Halloween is currently in our halls and is making a lot of noise. The phenomenon is spreading and several questions arise, including the obvious one when a film works: when will there be a sequel? An answer to which Danny McBride responded in an interview with the site Deadline.
The new opus of the Halloween saga has been talked about with its crazy figures from the first week of operation. In the midst of a post-broadcast communication campaign, the film's team answers multiple interviews, including that of the website Deadline, in which co-writer Danny McBride notably mentioned the idea of a sequel to David Gordon Green's film. A legitimate and obvious question according to the site, for a sequel they claim as "inevitable". To which Danny McBride replied:
" We clearly have ideas about what we would do. I don't think we allowed ourselves to indulge in these ideas before the film came out.We just wanted to put all our hopes and dreams on the right start of this film.But we have ideas and ideas about what we could do.We hadn't invested much time on them, but now we're being asked to figure it out.There are certainly discussions about whether we will do more and we are just trying to see what makes the most sense."
Ideas so, many ideas but as we saw in Inception, an idea too advanced can destroy everything and especially a saga.
Why isn't a sequel a good idea?
The return of Michael Myers is a good thing for horror cinema which, alas, has seen some disappointments in recent years. But we also have nice surprises like Sans un Bruit and obviously this new Halloween opus which turned out to be raw and extremely well thought out. However, let us not fall into greed. And when I say we, I mean the spectators who must not be gullible in front of the sequels and especially the studios. Because the latter, always eager for audience and dollars, will certainly fall into the trap of the sequel for this Halloween.
An "inevitable" sequel according to Deadline and which is an unfortunate truth. While the film ends magnificently, it does not seem useful to continue the adventure. We could see it with all the horror sagas: Jaws, Claws of the Night, Halloween (obviously) and others… The sequels are often too much, especially concerning horror sagas. Even if we sometimes have good surprises as in the case of Alien, the sequels are often more related to an economic reason than to an artistic question. But here, nothing justifies one except the results of the world box office, always more impressive for this sequel which, let us remember all the same, is a real success.
A sequel that, remember, is not yet official but will certainly see the light of day. Money calls money. After, we must not generalize because as we said, there are not only bad consequences. Perhaps we are somewhat pessimistic! In the meantime, we can still feast on the recently released film.As a reminder, David Gordon Green's Halloween is still in theaters and you can find our review on the site.
