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[Halloween Horror Nights 25] John Landis Talks the ‘An American Werewolf in London’ Maze
For the 25th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando, the creative team decided to bring back one of their most popular mazes ever: An American Werewolf in London. They first did this maze in 2013 and it became one of their top three houses of all time. Back then, the designers had to go off of detailed sketches to replicate Rick Baker’s iconic wolves. This year they were able to acquire the original molds and hot damn, the wolves look incredible.
At the HHN25 media event, the almighty John Landis was on hand, along with Greg Nicotero and Chandler Riggs, for a Q&A and to discuss their respective mazes. In the video below, Landis discusses his first impressions on the 2013 maze and the improvements made to the 2015 edition.
Landis is as witty and animated as ever. The Q&A ran about 45 minutes over schedule but honestly, I wouldn’t have cared if it went on all night. Landis told stories about American Werewolf, Coming to America, and how proud he is of his son Max Landis.
Halloween Horror Nights 25 runs selected nights through November 1.
Video shot by Casey Schwarz-Cooper.
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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