: We're talking after the official trailer's been release and it's interesting to see how much of it plays on the hospital angle when the story really isn't set there all that much.
Zombie: Yeah, here I am complaining again, one thing that bugged me about the trailer was it made something that is a very tiny thing in the movie seem like the whole movie. The trailer was cool, but I don't think it did the movie justice. It took things that were really small and made it seem huge. We were still shooting when they cut the trailer and the trailer is cut by people who have no idea what we're doing so what you get back sometimes is confusing. Usually, I get more involved but I was so overwhelmed with the shooting I just didn't have time to be a part of it.
Shock: Can you talk about Michael Myers' new look that we're seeing in the photos and trailer?
Zombie: There is a photo out that I didn't approve that has Michael standing there with half of the mask off. You never really see it like that. You have these on set photos of him standing there in this brightly lit room. Everyone starts complaining, "I don't like the way it looks!" Well, it never looks like that. I thought the mask should degenerate as Michael's state of mind degenerates but it's never that clearly seen and it's still pretty mysterious in the actual film.
Shock: What was alluded to is that Laurie Strode goes through a bit of a mental degeneration, too. Did you find Scout really receptive to this or did it take some convincing?
Zombie: I think Scout is an incredible actress and she didn't get nearly what she's capable of doing in the first film. Again, Laurie Strode as portrayed in Halloween is more or less John Carpenter's vision of this girl in a way.
In this movie, that's not the case at all. This is more how I see things. It's like once the characters get fu*ked up, the people are more relatable to me or something. Her character has a lot to do and it gets pretty heart-wrenching. Everybody does, everybody in this film is pretty damaged. In the first film, Michael is the only damaged one. In this, Loomis is f**ked, Sheriff Brackett is f**ked up. Laurie is a mess, Annie is a mess. These are emotionally damaged people which always makes for more interesting characters.
Shock: Is this film bigger in scope? When we were on set you had a car on fire, police everywhere, a helicopter scene - it definitely looked like you opened up the action a bit.
Zombie: It's a much bigger film. On some level it's both. The scope is much bigger than the first film, but the actual story and characters is much more personal, so it's both. The thing about getting out of L.A. and into Georgia, you can shoot with a greater scope. When we were in Pasadena, it turned out to be a huge mistake because you couldn't get any scope without seeing a palm tree or a Starbucks.
Shock: New Line is putting their latest Final Destination up against your film. What are your thoughts on that?
Zombie: It is what it is. You try to find a good date to put your movie out and it doesn't matter where you move it there's always something else that will land on the same day. It's a bummer that there are two horror movies because you split the audiences. What can you do? I'm sure Final Destination is very...look, our movie is f**kin' dark. Dark and nasty, so we'll see.
Halloween 2 opens August 28th.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10527
browneyes106 05-17-2009, 03:01 PM I wonder how both H2 and the new Final Destination do an opening weekend. I think make around the same gross.
JamesG 05-17-2009, 11:18 PM I wonder how both H2 and the new Final Destination do an opening weekend. I think make around the same gross.
I'm not really all that familiar with this but is Final Destination still a popular franchise around today's audiences? I stopped after the second one.
They're both going to be R-rated so there's not going to be that R vs. PG-13 issue here.
That's what killed Rambo when it went against Meet The Spartans. All the kids purchased tickets for Meet The Spartans to get into Rambo or went to sneak into Rambo after seeing that one. The result was that Meet The Spartans was #1 in the box office during that time.
I'm interested in how the Final Destination vs. H2 comes along that day.
JamesG 05-21-2009, 11:48 PM A New Look at a Beaten Michael Myers in H2
Thursday, May 21, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Michael Myers has a giant boo-boo on his head and only his mother can kiss it and make it better.
Beyond the break you can take a look at a brand new look at Myers in Rob Zombie's H2: Halloween 2, arriving in theaters August 28th from Dimension Films.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16276
browneyes106 05-22-2009, 03:12 PM I'm not really all that familiar with this but is Final Destination still a popular franchise around today's audiences? I stopped after the second one.
They're both going to be R-rated so there's not going to be that R vs. PG-13 issue here.
That's what killed Rambo when it went against Meet The Spartans. All the kids purchased tickets for Meet The Spartans to get into Rambo or went to sneak into Rambo after seeing that one. The result was that Meet The Spartans was #1 in the box office during that time.
I'm interested in how the Final Destination vs. H2 comes along that day.
I think the Final Destination franchise did lose some popularity after the second movie but there are still some devout fans. On the IMDB page for FD 4 there are about 10 or more pages of threads. I'm more interested in seeing H2 based on a lot of the info and pics released. Final Destination 4 which is going to be known as The Final Destination is about a race car crash it sounds really similar to the FD 2 plot.
JamesG 05-23-2009, 06:45 AM I think the Final Destination franchise did lose some popularity after the second movie but there are still some devout fans. On the IMDB page for FD 4 there are about 10 or more pages of threads. I'm more interested in seeing H2 based on a lot of the info and pics released. Final Destination 4 which is going to be known as The Final Destination is about a race car crash it sounds really similar to the FD 2 plot.
Also for me I wasn't really crazy about this series anyway. I liked it but to me this is not at all one of my top favorite franchises.
I watched the second one because it was a direct sequel to the original but when Part III took its own direction I didn't bother with it.
I also loved Tony Todd's cameo role in I and II as the mortician. I don't think he is due to appear in this new one. (in the 3rd I hear he was the voice of the ride but didn't have an on-screen role).
browneyes106 05-23-2009, 10:37 AM Also for me I wasn't really crazy about this series anyway. I liked it but to me this is not at all one of my top favorite franchises.
I watched the second one because it was a direct sequel to the original but when Part III took its own direction I didn't bother with it.
I also loved Tony Todd's cameo role in I and II as the mortician. I don't think he is due to appear in this new one. (in the 3rd I hear he was the voice of the ride but didn't have an on-screen role).
I really liked the first movie. I was surprised when part 2 was announced. I thought part 2 was a bit better than part 3.
JamesG 05-25-2009, 05:50 AM A Dark and Stormy Halloween 2 Clip Premieres!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
As promised MTV has posted the first ever clip from Rob Zombie's H2: Halloween 2, which features one of Michael Myer's (Tyle Mane) attacks on Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) on a dark and stormy night. Does Strode make it out alive? Looks like we'll have to wait until August 28th to find out as the clip cuts off right when... read on to find out! Don't forget to lay your eyes on the first trailer, maybe some clues are hiding within?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16292
*Click the above link to see the clip and after it finishes you should see small interview clips with Rob Zombie and Scout Taylor-Compton come up.
Jessica 05-25-2009, 09:04 AM My favorite one is the first, of course.
JamesG 05-25-2009, 08:41 PM Scout Releases Halloween 2 Pic
Source:MySpace
May 25, 2009
Actress Scout Taylor-Compton, who reprises her role as Laurie Strode in the upcoming Halloween 2, has released a pic (or trailer screen grab?) from the upcoming Rob Zombie sequel.
This comes on the heels of a film clip featuring the actress.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10615
browneyes106 05-25-2009, 09:47 PM Laurie Strode looks like hell. Poor Scout.
JamesG 05-29-2009, 12:24 AM Click the link for a short cast interview and preview of H2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZfEgzonUXQ
JamesG 06-01-2009, 12:33 AM Rob Zombie recently opened a Twitter account where he put up a new Michael Myers photo.
http://twitter.com/rwzombie
JamesG 06-01-2009, 01:47 PM Over at the LA premiere of A Dark and Stormy Night Dan Roebuck gave a brief statement about H2:
"'Halloween 2' is going to be really epic," stated Dan.
