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Rumor: Tommy Doyle Making His Return in ‘Halloween Kills’?!
Two big-time scoopers just dropped a monster bomb on the very first episode of Jeff Sneider‘s new podcast The Sneider Cut, which also featured respected Variety writer Justin Kroll discussing recent big stories. The two reporters both heard the exact same bit of information: that director David Gordon Green is bringing Tommy Doyle back to Haddonfield for Halloween Kills!
Doyle was first played by Brian Andrews in John Carpenter’s original 1978 Halloween and was one of the two children that Jamie Lee Curtis‘ Laurie Strode was babysitting the night that He came home. Tommy also spotted the “boogeyman” across the street only to have Laurie brush it off to their detriment.
Paul Rudd would also portray the character in the 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and interestingly, Kroll said he had heard that Rudd was offered the role in the new film, but had to turn it down as he’s currently filming Ghostbusters. They both suggested that someone else has been cast, although none of this is confirmed at this time.
Rudd would have been an interesting move being that Halloween 2018 retconned all of the sequels, which would have included the 1995 film. Even in pretending that the sequels never existed, it would have worked out to plug Rudd back into the role that he’s always openly celebrated throughout his career.
With all that said, Doyle has seen the boogeyman, survived him, and could be back to witness Laurie’s final showdown with him. Holy crap.
Earlier today we reported that Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney are both returning as Michael in Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, opening October 16, 2020, and October 15, 2021, respectively.
A heist turns nightmarish for Lizzy Caplan (Cobweb) in the offbeat comedy thriller Drag, and the SXSW darling now has an official release date.
Briarcliff Entertainment will release Drag in theaters on January 29, 2027.
The thriller follows “two estranged sisters who attempt to rob a secluded home in rural upstate New York. What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. As tensions rise and panic sets in, the sisters are forced into a painful and increasingly absurd fight for survival before the homeowner returns.”
It’s described as “Equal parts thriller and physical comedy,” which “explores sibling rivalry, physical pain, and the uniquely chaotic bonds of family.”
Lucy DeVito (“Little Demon”), John Stamos (“Full House”), and Christine Ko (“Dave”) also star.
The release announcement comes with a new look at Drag, introducing the estranged sisters caught in a heist nightmare.
Drag is co-written and co-directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer, marking their feature debut.
The film is produced by Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, and Jake DeVito through Jersey Films 2nd Avenue.
Briarcliff CEO Tom Ortenberg called Drag “a brilliantly original film that’s suspenseful, hilarious, and completely unpredictable. The cast led by Lizzy, Lucy, John, and Christine are the magic that makes the concept work. Audiences are in for a huge treat.”
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