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‘Halloween Kills’: Classic Character’s Return Was Achieved Entirely Through Practical Makeup Effects! [Images]

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Warning: this article contains Halloween Kills spoilers.

While the movie has proven to be quite polarizing, one aspect of David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills that most fans of the franchise seem to have enjoyed is the opening sequence, which takes us back to 1978 to show us what happened directly after the events of John Carpenter’s classic. And yes, that standout sequence even marks the return of Dr. Loomis!

Donald Pleasence, who played Loomis in the original movies, of course passed away back in 1995, and the character was brought back to the screen using old school makeup effects.

It was Chris Nelson who was tasked not only with creating a “1978 Michael Myers” mask for Halloween Kills but also with turning Tom Jones Jr. into the iconic Dr. Sam Loomis.

Nelson explains on Instagram today, “No, he was not CGI, but our own construction foreman Tom Jones Jr. in an 11 piece prosthetic makeup with hair pieces. So fun to do and was a pretty quick turnaround actually from @vincentvandykefx.”

Nelson also credits the full team involved with the transformation:

As opposed to recent digital makeup work in big budget movies, the inclusion of Loomis in Halloween Kills is surprisingly seamless, largely because it was practical makeup rather than digital technology that allowed the team to bring Donald Pleasence back to the screen. The entire ’70s sequence, on the whole, is easily the film’s most impressive achievement.

Check out some behind the scenes shots of the incredible transformation below!

 

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Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’ Wraps Filming; Meet the Cast

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Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins.

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Deadline reports today that filming on The Monkey has wrapped, and the website has revealed the full cast for the upcoming horror movie. Read on for everything you need to know.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (SheHulkAttorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, the upcoming Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”

James Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon).

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Elijah Wood in ‘Maniac’

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