"The tone changes throughout the movie and its going to be a little different than what people think. People will love it. Rob Zombie's never disappointed his fans. He's disappointed a lot of people who don't like to see people's heads cut off, but those people aren't going to go see 'H2', they're going to go see something with Jennifer Aniston."
I had to ask if he was going to die in the film and he craftily replies: "I can tell you that I have died on film many times and this will definitely may or may not be one of them."
See the full article here - http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10694
Jessica 06-01-2009, 02:23 PM What is this fil about? Is it like the other ones?
JamesG 06-01-2009, 02:44 PM What is this fil about? Is it like the other ones?
Well it's hard for me to say without having seen it but from what I gather from all of this is that this will be Rob Zombie's own creative spin on Halloween.
I can say this will not be like any of the previous installments and that Rob is going for a more realistic, brutal, and darker tone.
JamesG 06-02-2009, 01:57 PM Yet Another Look at Halloween 2's Michael Myers
Source: Fangoria
June 2, 2009
Fangoria #285 is going to focus heavily on Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, so that makes ol' Michael Myers the magazine's cover boy yet again.
Here's a fresh look at the sequel's killer.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10711
Jessica 06-02-2009, 02:06 PM Ohh, ok.
JamesG 06-02-2009, 06:26 PM Yet ANOTHER Look at Michael Myers, Who Has the Blues
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Making up for that really lame Twitter "surprise" this morning, Rob Zombie had released a brand new image of Michael Myers in H2, arriving in theaters August 28th.
While I love a new pic of Michael as much as the next, I would like to see some establishing stills, or maybe a look at someone else (Brea Grant anyone?)?
Check out the new still below, the hi-res one here and then talk about your thoughts on the latest from the ongoing Halloween franchise.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16369
JamesG 06-06-2009, 01:00 AM Halloween 2 Captain Clegg Show Poster
Source: Rob Zombie
June 5, 2009
This summer's horror sequel Halloween 2 is going to feature the rockin' tunes of Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures, a fictional band created solely for the film. You can listen to them here. Today, writer-director Rob Zombie posted some promo art pimping them out.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10753
Number 9 Dream 06-07-2009, 09:01 PM I absolutely cannot wait to see this movie! I love how Rob blends creepy with the ridiculously campy, and I'm sure this one will be great. House of a 1,000 Corpses was awesome (still haven't seen Devil's Rejects) and his take on Halloween was cool too (not as good as the original, but it's not trying to be the original and I'm cool with that). Anyway, to make a long story short, I'm psyched! :D
Jessica 06-07-2009, 09:02 PM I really liked the first one. I think the 4th film is good too, but not the rest. I hope this one is good.
JamesG 06-09-2009, 08:02 PM Dr. Loomis and His Publicist Take a Walk in H2
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Ask and you shall receive.
Rob Zombie has finally started releasing some images of character in H2 other than Michael Myers and Uncle Coffins.
Today he posted your first look at Dr. Loomis (Malcolm McDowell) and his publicist Nancy McDonald (Mary Birdsong) in the sequel to his reboot arriving in theaters August 28th.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16435
Jessica 06-09-2009, 09:27 PM So it's like a remake?
JamesG 06-09-2009, 11:20 PM So it's like a remake?
Rob Zombie's Halloween was a re-imagining of John Carpenter's Halloween. That was pretty much a remake.
H2 is not going to be based on any previous Halloween movie. I gather this will be his own spin on the franchise.
Jessica 06-10-2009, 11:37 AM Ahh, ok! ^^
JamesG 06-10-2009, 04:34 PM A Bloody Behind-the-Scenes Look at H2
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Now we're getting somewhere!
Rob Zombie is finally off the Michael Myers and Uncle Coffins rampage and bringing us some other look at H2.
Yesterday we got Dr. Loomis and his publicist, today we get a really sweet behind-the-scenes look at Wayne Toth's FX work on the sequel arriving in theaters August 28th.
The image features Toth working on Scout Taylor-Compton, along with two (spoiler warning) images of a dead "someone". Check it inside.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16442
*These photos contain some blood and gore so I did not put up the photos as attachments. Click on the above link if you want to see the photos.
JamesG 06-11-2009, 01:45 PM Michael Myers Goes Homeless in Action Figure Form
Thursday, June 11, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
While everyone has been making jokes about the seemingly homeless Michael Myers images from H2, it appears it wasn't a joke at all.
"Here's the first shots of the homeless Michael Myers action figure! Check it!" Rob Zombie writes on his blog.
The figure comes with a removable hood, because that's like his cape if he were Batman, you know?
This Halloween sequel is getting more and more bizarre, and if there's something positive to take out of it all, at least he's doing something original (we cried for it, now we're getting it).
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16456
browneyes106 06-11-2009, 04:49 PM Love the removable hood feature.
JamesG 06-11-2009, 07:55 PM Love the removable hood feature.
Yep, I love this "Hobo-Myers" thing. This has been hilarious for me since I first heard people saying that lol.
I will probably be adding this to my figure collection.
JamesG 06-15-2009, 02:02 PM First Two Halloween 2 TV Spots
Sunday, June 14, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
While the film doesn't hit theaters until August 28th, Dimension Films has already launched two TV Spots for Rob Zombie's H2, both of which can be viewed inside.
In the sequel to Zombie's Halloween reboot, it's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16474
JamesG 06-15-2009, 11:22 PM http://www.halloween2-movie.com/
JamesG 06-17-2009, 12:48 PM Sheriff Brackett Calls For Backup in Halloween II
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Writer-director Rob Zombie continues to unload images of other cast members as he's posted a new look at Brad Dourif as Sheriff Brackett in Halloween II (official title), arriving in theaters August 28th.
The image shows Brackett calling into his radio, looking up as if someone is there - Michael Myers anyone?
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16511
LuLu Rogers 06-17-2009, 02:54 PM Sheriff Brackett Calls For Backup in Halloween II
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Writer-director Rob Zombie continues to unload images of other cast members as he's posted a new look at Brad Dourif as Sheriff Brackett in Halloween II (official title), arriving in theaters August 28th.
The image shows Brackett calling into his radio, looking up as if someone is there - Michael Myers anyone?
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16511
I LOVE Brad Dourif! I think he's a great actor and it's cool to see him in another horror film besides the Child's Play series, not that I don't love Chucky ;)
JamesG 06-17-2009, 04:02 PM I LOVE Brad Dourif! I think he's a great actor and it's cool to see him in another horror film besides the Child's Play series, not that I don't love Chucky ;)
He's always Billy Bibbit to me.
He was also great on HBO's Deadwood.
browneyes106 06-17-2009, 08:29 PM Brad Douriff looks a little creepy in that pic.
LuLu Rogers 06-18-2009, 01:23 AM He's always Billy Bibbit to me.
He was also great on HBO's Deadwood.
Yes! I love seeing him as Billy! A lot of people still don't realize that's him! :lol: ;)
JamesG 06-18-2009, 02:25 PM Something Out of a Nightmare, Crazy Image From Halloween
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
We've seen Michael a billion times, same with Uncle Coffins, now Rob Zombie has finally thrown a curve ball to ignite our imagination.
Below you'll find a brand new image from Halloween II that is not only creepy, but disturbing. What the f*ck is it? Your guess is as good as mine, but why not jot down some guesses below.
Dimension Films will pit Michael Myers vs Death on August 28th, which one will you see?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16518
browneyes106 06-18-2009, 02:47 PM Something Out of a Nightmare, Crazy Image From Halloween
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
We've seen Michael a billion times, same with Uncle Coffins, now Rob Zombie has finally thrown a curve ball to ignite our imagination.
