"Halloween Kills" Originally Featured Younger Laurie Strode, Guillotine Ideas Altered in Production
Original script for "Halloween Kills" included more flashbacks to 1978 and a comic tone; decision to focus on present narrative and maintaining somber tone led to alterations.
- The original script for 'Halloween Kills' planned on featuring multiple flashbacks to 1978 including scenes with Young Laurie Strode, but this idea was scrapped due to concerns over recasting Jamie Lee Curtis' iconic role, as well as the necessity of maintaining the focus on the current storyline.
- The decision to abandon a lighter, more comedic tone for 'Halloween Kills' aligns with the typically somber tone of the 'Halloween' series, maintaining its relatively heavy atmosphere.
- In early versions of the script, the character of Laurie Strode was depicted as a hard-drinking survivalist and had a more strained family dynamic, which evolved during development into a portrayal of three generations of women affected by the actions of Michael Myers.
- The execution of the rebooted 'Halloween' films by director David Gordon Green aimed to restore the original, faceless evil of Michael Myers, while reimagining Laurie Strode as a determined survivor, despite criticism and comparisons to other 'final girl' characters.
- Abbie Bernstein's new book, 'Halloween: The Official Making of Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends', provides a comprehensive look into the making of the 'Halloween' trilogy, featuring insights from the director, cast and crew about the development, alterations, and complex execution of the films.
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