Producer Jason Blum Expresses Interest In Making ‘Halloween’ Sequel

by D.J. Rivera on October 24, 2018

Halloween Jason Blum Blumhouse Famed horror producer Jason Blum has expressed interest in making a sequel to 2018’s Halloween, according to The Wrap.

Also read: ‘Halloween’ Director Wants [SPOILER] To Return For A Sequel

Audiences everywhere were satisfyingly terrified when they saw the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode taking on the masked slasher Michael Myers in a blood-soaked stab frenzy showdown. The film was a huge box-office hit, nearly taking down October opening record holder Venom, but just coming shy of the mark. Despite that, Halloween shows there’s no franchise fatigue happening at the Myers house and this legendary title has enough juice to keep going. But will there be a sequel or will the franchise go back into the shadows? Well, producer Jason Blum told The Wrap that he is absolutely down for a sequel.

“It’s hard to make a great movie, period, and I always say, make a great movie first and we’ll figure out a franchise after. Of course we would want to make a sequel, in fact, we’re dying to make a sequel, but we’re guests in Malek Akkad’s house so there are a lot of people that have to be in the same mindset as us. Nothing’s been set in stone, but we’re certainly going to try.”

This latest installment in the Halloween franchise beat the Blumhouse opening weekend record of $52.5 million set by Paranormal Activity 3 in 2011. The film also landed among the top 10 openings for all R-rated films. Other accolades include the biggest horror movie opening with a female lead, biggest movie opening with a female lead over 55, and the biggest Halloween opening ever, shattering the previous record holder which was Rob Zombie’s 2007 remake of the John Carpenter classic. That version raked in $26 million its opening weekend. This year’s Halloween tripled that with $76 million. So besides the fact that the film is a critical and financial success, it seems inevitable that the Halloween franchise should continue.

Also read: Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates ‘Halloween’ Box Office Success

Would you like to see a sequel to 2018’s Halloween? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Directed by David Gordon Green from a script co-written by himself, Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride, Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, Miles Robbins, Dylan Arnold, Drew Scheid, and Nick Castle. Here’s the official synopsis:

Laurie Strode 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 is now playing.

Source: The Wrap

D.J. Rivera

Ruben C Barron

It’s funny to blast Marvel for cutting out all the X-Men and then lightly mentioning at the end how they’re launching 5 new books next year.
- SAMURAI36
  
  Look at the long picture, & look at the nature of the books they are releasing. Marvel is basically taking the X-men back to the 90’s.
Steve Steve

At no point does he blame the MCU for the decline in the X-Men books. He blames the distribution of the film rights.

Be better Roby
- Roby D’Ottavi
  
  He clearly discusses Disney and if they had the rights, they would take centre stage. While not explicitly saying it, he is indeed blaming the MCU.
  - Steve Steve
    
    By that logic he could also be blaming Fox for owning the rights and not dealing with Marvel Studios/Disney, or Arad and Perlmutter for selling some film rights before selling to Disney, or Perlmutter for playing hardball, or any number of things.
    
    Or, and more likely, he isn’t blaming anyone! All he does here is explain the situation with the Marvel comics as they relate to film rights.
    
    I appreciate the response man, but that’s a lame headline and ridiculous justification.
Larry

If the X-Men films were good -or actually kept up to the same quality that Marvel Studios puts into their films -then perhaps I would give Claremont’s opinion some credence -but the X-Men films are BORING! It’s the same old stuff they did a decade ago. Fox needs to hire folks who really LOVE the material and not folks who do the work BECAUSE Fox needs to maintain the rights.