Below you'll find a brand new image from Halloween II that is not only creepy, but disturbing. What the f*ck is it? Your guess is as good as mine, but why not jot down some guesses below.
Dimension Films will pit Michael Myers vs Death on August 28th, which one will you see?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16518
Maybe it's bizarre nightmare that a character has in the movie.
JamesG 06-19-2009, 12:58 PM Maybe it's bizarre nightmare that a character has in the movie.
Wanna bet it's Michael's dream? :lol:
Jessica 06-19-2009, 01:29 PM Wanna bet it's Michael's dream? :lol:
Could be. :lol:
JamesG 06-19-2009, 05:38 PM Violence Erupts in Official Halloween II Poster!
Friday, June 19, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
After the last film's horrid, horrid collage poster, Dimension Films' official one sheet for Rob Zombie's Halloween II is actually pretty awesome.
It features an animated Michael Myers slashing down on an unseen victim (he's holding some blonde locks). Check it out inside and tell us what you think.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16531
Jessica 06-19-2009, 05:59 PM Wow.
browneyes106 06-19-2009, 07:29 PM The poster is awesome.
JamesG 06-22-2009, 03:05 PM Second Full Trailer For Halloween II Features All New Footage
Monday, June 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Last night on Spike TV's "Guys Choice Awards" Dimension Films premiered the second trailer for Rob Zombie's Halloween II that features a bunch of new footage from the sequel arriving in theaters August 28.
Read on to check it out and then talk about it below.
What new info can we pull from the footage? According to Loomis, "Michael Myers is dead, D-E-A-D."
Thanks to B-D readers GoliathSlasher and Thom Blank, and about a dozen others for the tip.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16542
comedyfreak 06-23-2009, 05:49 AM I liked the remake and the new sequel seems interesting. I'll be checking it out when it premieres, can't wait til August!
JamesG 06-23-2009, 08:30 PM Michael Myers Shows Up For His Extreme Close-Up
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Bloody-Disgusting readers "MaidenFan and SpookyVille" just sent us a new image from Rob Zombie's Halloween II.
Michael Myers is ready for his close-up as the new image features Tyler Mane as Myers in a close and personal encounter.
With the August 28th release looming closer, Dimension Films has been unloading the goods, which include the second trailer and one sheet - from everything you've seen so far, what are your thoughts? Will this be better than the first?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16557
JamesG 06-24-2009, 05:04 PM Go Behind-the-Scenes of Halloween II
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Rob Zombie continues to dominate the front page of Bloody-Disgusting as he's now released a slew of behind-the-scenes photos from his forthcoming Halloween II, his sequel to his reboot of John Carpenter's Halloween arriving in theaters August 28.
In the photos you'll see Zombie working with Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Curtis Brown and of course, Scout Taylor Compton.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16561
JamesG 06-26-2009, 08:33 PM This is the cover Rob Zombie created for Dr. Loomis' fictional book on Michael Myers that will be in Halloween II.
JamesG 06-28-2009, 11:31 PM El Superbeasto Meets Michael Myers
Sunday, June 28, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Arriving on DVD September 22 from Anchor Bay Entertainment is Rob Zombie Presents: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, the 2-D animated comedy, based on the Spookshow International comic book "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" created by Zombie.
Below you'll find a new image from the animated pic that displays El Superbeasto hitting classic horror icon Michael Myers from the Halloween franchise.
Featuring the voices of Paul Giamatti, Tom Papa, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brian Posehn, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Danny Trejo, Geoffrey Lewis and Tom Kenny, the pic follows the exploits of a washed-up Mexican wrestler, El Superbeasto, in the mythic world of Monsterland.
Rob Zombie's Halloween II hits theaters August 28.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16591
JamesG 07-03-2009, 04:00 PM A New Behind-the-Scenes Look at Halloween II
Friday, July 3, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Below you'll find a new behind-the-scenes photo from Rob Zombie's Halloween II that features stars Sheri Moon Zombie and Chase Wright Vanek rehearsing a scene at Smith's Grove Sanitarium.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16652
JamesG 07-06-2009, 02:39 PM New Behind-the-Scenes Look at Halloween II
Monday, July 6, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
The time is getting near for the return of Michael Myers and writer-director Rob Zombie continues to unload image after image from Halloween II, which will take on The Final Destination on August 28.
Today a slew of new behind-the-scenes images were posted that feature stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Malcolm McDowell and even Richard Riehle as Buddy Bear the Night Watchman. Check 'em out inside.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16660
JamesG 07-08-2009, 05:16 AM Two Brand New Looks at Michael Myers in Halloween II!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Michael Myers is heading back to Haddonfield and Bloody-Disgusting has a new look at the iconic horror slasher in two exclusive stills.
Beyond the break you can check out Myers in the fog and Myers in the rain from Rob Zombie's forthcoming Halloween II, which has thus far become the most anticipated horror release on B-D this year.
What do you guys think of the new pics?
Dimension Films is bringing Halloween back to theaters on August 28th.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16682
JamesG 07-10-2009, 02:17 PM Halloween II Reshoots, New Behind-the-Scenes Pic
Friday, July 10, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
For every person screaming "Hell yeah!" there has to be one screaming "Enough already!" But for those fans keeping a close watch of Rob Zombie's Halloween II can check out a new behind-the-scenes pic from the film that features "Brea (Mya Rockwell), Scout (Laurie Strode) and Angela (Harley David) hanging at Uncle Meat's Java Hole, the coolest hangout in Haddonfield."
In other small news, we learned that Zombie has been completing some small reshoots (nothing like the first film) to give the film some more juice.
You can catch the return of Michael Myers in theaters August 28.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16711
JamesG 07-10-2009, 08:12 PM WTF Creepy Halloween II Wallpaper, Fan Made One Sheet
Friday, July 10, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Update: "Canadian" one sheet is fan made.
Featuring the hi-res image we posted online here early this week, a new "Canadian" one sheet has surfaced online from Halloween II that has yet to be confirmed as "official". It features Michael Myers in the rain about to walk up a staircase, it's a little lackluster for a poster and I find it hard to believe that this is the image they'd choose to use, but we'll let you know as soon as we find out.
In other news, the official website was updated with AIM and wallpaper downloads, with one of the images being quite shocking.
Take a look at both the poster and the creepy wallpaper image by reading below.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16718
JamesG 07-13-2009, 12:39 PM CD Art for Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures
Source: Rob Zombie
July 13, 2009
The talents of artist David Hartman (who created this site's official poster) are featured prominently on the CD cover for Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures.
You might recall this is the band you'll be seeing in Halloween 2 when the Rob Zombie-directed sequel opens in theaters on August 28th.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11061
Torgo 07-14-2009, 05:37 PM CD Art for Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures
Source: Rob Zombie
July 13, 2009
The talents of artist David Hartman (who created this site's official poster) are featured prominently on the CD cover for Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures.
You might recall this is the band you'll be seeing in Halloween 2 when the Rob Zombie-directed sequel opens in theaters on August 28th.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11061
Captain Clegg(aka Night Creatures) is one of my favorite Hammer Studio films.
JamesG 07-14-2009, 08:20 PM Captain Clegg(aka Night Creatures) is one of my favorite Hammer Studio films.
I saw that one years ago. I don't really remember much of it.
I heard that this band is actually releasing an album around the time of H2's release.
I could be wrong but I believe Zombie's crew also created music for that fictional band in The Devil's Rejects "Banjo & Sullivan".
