The Story of Halloween Returns | The Reboot We Deserved

[@ogrick]

This still needs to be made. It’s my favorite script and i’m sure it would be my favorite sequel 😭

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@ByronWeaver33]

This was such an awesome script I wish that “Halloween Returns” was made but maybe for H50 we will finally get this film made.

[@spackar2720]

This Halloween Returns plot does sound like it would make a solid sequel to the original Halloween II film (1981).

[@davidhigham4698]

I would love to see Halloween returns

[@lamontregillard]

This script is good and this does sound like it can be a really fun movie to watch minus the negatives you mentioned

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I’d be all on board for this one!

[@domgriffith6483]

Halloween returns needs to be the next one

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

YES!

[@domgriffith6483]

@@TheLostRiverDriveInand the guy who played him in the kills flashback scenes should play him

[@faint13]

I would have 100% preferred this over the Blumhouse trilogy.

[@abl85542]

I AGREE 💯

[@lucasthornhill]

This would hvae been fun. Though I feel like we would have had to have Loomis in it more if he was alive. He would have been there to watch Myers be executed and would have likely continued to chase him to end the nightmare.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

It would be nice, if this got done, even if it ended up on Peacock as a series. Plus, I've always loved the title, Halloween Returns (love the online poster mock-up!). In many ways, it's a lot like a follow-up/companion piece to Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers. However, I would prefer it, if Michael wrote, "Town Of Death" or "Death To Town" on a wall...more evocative, eerie, and basic. Gary Oldman would've played the role well of Dr. Loomis. Thanks for the analysis, Sir.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I’m still holding out hope that one day, we might see this come to fruition, especially with the franchise needed a new direction. Thanks for watching!

[@KrueMann1992]

I literally was cast as Bear and two days later the movie was cancelled. The script for this was a MESS tho….so like this cancellation was a godsend. The script it took place in 1989 and these guys had cellphones….it was rough

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Yeah I read that lol. Similar to Texas Chainsaw 3D

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

I was never a fan of ditching Halloween 2 from the timeline but I can at least say unlike the Blumhouse films this film had a good reason to remove Halloween 2 from the timeline! In a lot of ways I wish we got this movie over the Blumhouse films! I think the main reason many prisoners on death row are there for so long is appeals take a long time and because it is the death penalty they are given many chances either to win their case or at least get their sentence changed to life in prison!

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Yeah very true. I personally wouldn’t have minded that story detail at all honestly. I’d love to see them potentially revisit this idea. I always liked it

[@bretthumphrey6821]

Yes you can't remove halloween 2 it's one of the best films ever made

[@BurninPopcorn]

Gary Oldman around the 2010s was peak. He would have given Donald a run for his money.

[@treypadgett2426]

There is only one Loomis and that’s Donald Pleasence.

[@B1Kobe0824]

I seriously doubt it.

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

IDK... one of the best thing about Zombies reboot was McDowell as Loomis I thought it was the perfect choice... his take on the character was, I think, the best part of the film.... hey, just my opinion

[@WeirdenGilling]

How dare you sir

[@casual_villain]

I like Gary Oldman, but no way

[@themysteriousshadow5701]

I read the Halloween Returns script it was awesome I loved it! I wish they actually made this movie..my only complaint is 1 of the characters is taking selfies in a corn maze field before Michael attacks her, in 1988 no one was taking selfies cause smart phones didn’t exist.. other than that this script was amazing I loved it!

[@ThermometerNH]

People took selfies using polaroids in '88

[@themysteriousshadow5701]

@@ThermometerNH obviously true but I’m talking smartphones which didn’t exist back in 88

[@ThermometerNH]

@@themysteriousshadow5701 yeah I read the comment before reading the script lol

[@themysteriousshadow5701]

@@ThermometerNH All good brother 🤟 & yes it was an amazing script! ✊

[@WesHarries]

The story continueing from curse micheal myers would be nice went little into the soul and resurrection of micheal and was trying to tell us were his soul came from ,with bit season mixed on ontop or intertwine curse and season of witch that would be fcuin amazing .ps I love how you are druleing whilst discussing this issue❤

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Halloween makes me drool lol

[@abramsullivan7764]

Damn that would've been an interesting, and an awesome Halloween film.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I think so too

[@cwalker228]

This could actually still be done. The franchise has a history of forgetting different timelines. Now it’s just kind of variations on a myth or legend.