So no the X-Men comic aren’t going away (look at all the new books being advertised recently) -but the film franchise is terrible! I cannot care less for Singer’s X-Men universe and have stopped altogether seeing X-Men films until there are new people involved.
- Paul Acevedo
  
  Claremont’s opinion, as voiced in this article, doesn’t relate to the quality of the X-Men films at all. You should reread the article. And yes, X-Men books are still published, but they’re much lower profile (especially in crossover events) than they used to be.
- SAMURAI36
  
  They’ve whittled the X-books down to a half dozen books, & the new books are basically a return to the 90’s. They’ve intermingled the X-men with the Inhumans & other properties, in an attempt to merge the franchises, even “pass the torch” as it were. .
  It’s more than clear that the X-men have taken a back seat to Marvel’s other franchises. And you’d have to be blind, or otherwise uninformed, to not see that the Inhumans are being prepped to be the mew X-men.
  This is all part of the behind the scenes “Civil War” at Marvel.
  - Matias Gagliardone
    
    It’s sad because I really loved the X-Men and you’re right
Rick’s Nerd Life

Hasbro is still releasing XMen themed toys, what are you talking about? http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS25039&mode=retail
- SAMURAI36
  
  Hasbro produces Marvel and Star Wars toys, because of their exclusive contract with Disney, that was in place prior to Marvel’s licensing embargo with Fox.
  
  http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/hasbro-extends-disney-pact-for-marvel-star-wars-toys-and-games-1200566115/
  
  Seriously, you guys really gotta study up on this stuff, if you are going to be holding opinions about it.
  - Rick’s Nerd Life
    
    …are you talking to me?
    
    And if so, what exactly is it that I need to study up on? Does it make what I said any less true? This article says the last figures were made in 2009. I said there were still figures being made, which there are. What’s the issue here?
    - SAMURAI36
      
      You made the statement about Hasbro still selling X-Men toys, yes?
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        …uh huh…I made no opinion. Again, I ask what the issue is. They said there hasn’t been X Men figures since 2009. I said there has been. What beyond that is there to discuss or study up on, exactly?
      - SAMURAI36
        
        I didn’t say you made an opinion, I said you made a statement. And you did make a statement.
        
        However, in the link you showed, the X-Men toys are marketed under “Marvel Legends”, not as X-Men. There is a slight difference.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        I know what I did. Thank you, I’m aware.
        
        So, you are arguing semantics for the sake of it. Got it. They’re X-Men toys. They said that there have been no X-Men toys. But that is false. As I’ve proven. There WAS a gap where there were none, but that has passed. In fact, licensors were given strict instructions to not do any X-Men or Fantasting Four figures up until fairly recent.
        
        And furthermore, these are a sub-series of the overall Marvel Legends brand, but they are still labeled as the “X-Men Legends” line. They do many themed waves. The newest is Dr. Strange. If you’re going to try and “educate” someone, make sure that it’s not a guy that runs an Action Figure channel, and is somewhat of a connoisseur on the subject.
        
        So, again…I ask: what exactly is it that I need to study up on “if I’m going to have an opinion”? Because, as it stands right now, I feel like you’re trying to gaslight me, and…it’s not working.
      - SAMURAI36
        
        So, you are arguing semantics for the sake of it. Got it. They’re X-Men toys. They said that there have been no X-Men toys. But that is false. As I’ve proven.
        
        No, I’m arguing business. There’s a difference. And they did NOT say there were no X-Men toys. They specifically said:
        
        The last X-Men themed toy line was based on the 2009 TV show Wolverine & The X-Men. Since that year, we have had 5 more movies in the franchise, and no merchandise based on either of them.
        
        And for once, what the author here said was accurate. There have been no X-Men THEMED toys since 2009. And no toys have been made, based on any of the X-Movies whatsoever.
        
        There WAS a gap where there were none, but that has passed. In fact, licensors were given strict instructions to not do any X-Men or Fantasting Four figures up until fairly recent.
        
        When exactly is “up until fairly recent”? What time period are you referring to? Do you have any documentation that supports that? Links?
        
        And furthermore, these are a sub-series of the overall Marvel Legends brand, but they are still labeled as the “X-Men Legends” line. They do many themed waves. The newest is Dr. Strange.
        
        What does Dr Strange have to do with X-Men? And if there’s an “X-Men Legends line”, where is it, exactly? Because that’s not what you linked earlier, and I googled “X-Men Legends”, and nothing came up. So where did you get that from, exactly?
        
        If you’re going to try and “educate” someone, make sure that it’s not a guy that runs an Action Figure channel, and is somewhat of a connoisseur on the subject.
        