JamesG 07-15-2009, 01:39 PM Full Halloween 2 Soundtrack Listing
Source: Amazon
July 15, 2009
With the arrival of Halloween 2 on August 28 comes the official soundtrack. It hits the streets on August 25 and Amazon has a full track listing:
1. The Things We Do For Love - 10cc
2. Cities In Dust - SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
3. Nights In White Satin - MOODY BLUES
4. Amerarockers - SCREAM
5. Kick Out The Jams - MC5
6. I Just Want To Make Love To You - FOGHAT
7. Magic - PILOT
8. I Against I - BAD BRAINS
9. Come Back - MISFITS
10. Night And Day - FRANK SINATRA
11. Time To Die - VOID
A lil' Foghat is always welcome. No doubt you can probably expect a mix of film sound clips
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11078
JamesG 07-16-2009, 06:42 PM Cast, Crew Get Comfy in New Halloween II Behind-the-Scenes Pics
Thursday, July 16, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Rob Zombie has unloaded another batch of behind-the-scenes stills from Halloween II that feature a bunch of the cast and crew getting comfortable on set in Georgia this past summer.
While I love seeing images from films, I almost feel like too many can take you right out of a movie.
I guess time will tell as Dimension Films takes Michael Myers back to theaters on August 28th.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16772
JamesG 07-19-2009, 10:30 PM EXCL: Halloween 2 Fan Poster Contest
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
July 19, 2009
In my line of work, I've learned there are a lot of talented individuals out there who know how to use Photoshop. Why do I say that? Because I'm hit with fan-made posters for upcoming films all of the time. And, in most cases, some of them are pretty damn good. So good it prompts me to see if it's legit or not. With that said, here's an outlet to put your art wizardry to the test.
In anticipation of the Dimension Films release Halloween II, written and directed by Rob Zombie, ShockTillYouDrop.com is hosting a fan-made poster contest. It's pretty simple. You create the poster, submit it to us and after the contest closes on August 28 (when the film is released), Rob Zombie himself will select his favorite. The winner will receive a full-sized poster of their winning design signed by Zombie.
Where do you begin? Well, there are images to use in our gallery, at the film's official site and at Zombie's MySpace page (sift through his blog). Also, be sure to use the title treatment you see below - click on it for a hi-res version. Be creative. When you're done, e-mail Halloween2PosterContest@gmail.com with your hi-res artwork attached and your FULL NAME and ADDRESS. I'll be compiling the entries into a public photo gallery for all of you to see (I'll link to it on this page once it launches).
The gallery page has launched. - http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/imageGallery/Poster_Contest
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11110
JamesG 07-21-2009, 07:12 PM Michael Myers Has a Message For All of You!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Rob Zombie updated his MySpace blog with a new image and a little farewell to his editing room.
"Well, the editing room is packed up and stored away until next time. Now it on to color timing and sound mixing. Before you know it Michael will be back in your face. I've never been so excited to release a film. This one blows the last one away... big time!"
Check out a new image of Myers below, and don't get pissed when he flips you the bird!
Halloween II arrives in theaters August 28.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16820
browneyes106 07-21-2009, 08:58 PM Michael Myers Has a Message For All of You!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Rob Zombie updated his MySpace blog with a new image and a little farewell to his editing room.
"Well, the editing room is packed up and stored away until next time. Now it on to color timing and sound mixing. Before you know it Michael will be back in your face. I've never been so excited to release a film. This one blows the last one away... big time!"
Check out a new image of Myers below, and don't get pissed when he flips you the bird!
Halloween II arrives in theaters August 28.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16820
LOL:lol:
JamesG 07-25-2009, 04:13 PM Rob Zombie signing Halloween 2 posters, free of charge, at the San Diego Comic Con.
JamesG 07-25-2009, 08:32 PM SDCC: Dourif to Have a Larger Role in Halloween II
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
July 25, 2009
In the world of Rob Zombie's Halloween II, anything goes. The writer-director has no blueprint or rules to follow this time. As he's stated on this site before, he had creative freedom this time out. And one of the aspects we've been speculating about is who, in his world, are we expected to see more of? Loomis? Annie? Laurie?
Try Sheriff Brackett.
Rob Zombie confirmed to me this afternoon that you can expect to see more of actor Brad Dourif reprising his role as Haddonfield's keeper of the peace. But you'll find him in a shabbier condition than when we last saw him.
"Brad's very important to the movie," Zombie exclusively tells ShockTillYouDrop.com.
"Last time, you couldn't fit too much with him. Here you have your survivors. Laurie Strode moves in with Sheriff Brackett and Annie. That's the core of your movie. For Brackett, Brad grew his hair long and he's all rough looking. He's old, he's worn out, he's just this beat-down guy with these two girls he can't deal with. Brad must have that in his real life because he latched onto it. He was like, 'Man, I can relate to this. I'm getting old.' He really bonded with those two girls. He didn't have a lot to do in the first film but here he really digs in. There's classic Brad Dourif in this."
As for the status of Halloween II, "We tested it last week in New York and now we're finishing the movie, editing. Next week we'll test it in L.A. The screening went really good. I just try to sit in the audience and feel the vibe."
The film opens in theaters on August 28. More with Zombie to come!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11196
JamesG 07-28-2009, 04:07 PM An Exclusive Halloween II Photo
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
July 28, 2009
ShockTillYouDrop.com has scored an exclusive hi-res photo from Rob Zombie's Halloween II - the sequel to the 2007 redo which hits theaters in a month.
What're we looking at? Well, that's Scout Taylor-Compton and Tyler Mane reprising their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, respectively. Laurie's in a tight spot, it seems. But is this from a dream sequence?
Also, don't forget, we're currently running a Halloween II fan poster contest.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11218
JamesG 07-29-2009, 12:08 PM Michael Myers to Speak in Halloween II?
Source: Rob Zombie
July 29, 2009
Will the silent killer known as Michael Myers finally speak during his adult years? Possibly. Here's an early morning Twitter update on the status of Halloween II which is currently in post-production.
"Off to meet Tyler for some Michael Myers ADR. Sleeping some day would be great."
ADR means "additional dialogue recording." So does Zombie have Tyler Mane coming in punch up actual "dialogue" or will the actor merely be grunting and breathing heavy? Zombie has flirted with the idea of adult Myers talking before. In an early draft of 2007's Halloween, Myer's uttered the word "Boo" when he met Laurie Strode.
Halloween II opens August 28th. All answers to the above will come then.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11227
JamesG 07-30-2009, 05:34 PM Laurie Strode Takes a Beating in New Halloween II Image
Thursday, July 30, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
This afternoon MySpace hosted a brand new image from Rob Zombie's Halloween II, which features Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) covered in blood.
Dimension Films has decided to take the film up against Warner Bros. Pictures' The Final Destination on August 28th.
Two R-rated horror films, both a major franchise, who will win? Death or Michael Myers?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16927
JamesG 07-31-2009, 02:34 AM Over at Halloween 2's official YouTube channel, DimensionHorror, a new tv spot has been uploaded.
Watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yge2__Zr7JI
JamesG 07-31-2009, 07:53 PM Zombie Unloads Four New Behind-the-Scenes Looks at H2
Friday, July 31, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
To go along with the new TV Spot and image comes four brand new behind-the-scenes shots from Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, which takes on The Final Destination on August 28th.
In the images you'll find Jesse Dayton rockin' out at the big party, RZ, Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton hanging at the Brackett house, Danny Roebuck in his Frankenstein costume and a look at an ad for Dr. Loomis' latest book (in stores October 31st!).
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16944
JamesG 08-01-2009, 06:12 AM Dimension Horror has put up another Halloween II tv spot.
Check it out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnMRokEUW3s
JamesG 08-04-2009, 08:42 PM A Hi-Res Look at the New Young Michael Myers, Laurie Strode!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
We've just been given an exclusive new look inside Rob Zombie's Halloween II as beyond the break you can check out a hi-res look at Chase Wright Vanek as your new young Michael Myers, along with Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode.
What's interesting about the image is that young Michael is featured in the SAME pic as Laurie. A dream sequence maybe? Start throwing your thoughts in the comment section below and check out H2 in theaters August 28th.
It's that time of year again, and Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield, Illinois to take care of some unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror master Rob Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
In addition, HALLOWEEN II just created a fun, web-only Trick or Treat “experience” for users. Go to www.H2TrickOrTreat.com and be prepared to be tricked or treated at your own risk!
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/16972
JamesG 08-06-2009, 07:12 PM Halloween II Gets Its MPAA Rating
Source: Rob Zombie
August 6, 2009
The verdict is in and the MPAA has presented its official rating for Rob Zombie's Halloween II.
The writer-director announced via his Twitter account that the sequel to his 2007 remake is rated R for "strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, some crude sexual content and nudity."
No surprises there. We'll see if it lives up to all of this on August 28th!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11343
JamesG 08-10-2009, 04:36 PM Fourth Halloween II TV Spot Takes a Jab at The Final Destination?
Monday, August 10, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
A fourth TV Spot was released today for Rob Zombie's Halloween II entitled "Final Destiny", which appears to be a jab at New Line Cinema's The Final Destination.
The two films are set to go head-to-head on August 28th, but I think if I were a betting man I'd say Death is going to win.
I guess we'll find out in a few weeks? You can check out the new TV Spot from Michael Myers return to Haddonfield beyond the break.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17028
browneyes106 08-10-2009, 05:52 PM I hope I see the TV spot soon.
JamesG 08-10-2009, 05:55 PM I hope I see the TV spot soon.
Here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcuf0yC1_bA
browneyes106 08-10-2009, 06:18 PM Cool thanks for the link. I hope I see it on TV. I saw a couple of promos for the Final Destination this morning and one for Soriority Row.
JamesG 08-10-2009, 06:22 PM Cool thanks for the link. I hope I see it on TV. I saw a couple of promos for the Final Destination this morning and one for Soriority Row.
Yeah, Youtube seems to be plugging Sorority Row a lot. The girls made this confessional vids and they have interactive games and stuff.
I'm not too crazy about The Final Destination so I don't follow that as much.
browneyes106 08-10-2009, 09:14 PM I just saw a promo for H2.
JamesG 08-11-2009, 10:00 AM I just saw a promo for H2.
I assume on TV? cool
browneyes106 08-11-2009, 11:41 AM I saw it while watching Family Guy on TBS. Last night I saw more promos of the Final Destination on TV.
Torgo 08-11-2009, 12:44 PM I assume on TV? cool
I saw the trailer for H2 on tv a few nights ago. Still haven't seen one for Sorority House yet.
I miss the early 80's, it seemed like there was always a trailer for a horror film being shown during commercial breaks. One of our local stations after 8PM would start airing lots of horror trailers during their breaks. Of course back then the theaters were filled with horror films, I remember opening the newspaper to the movie section and it would be two pages of mostly horror film ads.
JamesG 08-12-2009, 11:39 PM Zombie's Halloween II As Strong As Rejects?
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
August 12, 2009
As the song goes, Rob Zombie is "never gonna stop."
Since Comic-Con, the multi-hyphenate has been racing through the final lap of post-production on Halloween II. The sequel to 2007's Halloween has tested both in New York and Los Angeles and is jetting towards its August 28 release.
"It's a reality-based film but there's more trippy stuff at the end," Zombie tells ShockTillYouDrop.com, responding to this writer's comment about the sequel going beyond the usual slasher fare. The writer-director is feeling incredibly positive about his sophomore outing with Michael Myers. "Most of the people that worked on this movie worked on "The Devil's Rejects". And I think we all feel this movie is the logical follow. That "Halloween" itself was a weird left turn that never found its groove. "Halloween II" is to "Halloween" as "Rejects" is to "House of 1000 Corpses". We shot the last film on 35mm, it was cleaner. This one, we went back to shoot a dirty, nasty movie on 16mm."
August 28 doesn't mean Zombie takes a hiatus. There's a new album on the way, currently untitled. "I think it's going to come out at the end of October or the beginning of November. We have a tour starting in October. The plan is to go on tour for a while then finally come back and make "Tyrannosaurus Rex". Because that got shoved off to the side and that was a film I really wanted to make. It's like "Rejects" on steroids."
Tyrannosaurus Rex was in development at Dimension through 2008 and is said to be a mix of Raging Bull and The Road Warrior.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11395
JamesG 08-14-2009, 06:16 PM DimensionHorror has put up a new Halloween II tv spot.
Check it out here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3An9V3at6Y
browneyes106 08-14-2009, 06:39 PM I saw the trailer for H2 on tv a few nights ago. Still haven't seen one for Sorority House yet.
I miss the early 80's, it seemed like there was always a trailer for a horror film being shown during commercial breaks. One of our local stations after 8PM would start airing lots of horror trailers during their breaks. Of course back then the theaters were filled with horror films, I remember opening the newspaper to the movie section and it would be two pages of mostly horror film ads.
The promos I have saw for Sorority Row were late at night on MTV. I saw H2 ad's a lot this morning while I was doing stuff before work. I think probably next week there will be more tv promos for Sorority Row and maybe Jennifer's Body which comes out on September 18th.
JamesG 08-17-2009, 11:32 AM Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
August 17, 2009
Universal Studios Hollywood's "Halloween Horror Nights," beginning a 16-night run on October 2, will present an all-new "live" attraction based on Halloween and Michael Myers, per an agreement reached between the theme park and Compass International Pictures. Read on for the full press release issued this morning!
"Halloween: The Life and Crimes of Michael Myers," an interactive horror walk-through experience, will be the first attraction based upon the "Halloween" films to be created by a U.S. theme park. A replica of Michel Myers' house will be constructed for the attraction and his most memorable atrocities will be brought to life.
Larry Kurzweil, President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal Studios Hollywood, said: "The addition of the classic 'Halloween' film franchise to this year's Halloween Horror Nights event underscores our intent to break new creative ground with outstanding horror icons and raise the intensity level of our Halloween experience. This year's Halloween Horror Nights will be the most impactful live horror event ever to be presented in a theme park environment."
Malek Akkad, President of Trancas International Films, and producer of the new "Halloween II," due in theaters August 28th, said: "We are thrilled to bring the classic Halloween icon, Michael Myers, to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights this year. It will be a great treat for fans to experience 'Halloween' in the haunted house setting that Universal does best."
The masked figure of Michael Myers is well-known to horror audiences as the archetypical slasher, a maniacal and relentless killer. By the time of Halloween Horror Night's 2009 opening, the infamous character will have appeared in nine films, beginning with John Carpenter's 1978 "Halloween," and continuing through the new "Halloween II," written and directed by Rob Zombie. The film has additionally been a central figure in novels, in the video gaming world and in comic books.
Also new to this year's "Halloween Horror Nights" is a "live" maze experience based on the "Saw" film franchise, per an agreement among Universal Studios Theme Parks, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. Characters, themes and live action recreations of the infamous "traps" from the entire "Saw" horror franchise will be featured in the experience, in multiple "scare zones" and aboard the park's signature "Terror Tram."
Halloween Horror Nights will also feature the "Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute" per an agreement between the theme park and Twentieth Century Fox's Licensing & Merchandising Division. The tribute will bring the mayhem of the classic horror spoof to life on-screen and on-stage with live performers singing and dancing in the celebrated, outrageous "Rocky Horror" costumes.
