David Gordon Green's Halloween was one of this fall's most welcome blockbusters, grossing over $251 million worldwide ($158.8M domestic; $92.2M foreign) on a modest $10 million production budget. The long-awaited horror sequel also scored the second-biggest October opening weekend ever and played a key part - along with Venom and A Star Is Born - in helping make this past October the highest-grossing October in box office history.
Following its Digital HD debut a few weeks ago, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially released Halloween on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD today.
Each copy will come packaged with a wide variety of special features, including seven tension-filled deleted scenes, an extensive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, and four more lengthy featurettes to take fans even deeper into the legacy of Michael Myers.
Get all the details below and be sure to check back in later for my interview with Halloween legend Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers!
JAMIE LEE CURTIS RETURNS AS LAURIE STRODE TO SEEK HER REVENGE IN THE INTENSE THRILLER
HALLOWEEN
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DECEMBER 28, 2018
4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY AND DVD JANUARY 15, 2019
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, November 20, 2018 – The infamous killer Michael Myers strikes again in Halloween, arriving on Digital and via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on December 28, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on January 15, 2019. Hailed by critics as “a near perfect blend of craft, character growth and nostalgia” (Perri Nemiroff, Collider), Halloween takes place four decades after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween Franchise, “Scream Queens”) narrowly escaped the masked Michael Myers’ brutal killing spree. Packed with bonus features including chilling deleted and extended scenes as well as special featurettes showing behind the scenes looks at creating the film, Halloween delivers spine-chilling, hair-raising intensity and thrills to both new and repeat viewers.
Forty years after the events of 1978’s Halloween, Laurie Strode (Curtis) now lives in a heavily guarded home on the edge of Haddonfield, where she’s spent decades preparing for Michael’s potential return. After being locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when a bus transfer goes terribly wrong, leading to chaos in the same town he preyed on decades earlier. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the deranged killer returns for her and her family – but this time, she’s ready for him.
Master of horror John Carpenter (Halloween (1978), The Thing) joins forces with director David Gordon Green (Joe, Pineapple Express) and producers Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Malek Akkad (Trancas International Films) and Bill Block (Miramax) for this follow up to Carpenter’s 1978 classic horror film. Halloween also includes a stellar cast including Judy Greer (Ant-Man and The Wasp, Jurassic World), Andi Matichak (“Underground”), Will Patton (Armageddon, The Punisher), and Virginia Gardner (Project Almanac, “Runaways”). Proving “classics never die” (Mara Reinstein, US Weekly), Halloween offers a tricky treat for audiences both old and new. Halloween is the perfect slasher film, lauded as “hands down the best Halloween sequel ever” (Katie Walsh, Nerdist) and “immensely entertaining” (Eric Eisenberg, Cinemablend).
BONUS FEATURES on 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY, DVD & DIGITAL:
- Deleted/Extended Scenes
- Extended Shooting Range
- Shower Mask Visit
- Jog to a Hanging Dog
- Allyson and Friends at School
- Cameron and Cops Don't Mix
- Deluxe Banh Mi Cops
- Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along
- Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween
- The Original Scream Queen
- The Sound of Fear Journey of the Mask
- The Legacy of Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Halloween features:
Director: David Gordon Green
Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode
Judy Greer as Karen Strode
Andi Matichak as Allyson Strode
Will Patton, as Frank Hawkins
Virginia Gardner as Vicky
Nick Castle as Michael Myers/The Shape (cameo)
James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers/The Shape
Toby Huss as Ray
Jefferson Hall as Aaron Korey
Rhian Rees as Dana Haines
Miles Robbins, as Dave, Vicky's boyfriend.
Dylan Arnold, as Cameron Elam
Drew Scheid as Oscar
Omar J. Dorsey as Sheriff Barker
Rob Niter as Deputy Sheriff Walker
Jibrail Nantambu as Julian
Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Ranbir Sartain
Nick McKeever as Deputy Keeve
Halloween is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD!