| JOHN CARPENTER'S HALLOWEEN- HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION- FACTS |
| Halloween 4 director Dwight Little was approached to direct Halloween 8, but turned it down. Jacinda Barrett was casted for the part of Sara in Halloween: Resurrection but left the production before shotting started her character is now played by Bianca Kajlich. Halloween 8 director, Rick Rosenthal also directed Halloween II back in 1981.Also Rick Rosenthal is the only director to have directed two Halloween movies! Brad Loree who plays the shape, his Home Town is Vancouver, Vancouver is where they film Halloween 8! The first idea for Halloween: Resurrection was making the next installment a Shape-less film, removing Michael Myers from the storyline, much like Halloween III: Season Of the Witch. Jamie Lee Curtis was originally just going to do a very small cameo appearance in the movie but after she read the script Jamie saw an idea to end her participation in the movies with some small scenes that put an end to her character, Laurie Strode at the beginning of the movie. Jamie Lee Curtis's scenes where the first scenes to be shot, it took four days to complete them. Director Rick Rosenthal has a small cameo appearance in the movie, he plays a college professor called Dr. Micture, who was a doctor in Halloween II which he also directed. In early versions of the script there was a character named Donaldson, an investigator in the Halloween murders. This character was named after Donald Pleasence who played Dr. Sam Loomis. Halloween and Halloween II star Charles Cyphers and Halloween: H2O star Michelle Williams where both rumored to have small cameo appearances in the movie. Danielle Harris who played Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 was also rumored to have a cameo appearance. Sara Moyer in Halloween: Resurrection is the first main lead part for star Bianca Kajlich. Music composer Danny Lux is the man behind creating the music for the TV show Ally Mcbeal. Halloween: Resurrection star Busta Rhymes is said have been a fan of the Halloween movie since he was a kid. Thomas Ian Nicholas who play Bill in Halloween: Resurrection is said to have got the part wile filming American Pie 2. Josh Hartnett was approached to make an appearance in the movie but turn it down due to other commitments with his movie, 40 days and 40 nights which he was shooting at the time. Alyson Hannigan who starred in American Pie 1, 2 and Buffy The Vampire Slayer was rumored to have the leading part in the movie. After Jamie Lee Curtis found out Michael Myers wasn't dead she had to come for Halloween: Resurrection to finish him or her off. The film was originally set to be released on Friday 21st of September 2001. But because of some bad reactions from test screens around America, producers decided to pull the movie from its September release date and rethink some parts of the movie. These rethought parts were filmed in re-shoots that took place from Mid-September to Late-October 2001. The original ending of the movie involved Star Bucks coffee being spilt on some electrical wires and setting the whole Myers house on fire with Michael Myers left inside. |