This year's "Halloween Horror Nights" event will feature four all-new mazes as well as terrifying new "Scare Zones."
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11430
JamesG 08-17-2009, 10:35 PM WIN A SIGNED HALLOWEEN 2 SKULL
Rob Zombie and Sheri Moon will be making an appearance at Planet Hollywood in Times Square tomorrow at 12:45pm to donate Michael Myers’ knife from HALLOWEEN II.
They are running a twitter contest and will be giving away a ROB ZOMBIE signed skull (picture attached) straight from the set of HALLOWEEN II.
In order to win – contestants must tweet a photo of themselves at the ceremony at Planet Hollywood with Rob and Sheri in the background. The photo must be tweeted @H2_TheMovie and received by midnight tomorrow.
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Time: 12:45pm EST
Location: Planet Hollywood in New York City
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17102
JamesG 08-17-2009, 10:38 PM Behind the Mask of Laurie Strode in New Halloween II Image
Monday, August 17, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
When talking about the Halloween franchise, one will typically talk about Michael Myers, the man behind the infamous Shape mask.
Today a new image was released from Rob Zombie's forthcoming Halloween II that features a look at Laurie Strode in young Myers' clown costume. Confusing. Yes. What do you guys think is behind this new image?
Halloween II opens against The Final Destination on August 28th.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17106
JamesG 08-18-2009, 07:14 PM Exclusive Photos of Danielle Harris in Halloween II
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
August 18, 2009
Many photos from Halloween II have made their way onto the web, but not many with actress Danielle Harris - who reprises her role as Annie. We've exclusively received two hi-res images for you Harris fans out there.
Also, the east coast's WPIX welcomed Rob Zombie and his wife Sheri Moon Zombie on their morning show (the two were making a donation to New York City's Planet Hollywood). During their airtime they showed off a clip from the film.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11459
JamesG 08-19-2009, 04:47 AM Watch a Unused Leaked Halloween II Trailer With New Footage!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
If you thought the goodies had run dry, think again.
Bloody Disgusting exclusively got their hands on an UNUSED trailer for Rob Zombie's Halloween II that features all sorts of crazy new footage and interesting musical cues (I don't wanna ruin it for you, go check it out).
I have to say, this trailer officially has me pumped. Be warned though, the trailer features all sorts of imagery that should give you more clues into the secrets of Zombie's highly anticipated sequel arriving in theaters August 28th.
And yes, Michael Myers does come back just because of some stupid holiday. Come on Laurie!
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17125
JamesG 08-19-2009, 03:04 PM A Shocking Discovery in First Official Halloween II Clip
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Bloody Disgusting reader 'Thom B.' just posted us over to MSN who has the first official clip from Rob Zombie's Halloween II, which features Brea Grant and Scout Taylor-Compton's characters making a shocking discovery, before being attacked by Michael Myers (Tyler Mane).
Dimension Films puts H2 up against The Final Destination on August 28th.
In addition, the film has now officially been rated "R" for "strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity."
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17129 - Both clips can be seen here.
JamesG 08-23-2009, 07:31 AM A Clean Final Look at Michael Myers in Halloween II
Saturday, August 22, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Only five more days until Halloween, how many times can you say that in August?
Rob Zombie released a brand new look at Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) from Halloween II, which features a full clean look at the icon killer, who will be gracing the big screen for the 10th time.
"Holy sh*t dudes there are only five more days until "Halloween 2" hits a screen near you! Are you going or what? If so drag a friend who hates to be scared. It's time to f*ck up your nice friends," writes Zombie, "This sucker is brutal. I promise."
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17157
JamesG 08-24-2009, 12:54 AM HALLOWEEN FUSION, SOUNDTRACK SPOILERS
In Fuse's first co-branded integration campaign with a film studio, the music-centered cable channel has teamed with the Weinstein Co. to promote the August 28 release of Halloween II.
During the week of August 24, musician-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie, who wrote and directed the 2007 "Halloween" and its upcoming sequel, will host an exclusive five minute commercial break at 5:05 p.m. that will include behind-the-scenes footage from the sequel.
Zombie, his wife Sheri Moon Zombie and the film will be featured in interviews, exclusive clips and integrated graphics in a number of Fuse programs, including "Loaded: Rob Zombie," featuring a half-hour of Zombie's greatest music videos, "Let It Rock," and "Full Volume Flicks."
In addition, BD reader 'Jason G.' e-mails us, "[Here's a] link to the "Halloween II" soundtrack with dialogue [that's] floating around the net...it samples each song but also has the actual dialogue of everyone in the film with a very BIG spoiler in the "Angel Myers" track so just letting you know, here is the link to check it out." http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7979444
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17165
JamesG 08-24-2009, 09:49 AM EXCL: Video Interview with Halloween II's Danielle Harris
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
August 24, 2009
Annie Brackett's back in writer-director Rob Zombie's Halloween II, and you might say she's damaged goods this time around. What else would you expect from an encounter with Michael Myers that leaves her topless and carved up.
Reprising her role as Brackett is the lovely Danielle Harris. Zombie's sequel to his divisive 2007 remake marks the fourth time this actress has co-starred in the franchise since she hopped on the horror scene in 1988's Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
Since then, she has become a fan darling, appearing at conventions and starring in various genre fare. I sat down with Harris to talk about her sophomore run with the Brackett role in Zombie's latest picture.
Halloween II opens on August 28.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11482
JamesG 08-24-2009, 08:54 PM The Odd Rides in the Form of a Horse in New Halloween Clip
Monday, August 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
You've heard the rumors, now you can see it for yourself, Deborah Myers (Sheri Moon Zombie) has brought a white horse the party and Michael Myers seems captivated by all of it.
Beyond the break you can watch an early scene from Rob Zombie's Halloween II that shows Myers' introduction to the sequel arriving in theaters this Friday.
Note that this clip is highly edited from what you'll see in theaters this weekend.
What do you think of the latest clip?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17174
JamesG 08-25-2009, 12:10 PM Happy Edited Clip Day! Myers Slices and Dices in New H2 Clip!
Monday, August 24, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
BD reader 'Slashhound' just sent us a clip from Rob Zombie's Halloween II that just aired during WWE's Monday night show.
The clip features Michael Myers' early hospital attack scene, but let it be known that this clip, just like the others, has been edited to death.
Dimension Films brings us back to Haddonfield this Friday. What do you think of the footage you've seen this far?
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17179
JamesG 08-25-2009, 12:16 PM Photo Gallery: Halloween II Hollywood Premiere
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
August 25, 2009
"This was one motherf**ker of a movie to make, I'll tell you what. I won't tell you why, but every day we would look at each other and say why the f**k are we even doing this? But we did it because we like working with each other, we love the movie and no matter what happened the movie turned out f**kin' awesome!"
Last night, writer-director Rob Zombie gave that little speech before the Hollywood premiere of Halloween II.
Joining him on the red carpet were Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Danielle Harris, Daniel Roebuck, Ezra Buzzington, Richard Brake, Caroline Williams, Brea Grant, Malek Akkad, Margot Kidder, Kristina Klebe, Chase Wright Vanek and the horror host Uncle Seymour Coffins who had photographers snapping away at his antics.
ShockTillYouDrop.com was there, camera in tow, and we've got over 40 hi-res photos to share from the red carpet. Yes, I did get in to check the film out - a review is coming later this week. Later I caught up with Zombie and the gang down the street for the after party where other horror industry players rubbed elbows. The Saw VII team was there and incredibly tight-lipped about the next entry.
