Universal has released another trailer teaser forHalloween, this time unveiling the very first footage from the new film. The sequel picks up forty years after the first movie, disregarding all the subsequent films, and picks up with the residents of Haddonfield on another horrifying Halloween night when Myers stalks the streets.Jamie Lee Curtisreprises her role as Laurie Strode, with everybody’s best friendJudy Greerplaying her daughter, andAndi Matichakas her granddaughter.
The film finds Laurie traumatized by her encounter with Myers all those decades ago and determined to take him if and when he escapes the asylum where he’s been locked up since his first killing spree. Naturally, her greatest fears come true when Myers breaks loose, and Strode has to confront the man that’s haunted her one last time. The idea for this new movie originated withDavid Gordon GreenDanny McBrideandJeff Fradley, who all co-wrote the script together. Green, whose versatility behind the camera ranges fromStrongertoPineapple Express, directs.
This trailer teaser shows off the first footage, including The Shape himself and Curtis and Laurie Strode. It’s unclear, but it very much seems as though this film will be jettisoning the idea that Michael is Laurie’s brother. Perhaps we’ll find out tomorrow when the actual trailer arrives.
WatchHalloweentrailer teaser below. The film opens October 19th and also starsWill Patton, Virginia “Ginny” Gardener,Dylan Arnold,Drew Scheid, andMiles Robbins, and features the return ofNick Castleas The Shape (stuntman and actorJames Jude Courtneyis also helping bring the role to life).
Here’s the official synopsis forHalloween:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
