Evil never dies, so as long as it's making money. This fall, Halloween Ends will hit theaters, bringing an end to the trilogy of Halloween movies at Blumhouse that began with the 2018 reboot. That film served as a legacy sequel to the original Halloween from 1978 by director John Carpenter, ignoring every other sequel and reboot in the franchise. There are no plans to move on with a fourth installment after Halloween Ends, so the sequel was developed with the intention of concluding the story.
But Carpenter does not see Michael Myers going away forever, even if his run at Blumhouse really will end with Halloween Ends. Per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Romero recently spoke about Halloween Ends and what fans can expect from the film. He says that this next installment is "somewhat different" from the 2018 film and last year's sequel, Halloween Kills, but that he's "very proud of it" along with the work he contributed to the soundtrack. He also praised director David Gordon Green, who helmed all three Blumhouse movies.
“I love working with David Gordon Green, he’s a great director. I love supporting him, and I love this new role. I love making music. What’s not to like?”
So, what of the future of Michael Myers after Halloween Ends? Carpenter doesn't see this as the genuine end of the franchise. If Halloween Ends makes big bucks at the box office, there's no reason to believe the Boogeyman won't be back for more movies to come, as Carpenter puts it.
“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.”
Jason Blum Also Believes the Franchise Will Live On
Producer Jason Blum has also addressed the potential future of the Halloween franchise. As it stands, Blumhouse only has the rights to develop three movies, so he could not make a fourth installment even if he wanted to. Of course, that could potentially be changed if a new deal were to be put into place, but there's been no indication at this time of any discussions. Perhaps the plan is to wait to see how Halloween Ends performs before deciding where to go next with the series.
"I didn't say it's gonna be the last Halloween movie," Blum previously told Screen Rant. "It's our last Halloween movie. We have no more rights to make any more Halloween, so it goes back to Malek [Akkad] and what he does, only he knows, but we are done. This is our last one, and I think people will be very happy."
It's very well possible that Halloween Ends will put an end to the long-running saga between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers, so this film is still very important for the franchise in that regard. Chances are, Halloween will be rebooted in due time, but until then, you can catch Halloween Ends when it hits theaters on Oct. 14, 2022.