Why David Gordon Green finally cuts Halloween II from the continuity of his new movie

While the new Halloween is really a sequel instead of a restart, it also has a unique approach to continuity of the franchise. Specifically, with the exception of John Carpenter's original, he completely ignores everything. This includes what was previously the strongest continuation of the series – Rick Rosenthal Halloween II – and director David Gordon Green recently revealed why he should disappear:

The Los Angeles Press Day for Halloween took place last month and at a round table with David Gordon Green, he explained the approach that he had adopted to ensure continuity when writing the script with the co-author Danny McBride. He really wanted there to be a way for their film to include the events of Halloween IIbut there was one key obstacle that made it impossible: the turning point that reveals that Laurie Strode is the sister of Michael Myers.

Continuing his thinking, David Gordon Green explained that the final decision was to develop what would become one of the best sequences of the film. As he arrives at Haddonfield and begins his killing, the camera follows Michael Myers in a continuous shot following him killing people in two different houses. It was when they wrote everything that Green realized that it would not do everything to fit into the revelations of Halloween II:

In Halloween IIThe events unfold where John Carpenter's film stopped. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) was taken to the local hospital for treatment. Unfortunately for her, Michael Myers manages to escape death / capture and continues to search for it – which turns out to be related. New Halloween makes a joke about this, saying that the brother-sister relationship is "something inventive", and definitely does not keep it in continuity.

David Gordon Green made it clear that he was a fan of Halloween IIbut wrapped up his comments on the subject by explaining that it was really the right decision at the end. Not only did this give them more freedom in the writing process, but it also allowed them to free Michael. Said the director

Viewers around the world will be able to see these tables spin Halloween will be in theaters this Friday, October 19th. And be sure to stay tuned for my interviews with the stars and filmmakers here on CinemaBlend.