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Horror master John Carpenter will reportedly executive produce a reboot of his 1981 sci-fi cult classic Escape from New York for 20th Century Studios.The 74-year-old director-composer's post-apocalyptic movie centered on soldier-turned-federal prisoner Lieutenant S.D. 'Snake' Plissken (Kurt Russell), who's offered a pardon if he rescues the President of the United States from anti-government insurgents.The $6M-budget film - also starring Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, and Isaac Hayes - went on to receive critical acclaim and amass $25.2M at the domestic box office.

EXCLUSIVE: Hot directing team Radio Silence will next direct the reboot of Escape From New York for 20th Century Studios.

John Carpenter’s original score for his 1978 smash hit movie, the first Halloween, will always be a classic.

Halloween is one of the most iconic horror films in television history, with classic villain Michael Myers regularly causing havoc wherever he goes.Hollywood director John Carpenter has been credited to jump-started the slasher craze which blossomed throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s giving us such films as The Exorcist, The Shining and The Conjuring.And it appears as though he’s not done with terrifying viewers just yet, as fans excitedly prepare for the final instalment of the cult-favourite horror movie franchise Halloween Ends which is set to drop in theatres up and down the country later this week.READ MORE:Best Halloween movies to watch on Netflix to get you in the spooky moodAhead of the launch of the bone-chilling finale with Jaime Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode, Daily Star has taken a look inside the inspiration behind 1978 slasher movie Halloween.When the idea of the legendary horror movie was still being developed, the director toyed with the idea of titling the film, The Babysitter Murders.The 74-year-old film maker agreed at the time that the story should follow a specific plot which led his team of writers to set the film on Halloween night.It is understood he co-wrote the script with his colleague Debra Hill – with the screenplay rumoured to have only taken ten days to complete.Many tiny details in the movie – such as the setting in a suburban town Haddonfield, Illinois or the names of the central characters in the film – were based on Carpenter and Hill’s connections in real life.The character of the terrifying murderer Michael Myers was also based on an existing person who Carpenter met while studying in college.While attending western Kentucky University as a budding young director, Carpenter

If there’s a lesson to be learned from David Gordon Green’s trilogy of “Halloween” legacy-quels, it’s to quit while you’re ahead. His 2018 “Halloween” (a direct sequel to the original 1978 masterpiece and a ret-con of its many, many follow-ups) was a surprisingly effective combination of slasher reanimation and reconsideration, taking the horrors of that Halloween night, and its psychological effects on its survivors and the town where they happened, with uncommon seriousness (yet with flashes of self-awareness and humor).

No matter your thoughts on the horror genre as a whole, most people can agree that John Carpenter’s 1978 film, “Halloween,” is a classic. But what about the 11 other films in the franchise? Are they worth your time? The Playlist Podcast is here to tell you which ones to watch and which ones to skip as you prepare for the release of “Halloween Ends.” LISTEN: ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Turns 35: When A Bad Film Becomes A Nostalgic Classic Due To Lack Of Options [The Playlist Podcast] This episode of The Playlist Podcast is the result of a fun experiment.

John Carpenter has announced details of his soundtrack for the forthcoming Halloween Ends film – listen to first song ‘The Procession’ below.The latest – and reportedly last – movie in the Halloween series is due out in cinemas on October 14, with Carpenter’s new soundtrack arriving via Sacred Bones on the same day.Created alongside regular collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter, the 20-song score is being previewed upon its announce by first track ‘The Procession’.Alongside the soundtrack, a companion EP is also set to be released on the same day (October 14) via Sacred Bones, and a new song called ‘Burn It Down’ from Boy Harsher is being shared today as its first preview.Listen to both ‘The Procession’ and ‘Burn It Down’ and see the full tracklisting for ‘Halloween Ends’ below.1. ‘Where Is Jeremy?’ 2. ‘Halloween Ends (Main Title)’ 3. ‘Lauries Theme Ends’ 4. ‘The Cave’ 5. ‘Drags To The Cave’ 6. ‘Evil Eyes’ 7. ‘Transformation’ 8. ‘Because of You’ 9. ‘Requiem For Jeremy’ 10. ‘Kill The Cop’ 11. ‘Corey and Michael’ 12. ‘Corey’s Requiem’ 13. ‘The Junk Yard’ 14. ‘Where Are You?’ 15. ‘Bye Bye Corey’ 16. ‘The Fight’ 17. ‘Before Her Eyes’ 18. ‘The Procession’ 19. ‘Cherry Blossoms’ 20. ‘Halloween Ends (End Titles)’Set for release this October, Halloween Ends has been touted as the epic conclusion to the slasher saga, with Laurie Strodes (Jamie Lee Curtis) and masked serial killer Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) set for one final showdown.Directed by David Gordon Green, the upcoming film also stars Kyle Richards, Will Patton, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell and Nick Castle.The official synopsis for the film reads: “After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying

Halloween Ends may not be the final film in the franchise, creator John Carpenter has revealed.In a recent interview with The New Yorker, the man behind the iconic slasher saga suggested that any further sequels are completely dependent on the next film’s performance at the box office.“If a movie makes enough money, you can be assured that it will [get a sequel]” he told the publication.When asked if Halloween Ends would be the final instalment of the franchise, he then replied: “I will have to see how much money it makes!”Earlier this month, Carpenter expressed a similar sentiment while talking the Pittsburg Post Gazette, saying: “If the movie makes money, I don’t believe it’s the end. There’s a way of when a movie makes money, it seems to resurrect the next one.”Set for release this October, Halloween Ends has been touted as the epic conclusion to the slasher saga, with Laurie Strodes (Jamie Lee Curtis) and masked serial killer Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) set for one final showdown.Directed by David Gordon Green, the upcoming film also stars Kyle Richards, Will Patton, Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell and Nick Castle.The official synopsis for the film reads: “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.

Jordan Peele is a humble guy.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Director Adam Wingard (“Godzilla vs Kong“) and writer Simon Barrett’s “The Guest” starring Dan Stevens is easily one of the better modern attempts to recreate the tone of a 1980s action sci-fi hybrid film. “The Guest” certainly has DNA from filmmakers like John Carpenter, James Cameron, Paul Verhoeven, and Chuck Russell (“The Blob,” “Dream Warriors“) all mixed in to create something that harkens back to an era when major studios backed high concept R-rated genre projects.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

John Carpenter has earned the respect of film fans and filmmakers around the world for basically revolutionizing genre filmmaking on multiple occasions with films like “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “Big Trouble In Little China,” and “Escape From New York.” But as the years have gone on and he hasn’t really been behind the camera in more than a decade, the filmmaker is known now as a man who loves to speak his mind, collect paychecks, and talk about sequels. Speaking to THR, John Carpenter continues to showcase his DGAF energy in a big way.

Is there anything better than a Hollywood figure who has amassed so much goodwill and credibility over the span of decades that they can just say whatever the hell they want? We’ve seen it happen with directors such as John Carpenter, who loves to just sit back and talk about collecting paychecks and playing video games. And now, we have Brian Cox, an award-winning actor who has no problem spilling the beans about some other famous folks and doesn’t care if people think it’s out of line.

Kurt Russell has been in the Hollywood game since youth! Born in Massachusetts and raised in Los Angeles, the 70-year-old star got his start as a child actor on TV shows such as The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Gunsmoke and Gilligan’s Island. In 1966, he signed a ten-year contract with Walt Disney Productions and became one of its biggest draws. In the 80s, he became a bona fide movie star after his two collaborations with director John Carpenter: The Thing and Escape From New York. One of biggest hits was 1987’s Overboard, with his partner Goldie Hawn. Later in his career, he would receive accolades for his dramatic turns in Tequila Sunrise, Backdraft and Tombstone.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentKyle Richards is reprising her original “Halloween” role once again in “Halloween Ends,” the final installment in David Gordon Green’s new trilogy of films in the iconic horror series, Variety has learned exclusively.Richards recently closed her deal for “Halloween Ends,” which heads into production next month and is set to be released in Oct.

As the original 1978 Halloween is my favourite horror flick, I was psyched for 2018’s sequel, with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter back on board.

John Carpenter essentially made the slasher film mainstream with 1978’s deeply influential “Halloween” which also helped launch the acting career of a young Jamie Lee Curtis. While a franchise was born, subsequent sequels never really took off.

Netflix’s series “The Movies That Made Us” sheds light on some of the darkest modern horror classics: “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” and “Friday the 13th” — three scrappy productions that went on to see massive, enduring success.The show’s creator and director, Brian Volk-Weiss, took The Post behind the scenes of those films, revealing little-known facts about what it was like making scary movies before the genre had any juice, the origins of some of the creepiest characters — and actual horrors experienced on set.In the “Halloween” screenplay, killer Michael Myers is also called The Shape.

John Carpenter has released a new track from the upcoming soundtrack to Halloween Kills.David Gordon Green’s sequel to 2018’s Halloween receives its world premiere at Venice Film Festival today (September 8). To coincide with the event, Carpenter has released ‘Rampage’, an instrumental composition made with his son Cody Carpenter and fellow composer Daniel Davies.The entire soundtrack is being released on vinyl on October 15 via Sacred Bones Records.

Chvrches have teamed up with legendary horror film director John Carpenter for a series of remixes.Carpenter, who is known for horror classics including The Thing and Halloween, has done his own spin on the trio’s recent single ‘Good Girls‘ taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Screen Violence‘.Chvrches have also returned the favour and remixed ‘Turning The Bones’, taken from his recently released album, ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death‘.