        What channel are you talking about? And if I were you, I wouldn’t mention that, when your info is not accurate. Doing so makes your channel, as well as your site, look suspect.
        
        So, again…I ask: what exactly is it that I need to study up on “if I’m going to have an opinion”? Because, as it stands right now, I feel like you’re trying to gaslight me, and…it’s not working.
        
        If by “gaslight”, you mean correct your assumptions, then yes, I am. Otherwise, I have no idea what “gaslight” means.
        
        Nothing you’ve said here, refutes my initial response to you. to reiterate: Hasbro’s agreement with Marvel/Disney was grandfathered in, where they can produce X-Men toys, but only under the general Marvel Legends product line. To this date, you have not seen a single independent X-Men (or FF) line, especially not any based on any movie, TV show, cartoon, etc.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        You’re an idiot. Truly. I had a whole response typed out, but for some reason, this site won’t allow me to post it. You’re not worth the hassle.
      - SAMURAI36
        
        Thanx for proving my point. You thought your position was untenable, and it’s not. And when you run out of intellectual gas, then the insults start.
        
        You could’ve checked your ego at the door, and just admitted to being wrong, but instead you doubled down, and made yourself sound like even more of a dumbass.
        
        Good luck with that.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        Here, let’s try this.
        
        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e3571e67042e81218066ba8c06208f80446baf8420cd4a9018677fc1d4fa87ed.png
        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/751d7e3f820d3c7d58cc644cc52c0fdda9271966ded97ec504bfc494ae0854a7.png
      - SAMURAI36
        
        LMAO, so your only retort is to hit me with more insults? That’s cute.
        
        As for your info, nothing you’ve said refutes the fact that there are no X-MEN themed toy LINES. Not subseries, but entire LINES. And especially none that’s based on any of their X-Men multimedia.
        
        I could care less who you are friends with, so you really could’ve saved the name drop. I asked you what your “toy channel” was, and you give me the name of your boyfriend. Is he gonna come beat me up? I could mention that I’m friends with a couple of people at DC… Does that make me a vicarious expert on all things DC?
        
        I asked you a half dozen different Q’s, and you didn’t answer a single one. You called this “X-Men Legends”, and there is no such thing. So either you’re just misinformed, or you’re LYING. Take your pick, but either way, you’re as wrong as a thong on a phat broad.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        …lol…Look at you. You’re pathetic. You clearly don’t get it. I can see why you are the way you are. Clearly compensating. And I can see why no one likes you.
      - SAMURAI36
        
        Aww, no one likes me. A grown (wo)man named “Nerd Life” is trying to make me feel, by telling me nobody loves me.
        
        Also, those figures are part of the MARVEL LEGENDS LINE. There is no X-MEN LEGENDS line. And let me know which movie, TV show, etc these figures are a part of.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        And I said as much.
        
        That is clearly what you aren’t wrapping your dumbass head around.
        
        “There have been no X-Men themed toylines since 2009”.
        
        What are these, then? Are these not X-Men themed? And do you not see these labeled as “X-Men” in the Legends series? Hence–“X-Men Legends”.
      - SAMURAI36
        
        And so that’s it, playtime has ended. It’s been real, and it’s been fun…. But it hasn’t been real fun. So now it’s blockity block time. Toodles, d!ckhead. Your 15 minutes of fame have now come to an end.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        …someone found out that I was right. That’s adorable.
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        Also, let’s look at a completely separate forum that was originated by Marvel Legends people. What does that say?
        
        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fa4f8ab7be0c86e34aa1316ecccb0bebefdb5e04c0776355150fd82cfffe89fc.png
      - Rick’s Nerd Life
        
        Oh, and hey…check it out. X-Men themed wave in the Marvel Legends line. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/430b79f20b72d9e0ac4777958f6b20a325e76920e5ed23317d20ad4d4c1628d1.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fbb57ec9afc7a6b936914aaa3146dae755009a09b4faccdf1f5c5395a013e149.png
Grant McCollister

It sounds like he’s blaming Fox
- SAMURAI36
  
  No, he’s blaming Marvel for selling the rights, & for putting all their eggs in the MCU basket.
  - Grant McCollister
    
    Really??
    “I guarantee you that if 10 years ago, when Marvel was approached by Disney, if the X-Men film rights were owned by Marvel Studios and not Fox the X-Men would probably still be the paramount book in the canon.”
    That doesn’t sound like he’s blaming the MCU. Plus, he goes on to say that if Fox ever dies want to sell, it would probably be for some astronomically high price, and it wouldn’t even be worth it to Marvel
    - SAMURAI36
      
      You quoted one part of the article.
      
      The X-Men are in the position they are in (along with FF), becasue Marvel’s money-grubbing CEO Ike Perlmutter (the guy that ran Marvel in the ground, made them go bankrupt in the 90’s, and had to sell off the media rights to these characters in the first place) doesn’t want to play nice.
      
      This has been well documented on numerous comics-related sites (aside from this one, of course).
      - Steve Steve
        
        Sammy is completely wrong about the Marvel bankruptcy. Marvel was bankrupt by RON PERLMAN while Ike Perlmutter was running Toy Biz. Toy Biz had exclusive rights to make Marvel action figures, so every action figure you had in the 90s was made by Perlmutter’s company.
        
        Here’s the real history:
        When Marvel went into bankruptcy, Perlmutter’s only goal was to maintain his exclusive rights deal. As the bankruptcy hearings went along, Wallstreet corporate raider Carl Ichan bought up a majority of the “junk bonds” that Ron Perlman had used to pilfer money out of Marvel.
        
        The Banks to whom Marvel owed hundreds of millions of dollars did not trust Ichan due to his history of profiting at the expense of lenders. Perlmutter and Avi Arad put a plan together that was based largely on selling film rights and using the profits to repay the banks over time. Perlmutter wasn’t even part of Marvel until after he had saved the company.
        
        There is an excellent book about it called “Comic Wars”
      - Grant McCollister
        
        I know, it’s fine with me if you blame him, he’s not the guy who runs the MCU, that’s Kevin Feige, as I’m sure you know
      - SAMURAI36
        
        Yeah, that’s not really how this stuff works. Marvel likes to generate a positive spin for themselves, and they are really good at it, insomuch as their fans eat it up as gospel.
        
        That said, if you think Perlmutter has no involvement or influence over the films whatsoever, then I don’t know what to tell you.
        
        Perlmutter is Bog Iger’s (Disney’s CEO) right hand man. This stuff is a good ol’ boy’s club.
        
        People need to start seeing the big picture, and not just the part that they feel immediately effects them. Corporations don’t work that way,and there’s alot that happens behind the scenes that the GA doesn’t know about, and the big wigs sure as h&ll aren’t gonna tell the GA about.
        
        If you’re just a fan of the movies, then you are relatively safe from Perlmutter’s influence (but not entirely). But if you are a fan of practically everything else Marvel related (comics, merchandising, TV, etc), then ALL of that falls directly under Perlmutter’s survey.
        
        Also, take notice that Perlmutter is the CEO of Marvel, while Feige is only the “President” of Marvel Studios. The 2 roles are not equivalents, with the CEO taking precedence.
        
        http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/04/062504.asp
      - Grant McCollister
        
        Well, where do you get your information, if you don’t believe Marvel?
      - SAMURAI36
        
        Did you read any of my response?
Carl

He’s not really correct. Yes the MCU has driven Marvel to promote those characters in the comics but it’s not like the X-Men comics haven’t been a mess for many years, even before the MCU was so big. You can also blame FOX for making some really bad X-Men movies that killed some enthusiasm for the IP.
Axxell

Maybe if Fox was willing to come up with a film crossover deal like Sony did, maybe then we’d still see X-Men books like we still see Spiderman books at Marvel…and everybody wins…

Oh wait! They don’t wanna do anything that might help Disney either…
rosie1843

I think Mr. Claremont should take a long look at both the MCU and “X-Men”. I feel that both are in trouble.
Darthmanwe

77 mil opening weekend on a 10 mil dollar budget movie….

Gee, hard to say why he’d be interested in a sequel.