In addition to original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle reprising the role for select moments in David Gordon Green’s Halloween, actor/stuntman James Jude Courtney is also playing the iconic Shape in the film, and our set visit interview with him damn sure made us feel like he’s the right man for the job. Hell, he told us he learned how to (fake) kill from a (real) hitman!
On a much lighter note, James Jude Courtney has been sharing some fun behind the scenes photos from the Halloween set over on Twitter, which we thought you’d like to see…
What an honor to work with this iconic, magnificent, powerful woman! pic.twitter.com/b3whN3vkwu
— James Jude Courtney (@jamesjcourtney) August 7, 2018
📸 @jamieleecurtis pic.twitter.com/3xBLEx3B14
— James Jude Courtney (@jamesjcourtney) July 30, 2018
— James Jude Courtney (@jamesjcourtney) June 19, 2018
In the new film, co-written by Danny McBride…
“Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.”
“A British documentary crew comes to the States to visit Michael in prison for a retrospective of the maniac’s night of terror — but their project becomes way more interesting when Myers escapes custody, retrieves his signature mask and seeks revenge on Laurie, with others naturally being part of his impressive career body count along the way.
In the decades following the fateful Halloween night that forever altered the former babysitter’s life, Laurie has armed and prepped herself for Michael’s inevitable return — to the detriment of her family, including daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson.”
Judy Greer plays Karen Strode, Laurie’s daughter, while Andi Matichak landed the coveted role of the film’s young lead (daughter to Greer and granddaughter to Curtis).
The cast also includes Virginia “Ginny” Gardner (Project Almanac, Marvel’s “Runaways”), Miles Robbins (Mozart in the Jungle, My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound, Laggies, When We Rise), and Drew Scheid (“Stranger Things”, The War with Grandpa). They will be playing the friends of Matichak’s Allyson.
Michael comes home on October 19.
