<P> Rather than reboot the franchise a second time, they chose to focus primarily on continuing the mythology of the first two films when developing the story, with Danny McBride stating, "We all came to the decision that remaking something that already works isn't a good idea . So we just have a reimagining instead ." The pitch was created by the writers specifically to present to Carpenter, as they were self - described fans of the original Halloween to begin with . The story was eventually fleshed out so that all of the sequels were ignored from continuity, and the ending of the first film was slightly retconned in what McBride likened to an alternate reality . However, he later said that the film still pays tribute to the other films, despite sharing no direct continuity, "you know like there's some many different versions, and the timeline is so mixed up, we just thought it would be easier to go back to the source and continue from there . It was nicer than knowing you're working on Halloween 11, it just seemed cooler,' we're making Halloween 2' . For fans, we pay homage and respect to every Halloween that has been out there ." Despite Green and McBride's comedy roots, Halloween was distanced from the comedy genre . McBride further elaborated that "I think there was, like, maybe one joke on the page, but the rest is straight horror ." Believing that "good horror movie directors are good directors", Jason Blum hired Green for his perceived "amazing" storytelling . No large steps were taken without Carpenter's approval, including the acceptance of the initial pitch and bringing back actress Jamie Lee Curtis . </P> <P> Displeased with Rob Zombie's re-imagining and added backstory of murderer Michael Myers, Carpenter wanted to take the character back to his more mysterious roots, describing him as "a force of nature . He's supposed to be almost supernatural ." McBride detailed his approach as humanizing the character, "I think we're just trying to take it back to what was so good about the original . It was just very simple and just achieved that level of horror that wasn't turning Michael Myers into some being that couldn't be killed . I want to be scared by something that I really think could happen . I think it's much more horrifying to be scared by someone standing in the shadows while you're taking the trash out ." </P> <P> In September 2017, Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed that she would reprise her role as Laurie Strode . In contrast to the character's final girl role in the original film, Laurie armed herself and prepared extensively in the time period between films in case Michael Myers ever returned . Although Halloween II and its latter installments have portrayed Myers as a familicidal killer and Laurie as his sister, the writers felt that the added motive made him less frightening as a killer . As such, they intentionally ignored that aspect of the lore . In the trailer for the film, Strode's granddaughter, played by Andi Matichak, explains how her life has been impacted by Michael's reign of terror 40 years earlier . When a friend hints that they heard Michael was Laurie's brother, Matichak's character replies, "No, it was not her brother, that was something people made up ." The writers did not originally know if Curtis would be willing to return, according to McBride, so they "busted (their) ass on this script to really make that Laurie Strode character something she wouldn't be able to say no to ." On why she returned, Curtis stated, "As soon as I read what David Green and Danny McBride had come up with...and the way that they connected the dots of the story, it made so much sense to me that it felt totally appropriate for me to return to Haddonfield, Ill., for another 40th - anniversary retelling . It's the original story in many, many, many ways . Just retold 40 years later with my granddaughter ." Curtis had previously returned as Laurie in the sequels Halloween II (1981), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Halloween: Resurrection . </P> <P> The following October, Judy Greer entered negotiations to play Laurie's daughter Karen Strode . Danielle Harris, who played Laurie's daughter Jamie Lloyd in the original continuity's Halloween 4 and Halloween 5, contacted Blumhouse with the offer to reprise her role in some way, but the studio planned to go with a different daughter character, to Harris' disappointment: "I was okay with it when she had a son...but they're saying it's the last one and...she has a daughter . And it's not Jamie . It's just kind of a bummer, I guess ." On December 7, 2017, Andi Matichak was cast to play Laurie's granddaughter Allyson . </P>

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