The Story Behind Rob Zombie's Halloween

From remake outrage to sequel time...

Jun 2nd 2009 By James White

3. Zombie kicks off

Zombie cast Scout-Taylor Compton as Laurie Strode, who would be Michael’s sister this time around. And former Tyler Mane, who had worked with the director before, got the job of “playing” the elder Michael as he stomps around murderlising his various victims.

Shooting on the new film kicked off in January 2007, with production taking place in the same neighbourhood used by Carpenter’s original.

While fans worried that Zombie would make more changes – including the look of the mask – they were relieved when the director reported that he’d seen the first test for the trademark headgear.

"It looks perfect,” he said at the time. “Exactly like the original. Not since 1978 has The Shape looked so good."

One thing that did change was the mask’s origin. In Carpenter’s original, Michael simply grabs a random item from a hardware store, but Zombie would portray it as Michael’s handiwork while locked up in the Smith’s Grove mental facility.

But while the shoot proceeded well, not everything would be smooth for the new film…

Next up: An early, unscheduled release…

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- Snuggly
  
  Jun 2nd 2009, 13:14
  
  You forgot to mention that his Halloween is awful. 'Love Hurts' indeed.
  
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- BigAndyT
  
  Jun 3rd 2009, 0:49
  
  i really liked this remake and looking forward to the second
  
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- parker
  
  Oct 7th 2009, 9:26
  
  hated the first one. trying to show how horrible his childhood was, even tho he had a very loving mother. and having the story shown through michael's eyes was stupid. how can you have tension and scares when you see the killer's every movement; you see him walk up to the house. rob zombie is one of the worst directors even
  
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