Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis says the new sequel is similar to the original in “many, many, many ways" even going as far as calling it a retelling.
David Gordon Green directed the upcoming reboot from a script he co-wrote with Danny McBride. Star of the original film; Jamie Lee Curtis also returns as Laurie Strode, who will have to protect her daughter and granddaughter when her dreaded serial-killer of a brother returns after 40 years of absence.
Curtis, who recently spoke with Yahoo! about the upcoming sequel, explained that the new film is basically a retelling of the original - only from the perspective of Laurie’s granddaughter:
And as soon as I read what David Green and Danny McBride had come up with … and the way that they connected the dots of the story, it made so much sense to me that it felt totally appropriate for me to return to Haddonfield, Ill., for another 40th-anniversary retelling. There was the idea of, ‘What do you call it?’ If I had had my druthers, I probably would’ve called it Halloween Retold. Because it’s being retold. It’s the original story in many, many, many ways. Just retold 40 years later with my granddaughter.
The actress went on to admit that she isn’t personally an avid horror fan, but she believes that those who are will be very satisfied with the revitalised take on Halloween.
For people who like that sort of thing, I think it’s going to be really fun for them to experience. For me, that just doesn’t hold any interest to me. Because I’m frightened enough about all [today’s political climate]. So the idea of now paying money and sitting in a dark theater with a bunch of people and watching something really scary doesn’t really do much for me. But there are a lot of people who love it, and they’re gonna love this movie.
Those who worked on the new Halloween have made their love for the original no secret. And while it’s nice to hear the movie will stick close to the tone of the much adored 1978 film, hopefully it won't linger too close.
What do you think about the actress' comments? Are you on-board with the love letter-retelling style of reboot that Curtis describes? Are you afraid that it may stick too close to original like many other recent reboots have?