H2

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   H2

   Rob Zombie-written/directed sequel to his 2007 'Halloween' remake; Dimension release set for October, production from March.

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Facts from the original

• Dimension Films and Rob Zombie are teaming for another chapter of 'Halloween.'
• Zombie is racing to have the film ready for an October release.
• Zombie will write and direct 'H2,' the sequel to his 2007 reinvention of the John Carpenter horror classic.
• Production was set to begin in March.
• The new film picks up right as the first remake ended.
• It follows the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted.
• Zombie said it won't resemble the original second installment.
• Zombie directed 'House of 1000 Corpses.'
• Zombie's 2007 'Halloween' treated Myers as a clinical psychopath and grossed $60 million domestically in 2007.
• Zombie had told Dimension chief and TWC co-chairman Bob Weinstein he wanted nothing to do with a sequel.
• Zombie said he was burned out, took a long break, made a record, and got excited about the project again.
• Zombie noted the problem of making a movie called 'Halloween': coming out Nov. 1 or later means nobody cares.
• Malek Akkad of Trancas Intl. Films will produce with Spectacle Entertainment's Andy Gould.
• The article was published Dec 15, 2008 by Michael Fleming.
• Dimension will release the director's 'H2' in October.