Tag: Halloween

  • Jamie Lee Curtis bids adieu to ‘Halloween’ character Laurie Strode

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood veteran Jamie Lee Curtis has wrapped filming for “Halloween Ends”, which marks her final outing as Laurie Strode, the main protagonist of the slasher franchise.

    It was filmmaker John Carpenter’s 1981 slasher movie ‘Halloween’ that launched Curtis in Hollywood.

    The film was a huge blockbuster and spawned a successful film franchise, with Curtis headlining the follow-ups ‘Halloween II’ (1981), ‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later’ (1998) and ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ (2002).

    She returned to the franchise with 2018’s ‘Halloween’, which was a direct sequel to the 1981 original.

    After 2021’s “Halloween Kills”, the series is set to end with “Halloween Ends”, scheduled to be released later this year.

    On Tuesday, Curtis took to Instagram to share that she has finished shooting for “Halloween Ends”.

    She also posted several behind-the-scenes photos from the sets, including one of a tattoo on her forearm, which read, ‘Laurie Strode 4 Ever’.

    “A bittersweet END for me on the Halloween movies. I’ve made great friends and have collaborated with wonderful artists on these three movies and today my part in the film has been completed and with it the END for me of this trilogy. It’s all because of the fans who have always supported me and more importantly, Laurie,” the 63-year-old actor wrote.

    Curtis also gave a shout out to the films’ “creative teams” as well as her co-stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Kyle Richards and James Jude Courtney.

    Directed by David Gordon Green, “Halloween Ends” is scheduled to be released in October 2022 by Universal Pictures.

  • ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ to release on Disney plus this Halloween

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Producer Adam Shankman has finally unveiled the release date of Disney’s highly-anticipated film ‘Hocus Pocus 2’.

    Taking to his Instagram handle, Shankman took announced that the sequel to Kenny Ortega’s 1993 Disney classic will debut on Disney plus this Halloween.

    “SISTAAAAAHHHHSSS! Aaaaand that’s a WRAP!!! #hocuspocus2 Congratulations to the amazing team @bettemidler @sarahjessicaparker @kathynajimy @567and8 @mrsleshem and the WHOOOOLLLEEEE cast and crew!!! Coming to you #halloween #2022 on @disneyplus,” Shankman wrote.

    In the original Hocus Pocus, a curious youngster named Max (Omri Katz) moved to Salem, where he struggled to fit in before awakening the Sanderson Sisters, a trio of diabolical witches (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) that were executed in the 17th century.

    As per Deadline, the sequel follows three young women who accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem. They must then figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

    Midler, Parker and Najimy will reprise their roles, with Tony Hale, Sam Richardson, Hannah Waddingham, Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Doug Jones, Juju Brenner, Froy Gutierrez, Taylor Henderson and Nina Kitchen in the sequel.

    Hocus Pocus 2 is directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D’Angelo, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.