Halloween Kills

The 2021 sequel where Haddonfield's townspeople hunt Michael Myers.

Halloween Kills is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green, co-written with Danny McBride and Scott Teems, and the twelfth film in the Halloween franchise.

Quick Facts

Director

David Gordon Green

Writer

Scott Teems
Danny McBride
David Gordon Green

Based on

Characters
John Carpenter
Debra Hill

Producer

Malek Akkad
Jason Blum
Bill Block

Starring

Jamie Lee Curtis
Judy Greer
Andi Matichak
Will Patton
Thomas Mann
Anthony Michael Hall

Cinematography

Michael Simmonds

Editing

Tim Alverson

Music

John Carpenter
Cody Carpenter
Daniel Davies

Facts from the source article.

Background

It is the sequel to Halloween (2018) and begins on the same night the previous film ended, with James Jude Courtney again as Michael Myers and the residents of Haddonfield now aware of him. Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton and Anthony Michael Hall star. A flashback shows the same night 40 years earlier, when the rookie officer Frank Hawkins stopped Dr. Samuel Loomis from executing Michael.

Jason Blum produced through Blumhouse Productions, and John Carpenter scored it with his son Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. Filming took place in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2019, and after a year's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic it premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.

Universal Pictures released it on October 15, 2021, and it streamed on Peacock at the same time. Reviews were mixed, but it grossed over $133 million. Halloween Ends followed in 2022.