In a behind-the-scenes video, Halloween's groundbreaking final girl actor, Jamie Lee Curtis, has a tough time bidding farewell to her collaborators on the most recent film trilogy.
"The whole concept of a horror movie is to stimulate emotions, and the making of it does the same thing," Curtis said, fighting back tears, in an interview segment from the video shared by Entertainment Weekly. "So, to have done it three times with a group of people, and knowing that I'm not going to get to do it again with that same group of people, really has been very tough for me. It will be difficult to say goodbye to this group of people."
Jamie Lee Curtis Completes Her Halloween Legacy
To prove the point, the video also shows Curtis addressing crew members and co-stars on her last day of shooting Halloween Ends, the final part of the trilogy directed by David Gordon Green. In tears, she said: "I think it's just amazing that the last thing I get to say is… it's nice to see you… and it was really nice to see you all, for all this time … and I'll miss you … so sad …"
The franchise icon tried to offer further words of appreciation but, overcome with emotion, just sobbed "I can't" before turning away. She finished her thoughts in a final, equally teary interview segment: "Thank you so much... for... all of it." The video then ends with a promotional message to buy the latest Halloween film.
Curtis played the role of Laurie Strode for the first time in 1978's original Halloween film. It was her first theatrical role after having only played smaller parts on TV, and it made her and the film's director, co-writer and composer, John Carpenter, overnight household names. Curtis returned three years later in Halloween II, which Carpenter co-wrote and co-directed before he had to commit to other duties, although only Rick Rosenthal is credited as director. She sat out the following four films in the franchise before returning for 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, a soft reboot that ignored the Curtis-less sequels.
While Curtis' subsequent appearance in the 2002 entry Halloween: Resurrection saw Michael Myers finally kill Laurie, that film's canonical status was erased by Green's recent trilogy. Starting with 2018's Halloween, the trilogy essentially reset the story to only acknowledge the events of 1978's original movie. While the first among the three films found success with audiences and critics alike, its two sequels were met with controversy and diminishing returns.
Currently, Green is attached to write and direct a remake of The Exorcist for Blumhouse. As for Curtis, she is in talks to appear alongside Lindsay Lohan in a sequel to her 2003 remake comedy hit Freaky Friday.
Halloween Kills is now available to buy and rent digitally and on Blu-ray.
Source: Entertainment Weekly