Prepare yourself horror fans, it looks as if the Halloween TV series (if it happens) is going to take things back to the beginning.
In speaking with Deadline, the Head of Worldwide Television for Miramax, Marc Hellwig divulged some information on the Halloween series.
“We’re on a fast track, it’s a big priority for us. We’ve had lots of exciting conversations in recent months with a number of really talented people, and I think we’ll have a pretty good idea of what we’re going to be doing very soon,” Helwig said, adding, “We’re hoping to lock down the creative team very soon.”
As you may recall, back in October we reported that Miramax signed a deal with Trancas to develop a Halloween TV show, which would have expanded the cinematic universe into television.
“The foundation of it is the original film, the John Carpenter movie, the characters of that film, and perhaps a group of characters that we haven’t really focused on that much in recent film versions or even in a number of them,” Helwig said. “It’s a creative reset completely and going back to the original film, as opposed to spinning out of any of the more recent film adaptations.”
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