The new behind the scenes video from Universal Pictures’ Halloween Ends features Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis talking about the upcoming film as well as her experiences as the star of the horror franchise. “In 1978 I had no idea what the worldwide love and affection for Lori Strode and Michael Myers would be. That is the heart and soul of these Halloween movies,” says Curtis.
Becoming emotional, Curtis adds: “It will be difficult to say goodbye to Lori Strode.”
The minute-long video ends with the crew clapping as Jamie Lee Curtis wraps up her time on a Halloween set.
The cast of what’s described as the final entry in the Halloween franchise also includes Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell, and Kyle Richards. David Gordon Green directed from a screenplay he wrote with Paul Brad Logan (Manglehorn), Chris Bernier (The Driver series), and Danny McBride.
Malek Akkad, Jason Blum, and Bill Block produce, with Green, McBride, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ryan Freimann, Ryan Turek, Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra, and Christopher H. Warner executive producing.
Halloween Ends will premiere in theaters and on Peacock on October 14, 2022.
The Plot, Courtesy of Universal Pictures:
After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.
Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first “final girl” and the role that launched Curtis’ career. Curtis has portrayed Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history. When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise’s highest-grossing chapter set a new record for the biggest opening weekend for a horror film starring a woman.
Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.
