Episode 109 - Halloween Kills

We kick off the countdown to Halloween with the latest installment in the Halloween franchise as well as our SHOCK-tober event, "Halloween Kills." a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems. The film is a sequel to 2018's Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney, who reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton also reprise their roles from the previous film, with Anthony Michael Hall and Thomas Mann joining the cast. The film, which begins precisely where the previous film ended, sees Strode and her family continuing to fend off Myers, this time, with the help of the Haddonfield community. Jason Blum serves as a producer on the film through his Blumhouse Productions banner, alongside Malek Akkad and Bill Block. Before the release of the 2018 film, McBride in June 2018 confirmed that he and Green were originally intending to pitch two films that would be shot back-to-back, and then decided against it, waiting to see the reaction to the first film. Following the critical and commercial success of the 2018 film, development on the sequel promptly began as early as October 2018. By February 2019, Teems was hired to co-write the script. The film's title was officially announced in July 2019, along with its sequel. Principal photography commenced in September 2019 in Wilmington, North Carolina. A third film, entitled "Halloween Ends" is set to be released next year. Chris & Dom discuss and breakdown this next installment, what place it holds in the franchise, and whether it holds a spot in the recent string of memorable recent horror movies. Be sure to keep coming back to more episodes of the #talkintvpodcast #halloweenkills #michaelmyers #tommydoyle #anthonymichaelhall #lauriestrode #jamieleecurtis #judygreer #andymaticheck #davidgordongreen #dannymcbride #halloweenfranchise #halloweenreboots