- Shooting is scheduled to begin in Spring 2001, with a Fall 2001 release date. Filming will take place in Salt Lake City. Jamie Lee Curtis is contracted to do at least a cameo in the film, but not the entire film.
- Larry Brand, writer of 1989's MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH and 1998's PARANOIA is the writer of the film.
CAST AND CREW INFO:
JAMIE LEE CURTIS- Laurie Strode
LARRY BRAND- Screenwriter
PAUL FREEMAN- Producer
MOUSTAPHA AKKAD- Executive Producer
- The film's producers are intent on getting this latest film in the series up on theater screens in 2001.
Busta Rhymes (?Finding Forrester,? ?Shaft,?) Bianca Kajlich
(?Boston Public,? ?Bring It On?) and Sean Patrick Thomas (?Save the Last Dance,? ?Dracula 2000?) will star in the next installment of the ?Halloween? franchise, it was announced today by Moustapha Akkad of Nightfall Productions. Filming is expected to begin on May 9, 2001 in Vancouver. The eighth installment of the cult film series was written for the screen by Larry Brand and Sean Hood, Rick Rosenthal is set to direct. The film will be produced by Paul Freeman and executive produced by Akkad. Miramax will distribute the film through its Dimension label. Kajlich, who plays a lead character, will most likely also appear in HALLOWEEN 9, if the film is produced
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RICK ROSENTHAL
