Needless to say this is a spoiler/speculation blog post concerning the forthcoming movie, Halloween Ends. You have been warned.
On Wednesday, Universal released the first trailer for the final saga between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney/Nick Castle). Unlike trailers for the previous two movies, this one was a little over a minute long, created a tense atmosphere while at the same time, it also did it's best to reveal as little as possible. However an official synopsis was also released, which gave us some indication as to where this final installment from Blumhouse would be going. Notably with the addition of new blood into this saga's conclusion.
The new blood in question being a young man named Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell). In the synopsis, it's revealed that Corey was a babysitter responsible for the death of a young boy as well as being a new boyfriend for Allyson Nelson (Andi Matichak). The more interesting or perhaps polarising rumour making the rounds about the newcomer turns out that he might be a copy cat/someone who potentially succeeds Michael Myers in becoming a major threat to the residents of Haddonfield, There are definitely scenes in the trailer that indicate a connection between Corey and Michael as well as two killers clearly at play. I'm not sure how I feel about this particular development. It definitely feels like something that could go down badly with audiences if mishandled. Let's hope they get this right if this rumour happens to be true.
As for the rest of the synopsis, four years has passed since the events of the 2018 Halloween movie and Halloween Kills and Laurie and Allyson are not only living together and getting on with their lives but Laurie has finished a memoir and following a cascade of terror and violence, Laurie will be forced to finally confront the evil she cannot control. Other returning characters for the movie include Lindsey Wallace (Kyle Richards), Frank Hawkins (Will Patton) and Sheriff Barker (Omar Dorsey) while another new character, Dr Mathis (Michael O'Leary) will factor into this conclusion of the Blumhouse trilogy.
As for the future of this franchise - will Halloween Ends actually be the end? Truthfully, I doubt it. It's undoubtedly the end of Blumhouse's involvement with the series but regardless of what this movie winds up doing with both Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, I cannot see the 50th anniversary looming in 2028 passing by without another big screen outing. That's speculation on my part though. For now though we are getting a conclusion of sorts and hopefully, it'll be a good one.
Halloween Ends will be in theatres from October 14th.
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