Tim Sullivan, fresh from shooting 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys, was also spotted with Christa Campbell. Both had big grins on their faces from their experience shooting the sequel. Sullivan was especially thrilled with what he got in the can.
Halloween II opens this Friday. Stay tuned for more coverage!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11517
JamesG 08-25-2009, 02:31 PM Check out SpookyDan's live coverage of the Halloween II Hollywood premiere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsaT2DaW2-Q
JamesG 08-26-2009, 12:10 PM See Michael Fully Unmasked in Latest Halloween II Clip
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Bloody Disgusting has got their grubby little mitts on a brand new clip from Rob Zombie's Halloween II that features Michael Myers fully unmasked in his "hobo Myers" costume, rockin' one helluva massive beard.
Young Myers makes an appearance, along with Michael's mother Deborah, that sheds some light on the family plight in the sequel arriving in theaters Friday.
Watch for our exclusive video interview with Rob later today or tomorrow morning.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17196
JamesG 08-26-2009, 04:34 PM Some brand new stills just released on Halloween II's official website:
JamesG 08-26-2009, 07:20 PM FINAL 2 Clips From Rob Zombie's Halloween II
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Ok, this is it, I swear to God!
Beyond the break you'll find ALL five clips from Rob Zombie's Halloween II, two of which are (kinda) new.
One clip is a hi-res version of the one that premiered on WWE Raw this Monday, while the other features Hatchet star Richard Riehle attempting to help out Laurie after she escapes from the hospital.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17204
JamesG 08-27-2009, 02:04 AM Video Interview with H2 Director Rob Zombie!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Earlier this week Bloody Disgusting had the chance to sit down and talk exclusively with Rob Zombie, writer and director of Dimension Films' Halloween II, which arrives in theaters everywhere this weekend.
You can watch the 5 minute chat where zombie talks about getting "outside of the box" by reading beyond the break.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17210
JamesG 08-27-2009, 11:50 AM DimensionHorror has put up a new H2 tv spot - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdyJiLHDnMs
JamesG 08-27-2009, 06:43 PM Interview: Halloween II's Malcolm McDowell
Source: Heather Newgen, Ryan Rotten
August 27, 2009
Left for what we thought was dead at the end of 2007's Halloween remake, Dr. Loomis shows his resilience and opportunistic nature in Halloween II. Actor Malcolm McDowell sat down with the press earlier this week to talk about reprising the role and collaborating once again with writer-director Rob Zombie.
Question: Your feelings about journalists in the movie are interesting.
Malcolm McDowell: [in character] Did you mention journalist and intelligence all in the same sentence?
I love the relationship between him and the PR lady. She was brilliant. It was fun and I thought it was time too bring in a little comedy into Halloween. I also didn't want to play Loomis like I did before. Why bother doing it again so I made up another character just to **** with all the minds of the aficionados of the Halloween series.
Q: It was a good call because you needed some relief?
McDowell: That's what I figured because I knew that Rob would do his dark violent thing. Loomis is always in a limo. You're talking about drug addicts all depressed and Loomis is living the high life.
Q: Have you ever done an interview or a talk show left thinking “what the f**k” like your character does in the movie?
McDowell: Oh yes!
Q: Did the Loomis character come from you or Rob?
McDowell: I'd have to say it's somewhere from both of us. Most of it is actually improvised. Is the bookstore scene still in it?
Q: Yeah, you mean the guy who wants to shoot you?
McDowell: Yeah. Originally he was just supposed to throw some fake blood at me. We did it that way and then Rob goes, “You know let's up it.” He was right.
Q: Do you work out specifically what's happened with Loomis' life between the first film and now or do you go with what's on the page.
McDowell: I'm an English actor. It's like learn your lines, get on and do it. It's really not rocket science Acting is so stupid and so easy in a way it's stupid.
Q: Doing interviews is the hard part of it right?
McDowell: Well this is much more difficult because you have to put yourself out there and have to have a couple of really intelligent thoughts. I've been doing it so long that that main thing is to have some fun. Keep it light. Have some fun. Don't take it too seriously and move on. That's been the philosophy of my career.
Q: You must have really enjoyed working with Rob to come back for a second film with him.
McDowell: I love Rob. Great guy and very talented. I think he's going to have some really wonderful movies. He's at the beginning of his career really in terms of being a director. He's at the beginning. He's done a lot of horror movies and it's time now to move on.
Q: Would you work with him again?
McDowell: I'd do anything with him. He's got the talent to do whatever he wants to do. He happens to be very good at this - horror and directing. He's very good at scaring the living daylights out of you.
Q: What scares you?
McDowell: I'm not into horror films. I like more psychology movies. Things like The Manchurian Candidate, I'm talking about the original. I haven't seen Jonathan's [Demme]. Clockwork Orange is a good example. It's a psychology horror film really. There's no blood or gore in it you know.
Q: Do you think Loomis wrote the book to be a celebrity or was he trying to help people?
McDowell: He's a doctor and not a really very good one obviously. He's had one patient for 17 years who breaks out and kills half the town. How good of a doctor can he be? He's in love with what most Americans are in love with - celebrity. That's one thing that I thought would be kind of amusing is to have this doctor who is of course an ego maniac. Have we met a doctor who wasn't? I think it's fun to play on that and also I just didn't' want to play the same character I played in the other one. If that's confusing than good.
That's all I can say. That's good because I don't think people want to see the same thing gurgitated up again. Obviously some do though. The people who really love Halloween don't really think there are some perimeters you should cross, but hey, rules are there to be broken. I thought it'd be fun to really make him a total a*shole because I felt in this particular script it needed some light moments - something you could laugh at. He's such a buffoon. He's such an as*hole that you can actually laugh at it.
Q: The scene with Weird Al was great.
McDowell: Hello Mr. Weird. He is awesome and that was all ad-libbed. He suddenly looked at me and went zap . He was really out there. That was my most fun scene to shoot I think. It was great fun.
Q: I know you said you weren't a fan of horror, but did you see the Carpenter films?
McDowell: No, I haven't seen them yet, but I will at some point. I'm not a great fan of horror films. I guess you sort of picked that up, although I will say I was absolutely terrified when I had nothing to do for an hour or two [on set waiting] for the lights. I went looking for something to do and I found a DVD of one of Rob's movies [I]Devil's Rejects. I thought, oh I'll just pop that in. I'm sitting there in the dark in the middle of wherever it was and I was absolutely shi*ting myself. That was a really scary movie - fantastic though.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
McDowell: I just finished Entourage, the last two episodes of the season. Those will be very good. They're wonderful scenes.
Q: You play an as*hole again.
McDowell: I think he's just a survivor. There were four scenes and they were really great scenes so that's why I went back to do it. I think I'm going to be back the next season too. I think because of a plot point, but I don't want to give that away.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11558
JamesG 08-28-2009, 12:50 AM Halloween II is now out. :cool:
Here is a new tv spot uploaded by DimensionHorror - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntuTPrLm4YU
Number 9 Dream 08-28-2009, 11:17 PM Did you see it yet, JamesG? If so, how was it? I'm so pissed that I can't see it 'til Tuesday :mad: Oh well. I'm psyched, though.
JamesG 08-28-2009, 11:25 PM Did you see it yet, JamesG? If so, how was it? I'm so pissed that I can't see it 'til Tuesday :mad: Oh well. I'm psyched, though.
I'm actually leaving right now...
Going to a 12:30 showing.
browneyes106 08-28-2009, 11:42 PM I'm actually leaving right now...
Going to a 12:30 showing.
Have fun lets us know how it goes. I'll be seeing it on Monday.
