Jamie Lee Curtis Is Back for a New Halloween Movie

Laurie Strode returns to face the horror.

By Alex Gilyadov

Jamie Lee Curtis is officially returning for Universal's new Halloween movie.

Set four decades after the first movie, this new film will have Curtis reprise her role as Laurie Strode for a final showdown with Michael Myers. The movie, simply titled Halloween, will open in theaters on October 19, 2018.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode. Image Credit: Universal Pictures.

John Carpenter will executive produce and serve as a creative consultant on the film, with Jason Blum (Get Out, Split, The Purge, Paranormal Activity) producing. Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films, which has produced all of the Halloween movies, will also produce this latest entry in the horror franchise.

David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Our Brand Is Crisis) and Danny McBride (Alien: Covenant) wrote the screenplay, with Green set to direct. The duo will also executive produce alongside Carpenter.

This new Halloween movie was announced last year, with Carpenter promising it'll go back to the series' roots and be made on a smaller budget like the 1978 original.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter.

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