The final battle between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) came to its conclusion in the new sequel Halloween Ends. While fans and critics may be split on what exactly happened in the film, one observation that many seemed to appreciate was stylizing its opening credits to resemble that of the controversial sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch. But that was not going to be the only throwback to that movie in Halloween Ends if what happened in the screenplay's ending actually made it to the screen.
In a new interview with MovieMaker, director David Gordon Green shared some details about a lost scene from the film's original ending. This won't be something we'll see on the home media release as the scene was never filmed, but it was in the various drafts of the screenplay. While the previous films have paid homage to Halloween III by showing trick-or-treaters wearing the familiar skull, witch, and pumpkin masks, Green says Halloween Ends almost ended with a more direct reference to the classic film.
"There was an ending I wrote, that we never filmed, and it takes place at Silver Shamrock factory as it was spitting out witch, skeleton, and jack-o-lanterns masks… and then it started spitting out Michael Myers masks. I had a temptation to go there, but at the end of the day, I thought that’s just fan service for people who know what Silver Shamrock is. It was in every draft of the script ever published [Laughs.] but we never filmed it."
David Gordon Green Loves Halloween III
It's clear that David Gordon Green is a fan of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, given the Easter eggs we've already seen in the Blumhouse films. The filmmaker confirms that he loves the movie and even suggests that it could serve as a good film for another director to try rebooting. He also says he hopes that other fans will appreciate the use of the Halloween III font at the beginning of Halloween Ends.
"I love Halloween three, and I think it could be a vehicle someone can crack and reinvent. One serious conversation I had with our producer Malek Akkad was, do I really want to just throw a gag in my movie that’s gonna f— up what someone could seriously do with that title? It’s a cool movie, so I thought my nods would be the blue titles in the intro for those insightful enough to catch it."
Halloween Ends is playing in theaters and on Peacock.