JamesG 08-29-2009, 09:45 AM The film is pretty much Michael Myers on steroids. He stabs people about over 20 times with each kill and I have to say it did get old and over-the-top.
In short, the film was entertaining but it wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be. Brad Dourif, I think, was excellent here and the scene with Weird Al was awesome.
If you are a hardcore Halloween fan this is truly a Zombie movie; totally different than anything the previous franchise has done. It's filled with these dream sequences/visions and I was disappointed one particular scene turned out to be not real.
It definitely is worth going to see in the theaters and the ending was great.
Go see it.
JamesG 08-30-2009, 08:01 PM If you have not seen Halloween II yet I would advise not to click on the following link.
If you don't care about being spoiled then check out the on-set report of Halloween II that reveals some cool things.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11580
JamesG 08-31-2009, 05:14 PM Update: Halloween II Fan Poster Contest
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
August 31, 2009
Update 8/31: The entries are all in and the contest is officially closed.
This week will be devoted to sifting through the entries. As soon as I get word from the Zombie camp regarding finalists - I'll update this spot!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11110
browneyes106 08-31-2009, 10:29 PM I saw the movie earlier today and I liked it.
JamesG 09-01-2009, 01:13 AM I saw the movie earlier today and I liked it.
Cool. I'm probably going to go see The Final Destination this weekend.
JamesG 09-10-2009, 11:38 PM Halloween II Fan Poster Contest Winner!
Source: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
September 11, 2009
Through the months of July and August, this site held an exclusive fan poster contest for Halloween II.
We asked you to give us your best one-sheet for the film and you hit us back with over 200 entries.
Rob Zombie sifted through our gallery and selected Pierre-Luc Boucher's design (see below) as the winner. Boucher wins a poster quality version of his entry signed by Zombie.
Congrats! And thanks to all who entered.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=11758
browneyes106 09-10-2009, 11:43 PM That poster is pretty cool. It has a 70's feel.
JamesG 09-12-2009, 08:14 PM That poster is pretty cool. It has a 70's feel.
Knowing Zombie that's probably why he picked it.
JamesG 10-22-2009, 10:09 PM TV Spot for Zombie's Halloween II's Re-Release
Source: Rob Zombie
October 22, 2009
"Finally you can experience the movie on the weekend it was meant for!" exclaims this 15-second television spot for Rob Zombie's Halloween II.
And you've got to wonder - why did they open the sequel on Halloween weekend in the first place?!
Regardless, Dimension Films is giving Zombie's sequel a second life on the big screen on October 30 hoping to perhaps lure more movie-goers in with the holiday vibe. Will it work?
The film has grossed an estimated $32 million domestically.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12424 - TV Spot Here
JamesG 10-26-2009, 06:12 PM Rob Zombie Completes Halloween II Director's Cut
Monday, October 26, 2009
By: MrDisgusting
Much like his 2007 remake, writer/director Rob Zombie has been diligently working on a Director's Cut of Halloween II.
"'Halloween 2' director's cut is finally done," Zombie says on his Twitter account. "Very different than the theatrical version."
For those of you who picked up the Director's Cut of the remake, you know just how different this could be. I look forward to checking it out.
For you super fans out there, don't forget that H2 will be returning to 1,000 theaters this weekend so you have three horror flicks to dig on after eating all those sweets.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17828
JamesG 10-28-2009, 02:52 PM Upcoming Halloween II DVD Zombie's Preferred Version
Source: Twitter
October 28, 2009
Following up on yesterday's post about the upcoming "director's cut" of Halloween 2, Rob Zombie teases us yet again this evening via his Twitter account.
The writer/director posted, "Just finished doing the director's commentary for the DVD of 'Halloween 2'. Love the new cut. This is the real film."
It's no secret that Zombie had a very tight schedule to get his Halloween sequel in theaters by August and hence probably didn't have the appropriate time to finish it the way he intended.
With a few extra months to prep this director's cut DVD, will the new version fare any better? We shall see...
No release date is set yet, but we'll keep you posted as soon as we hear it.
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12492
JamesG 12-02-2009, 01:31 AM Rob Zombie's Halloween II will be released on DVD/Blu-ray on 1/12/10.
The theatrical release will only be on DVD.
The unrated version will be on DVD and Blu-ray.
The extras on the rated DVD will include:
- Deleted and Alternate Scenes
- Make-up Test Footage
- Audition Footage
- Uncle Seymour Coffins' Stand-Up Routines
- Michael - Interior Feature
- Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures Music Videos
- Blooper Reel
The unrated DVD and Blu-ray will include all that and an exclusive feature commentary with Writer/Director Rob Zombie.
Exclusive to the Blu-ray release are BD Live features that connect you with real time info. on the cast, music, trivia, and more while watching the movie.
JamesG 01-10-2010, 10:28 AM EXCL. Interview With Brea Grant
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January 10, 2010
While most "Heroes" viewers will recognize actress Brea Grant for her turn as the speedster Daphne, savvy genre fans have probably spotted her in Midnight Movie or most recently in Rob Zombie's Halloween II.
For Halloween II, Rob Zombie's known for shooting a lot of material. How much stuff do you remember shooting that didn't end up in the movie?
Grant: There was a lot of stuff that I liked that didn't make it into the movie. I was a little shocked, because I ended up not having much of a part! [laughs] Which is fine because the stuff that he did use was amazing. Who wants to watch a three hour version of that movie?
There were just a lot more scenes with me and Scout showing that we're best friends and that's pretty much most of what got cut. I think the final movie ended up telling a good story, but I would like to see some of the other scenes we did. It was all character stuff between me and Scout.
There was also more of a fight scene between me and Michael, which I think it'd be fun to see what it looks like.
Robg.: He took you out pretty easily.
Grant: He did take me out pretty easily! But we filmed this whole thing of him picking me up by the neck, dragging me down the hall and me screaming and fighting back, but it all got cut.
I think the stuff Rob picked was amazing. He had some tough decisions to make. People don't really care to see how good friends me and Scout are.
Robg.: So overall, Halloween II was a positive experience for you?
Grant: Yeah, I think Rob is a very fluid artist and I'm actually not. I have a lot of trouble, I mean, I am improv-trained, so we'd show up on set every day and Rob would be like “Here, I wrote this brand new thing for you to say” and that was hard for me, but for him it really worked and I think it ended up being a really good process for me, because it challenged me to show up and be ready to do one thing and have Rob decide that it was going to be another.
That's the way he works, it was a great experience and I would 100 percent work with him again because he was so challenging – he challenged me as an actor and I think he has a lot of good movies left in him.
The script definitely changed along the way but it changed the way Rob wanted it to change. It ended up being something I didn't expect, but it turned out to be really interesting.
Brea Grant's Official Website - http://breagrant.com/
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JamesG 01-13-2010, 01:45 PM Photos: Malcolm McDowell / Sid Haig Signing
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January 13, 2010
With Rob Zombie's Halloween II arriving in stores today Dr. Sam Loomis himself, Malcolm McDowell, celebrated by signing copies of the director's cut DVD and Blu-Ray earlier this evening at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California.
Also on hand for the signing was actor Sid Haig, who was signing The Devil's Rejects discs, along with his other features.
McDowell in particular seemed to having a blast chatting up with fans.
Below are a few snapshots.
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JamesG 03-31-2010, 04:50 PM Halloween 2 nominated for 2 MTV Movie awards!
March 29, 2010 - Monday
BEST VILLAIN - Tyler Mane as 'Michael Myers'
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BEST SCARED AS SH*T PERFORMANCE - Scout Taylor-Compton as 'Laurie Strode'
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