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Trivia: Officer Richards (the cop who talks about banh mi bread) is played by Charlie Benton, an actual police officer who specializes in homicide investigations. He was hired as a consultant on the film, but was so charming and likeable behind the scenes, they decided to give him a small role as the ill-fated cop. His partner Officer Francis is played by Christopher Allen Nelson, an award-winning effects and makeup artist (and occasional actor) who did some uncredited makeup work on the film.

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Trivia: Major spoilers: After the end credits, Michael can briefly be heard breathing, teasing that he might not be dead.

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Trivia: Originally, this movie was going to be filmed back-to-back with a sequel, and the two films would be released a year apart. This idea was eventually eschewed during pre-production.

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Trivia: Nick Castle, who portrayed Michael in the original film, plays him in several sequences throughout this movie. Castle shares the role with stuntman James Jude Courtney, who also portrays Michael throughout the film.

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Trivia: Spoilers. Several moments in the climax directly mirror events from the original film, though with reversed roles. For example, in the original Michael falls off a balcony and then disappears when Loomis goes to check. In this film, it is Laurie Strode who falls off a balcony and then disappears. Another example being that in the original, Michael appears from the shadows behind Laurie in a doorway, whereas again in this film, Laurie appears behind Michael from the shadows in the same manner.

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Trivia: Spoilers: The film's original ending was quite different. Originally, rather than Michael being burned in the basement, he would instead get into a knife-fight with Laurie outside of the house. After a brief tussle with Laurie, he would then be shot through the chest with a crossbow-like weapon by Karen. The film would end with Michael sitting down, bleeding profusely from his wounds and breathing in slow, heavy manner (implying he's dying) while Laurie, her daughter and her grandaughter drive away into the night. This ending was disliked by test-audiences, and thus the film's theatrical ending was shot to give it a more action-packed finale.

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Trivia: At one point, an alternate opening was planned that would have picked up at the ending of the original when Dr. Loomis shoots Michael... except it would continue on, and show Michael getting the upper hand and killing Dr. Loomis. Laurie would then grab Loomis' gun and shoot Michael one final time, knocking him out, before the police arrive and apprehend him. Executive Producer John Carpenter protested, and the new opening seen in the film was written to replace it.

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Trivia: Made more in its domestic opening weekend (at just over $77 million) than any other film in the series made in their entire domestic run. Additionally, it was also already the highest grossing entry in the series worldwide after its opening weekend.

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Trivia: If one counts her voice-over cameo in "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," this will be the sixth film in the original "Halloween" film series to feature Jamie Lee Curtis to some capacity, meaning she has appeared in two-thirds of the films. The only films she didn't appear in were "Halloween 4," "Halloween 5," and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers." (Not counting the 2007 remake and its 2009 sequel).

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Trivia: During one of the nighttime scenes, among the various trick-or-treaters are a trio of children wearing the three "Silver Shamrock" masks from "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." (A skull, a witch and a jack-o-lantern).

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Trivia: Prior to production on this film beginning, there were a number of other "Halloween" films that were considered. A third film in the remake series under the working title "Halloween 3D" was considered with director Patrick Lussier at one point. After the production fell apart, writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan began work on a film set in the original series continuity entitled "Halloween Returns," which would follow Michael escaping from prison during an attempted execution and tracking down two specific targets with ties to his past. However, when Blumhouse got the rights to the series, this project was dropped in favor of a more direct sequel to the original film.

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Trivia: Set to be released almost 40 years to the day after the original film, with only a six-day difference.

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Trivia: This will be the first film in the franchise with direct involvement from series creator John Carpenter since 1982's "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." Carpenter will serve as an executive producer on the film, in addition to writing the film's musical score. Carpenter, dissatisfied with the prior sequels and the 2007 remake, sought out to return to the series and guide the direction this film went in.

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Trivia: It was confirmed that this movie will only be a direct sequel to the original film, and will eschew the continuity of every previous sequel, including any references to Laurie Strode being Michael Myers' sister, as this was not a part of the first film.

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Trivia: This film signifies the fourth official timeline in the Halloween film series. There is the standard timeline which includes entries 1, 2, 7 and 8. The "Thorn Cult/Curse" storyline which includes entries 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. And the remake timeline which includes the 2007 film and its 2009 sequel. The new timeline created by this film will only be comprised of the original and this 2018 release.

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Trivia: When it was originally reported that Danny McBride would be a co-writer on the film, many assumed it was referring to the screenwriter Danny McBride, whom wrote several entries in the "Underworld" film series. It wasn't until shortly after that it was revealed that the Danny McBride co-writing the film was indeed the comedy actor best known for films including "Pineapple Express" and "This is the End." McBride is a huge fan of the original film, and together with director David Gordon Green, wanted to make a proper sequel to the original film after finding the other sequels hit-and-miss.

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