[@chrism9368]

I was going to make the mask for the film!

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

No shit?! That’s incredible!

[@TroyGrubbJr]

Gary Oldman would have made a great Dr Loomis I do love this script I am happy with what we got with the Blumhouse/ universal trilogy now that the movie 🍿 rights is no longer with Blumhouse and Universal Studios maybe for 50th anniversary this idea gets revisited I hope

[@garysim3534]

I really hope one day they do this movie

[@casual_villain]

Dude this sounds like it would’ve been awesome

[@jakiicooper3785Jokergoblin]

Wow. Would. Have. Love. To. See. That. Film

[@justinhuston6855]

I love it Bringing back Deputy Hunt Gary Oldman as DR Loomis If this ever gets made it will have my money

[@davidirwin2176]

I haven't read the script Nick but, from what I've heard about it online I think it would've been awesome 😎

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

It really would’ve

[@danielbaugher826]

The Collection is awesome 😎

[@kristinamarrie13]

I definitely feel like this still could happen. It’s an interesting and solid, and I feel like it in a way steps outside the box a bit. I would 100% support this if the idea ever presents itself again.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Well now that the series needs a reset, I’d love to see them revisit this one

[@acimagination7982]

hearing this idea sounds like a good one. bring it back to the what the first one looked like. the current blumhouse halloween trilogy is close to that. this idea sounds better.

[@GrayWolf5000]

Hopefully they make it. I was so exited when the rumors about a new Halloween movie were coming out. About RZ Halloween 3 and eventually Halloween Returns. I was disappointed with the reboot trilogy that almos made me lose interest in this franchise.

[@MrJawstherevenge87]

I wrote a fan fictiion after being disappointed in the new trilogy following dr loomis son john who took over looking after michael and lauries character became a psychiatrist herself under sam loomis mentorship. I never bought her turning into sarah connor i belive she wouldve been able to move forward in life and only brought nack to her ptsd after he escapes again. The.movie also serves as a love letter to fonald pleseance and the character he created

[@dustinhogle3844]

I wanted Hugh Laurie in my unused HALLOWEEN film pitch. Nowadays, Daniel Craig.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

LOVE Daniel Craig

[@captaingeneroddenberry8439]

I am not a huge fan of the Halloween series but this also could work for a direct sequel to the original Halloween and make it feel like ten years later.

[@caseyj.87]

I wish we would’ve gotten this movie

[@HobbsHorror]

Halloween 🎃💀🎃💀🎃💀🎃

[@Sparkle0501]

I wish we got this one

[@PRHILL9696]

They should have done the original script for Halloween 6 and the sequel planned for that. As everything after 6 has been pure trash!

[@ppiorkowski1502]

No way Gary Oldman would have been in a Halloween movie give me a break.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Money talks.

[@kylebuckley4181]

I'm not sure if its just me but I can hear a bunch of background Nosie sounds like kids.

[@jasoncase9481]

I heard the weakass excuse that because Blumhouse didn’t know if (2018) Halloween would be finically successful is why they went with a completely unoriginal name for a direct sequel to (1978) Halloween. Halloween 40 Years Later Halloween 2018 Both of those are original names for a direct sequel they could have used for a direct sequel that makes only the original Halloween movie as canon.

[@Saveyourbs]

We didn’t deserve this reboot.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

We really didn’t

[@ScotsGal]

I would have preffered this to the diahrrea that was Halloween ends ...everyone raves about Halloween 2018 yeah it was OK Halloween Kills was meh!! the best part in was the flashback scenes and the less said about Halloween ends the better....I remember reading about this film going into production and being excited about it then all of a sudden it just dissapeared then next thing we knew Greens film was In production ...such a waste of a good script

[@richardstange5939]

This sounds like a movie that could still be made. Though, would this cater to wide audiences or just niche fans like us, the same way a Jamie Lloyd movie would? I mean, I very selfishly would like a Jamie Lloyd movie, I understand why it is a very unrealistic idea. But, this film sounds like it could still be made.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

A Jamie Lloyd movie is viable, just make sure the budget and market costs are kept low! This movie could not happen now unfortunately without getting the Weinstein's involved because they I believe still have the rights to this script and of course no one wants them anywhere near Halloween ever again and I completely agree with that!

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Oh it absolutely could! And with the series needing a new start now, this would be great

[@spackar2720]

I still think that the decision to call the 2018 Halloween film "Halloween" is ridiculous. The film should have been called "Halloween Returns".

[@treypadgett2426]

Donald Pleasence is Halloween and without him the franchise sucks. Gary is great but he’s not as great as Donald. As for McDowell, his version was insulting turning the hero into more of a villain. Loomis will always be the hero of the franchise and it died with Donald Pleasence.

[@KarmaticAssassin-h7e]

Interesting script; it could have been a solid film.

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I agree!

[@lfroncek]

Have any of the Halloweens actually been shot in the Mid West?

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

They have not lol. The closest would be DGGs trilogy in North Carolina

[@wickdaline8668]

Whatever happened to Laurie?

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

She survived Halloween night but she would not appear in Returns!

[@weeniehutsr1205]

8:25 couldnt agree more

[@robertholston4708]

But Paul Rodgers is a legendary rock singer.

[@bretthumphrey6821]

I would've love to see this movie hunter van doesn't want anything to do with the halloween films hes kind of a dick so good luck gettimg him in a film

[@thechaz83]

Recalibrate, Reboot, re-anything is bad. I wasn’t born in the 2000s

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Neither was I. And I disagree. There are many reboots worthwhile, and some remakes better than the original. Being the “original” doesn’t guarantee it can’t be topped

[@CMChunk79]

I love Malcom McDowell but he's terrible in those Zombie movies.

[@Halloween23-23]

I’m hoping they make more because the last 3 were really good

[@cfhcowboy9292]

In my opinion you can't replace Donald pleasence that's just me though

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

I agree. Though Oldman is a solid choice!

[@cfhcowboy9292]

@TheLostRiverDriveIn ya I do like Oldman but .. just not the same

[@DevonteHuntley]

OH SURE, we deserved a rather lackluster sequel that not only ruins the timeline of the entire franchise in the most laughable way possible worse than what Texas Chainsaw 3D gave us, but lacks any real purpose for existing. Also, we have this new random doctor in the mix that was around during Michael's childhood that was never heard of until NOW? And Loomis just spends the entire story absent for some reason until the very end. Another standalone nonsense that is better left on the bookshelf. Nick, go away. Your twisted love for these terrible stories just shows why I can never respect any ounce of you. And to think I had the nerve to "crush" on you as you so claimed. -_-

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

lol. I don’t even read what you say anymore man. Not going anywhere. I’ve got thousands of people who love my content. Maybe you should just stop watching?

[@josephamato2031]

Malcom sucksd as dr. Loomis 😅

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

Strongly disagree

[@jermaine8573]

Dam this movie did sound impressingly good , and man Gary Oldman would of easily knocked out of park playing Dr Loomis next to the legendary Donald , and yeah this did make Michael seem like you was going to be what was from the very 1st original movie , nevermind the rest of them that came after it despite im also a fan of some to most of the later movies and recent ones

[@Festus-q3m]

Does this guy say fuck between 3 mins and 20 seconds and 25? Lol. Editing mistake

[@TheLostRiverDriveIn]

No I didn’t lol. But it was a trimmed audio clip.

[@Festus-q3m]

@@TheLostRiverDriveIn lol

[@WesHarries]

No remakes i here the word remake and it makes me cringe feel ill and want to not see that

[@movietower6095]

Sounds stupid