We know that John Carpenter is executive producing David Gordon Green’s Halloween, but what exactly does that mean? Is Carpenter just accepting a paycheck, like he has on previous projects, or is he actually involved in bringing Michael Myers back to the big screen on a creative level?

Speaking with Coming Soon this week, producer Jason Blum answered that very question. The good news? Carpenter is interested in more than a check.

“We don’t take any big steps without his approval, so for instance hiring David and Danny [McBride] he approved,” Blum told the site. “He approved their pitch, he approved their first script. He approved bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis. So anytime we make a big creative turn he’s involved with that and we don’t do it without his blessing.”

Blum continued, “We went to him and asked him to be involved. There was no contractual, financial or any other obligation to have him on this movie. We went back and asked him to join us again.”

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Jamie Lee Curtis is returning for the new Halloween, potentially continuing the story from the first two (original) Halloween movies and presumably ignoring the rest.

The film was written by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride. Last we heard, John Carpenter may even provide the score. Filming begins this Fall.

Carpenter will executive produce the new film with Malek Akkad producing for Trancas and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse. Gordon Green and McBride will also executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner.