New ‘Halloween’ Will Replace Original ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ Writer Says

Halloween is the number one topic of discussion for fans in the horror community. Ever since John Carpenter made the official announcement on Facebook, as well many other details, the Halloween reboot is back in play and there is some more new information that is going to make the heads of horror fans explode.

Whether you liked Halloween III: Season of the Witch or not, the film is officially being replaced according to writer Danny McBride, who spoke with Cinema Blend about the movie.
For those who have been wondering whether or not the new Halloween film was going to be a sequel, a remake or a reboot, the answer is “yes” (in a clusterfuck). Yes, it is a sequel. Yes, it is a remake (although McBride says otherwise). Yes, it is a reboot.
“You know, it’s not a remake,” Danny McBride said. “It’s actually, it’s gonna continue the story of Michael Myers in a really grounded way. And for our mythology, we’re focusing mainly in the first two movies and what that sets up and then where the story can go from there.”
But what Danny McBride said about the new Halloween kind of cancels out each theory while making the next one more plausible. McBride says it’s not a remake, but then later says he will start with the first two movies and essentially let the continuity play out after that, which essentially makes it Halloween III.
Horror fans already know there is a Halloween III on the books, which is the Season of the Witch installment that did not feature Michael Myers as the killer. But the plot thickens because Michael Myers was actually seen on screen in the movie, which was during a commercial on a television (within the movie) as a promo for the movie Halloween that was to air on a fictional local TV station in California.

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