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  1. Aug 25, 2019 · The Michael Myers story came to an end with Halloween 2, so he didn’t have to appear in Halloween 3, but the audience already linked the title of the film to the character, which is why it wasn’t well received. Halloween 3 had a witchcraft theme, where Dr. Dan Challis and Ellie Grimbridge’s investigation of a mysterious murder led them to ...

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      Halloween III: Season Of The Witch may have been reviled...

    • Shayna Murphy
    • John Carpenter and Debra Hill only got involved because they didn’t have to focus on Michael Myers. Carpenter and Halloween co-writer/producer Debra Hill were approached about a third film pretty quickly after the release of Halloween II.
    • Season of the Witch was intended to be part of an anthology. “It’s a pod picture, not a knife picture,” Hill told The New York Times in 1982 when they asked her about the upcoming third installment of the Halloween series.
    • Joe Dante was originally set to direct it. Although Wallace would end up directing the film, he wasn’t the first candidate attached to the project. To bring Season of the Witch to the big screen, Carpenter and Hill initially recruited Joe Dante, who was starting to build up a name for himself with cult gems like 1979’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (which starred Halloween alum, P.J.
    • The original script was written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale. Before Dante quit Season of the Witch, he reportedly recommended Nigel Kneale for the screenplay.
  2. Oct 10, 2019 · But because Halloween 3 was panned by fans and critics at the time, and became the lowest grossing film in the series during its release, Michael Myers would eventually be brought back in 1989 ...

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  3. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature the series antagonist, Michael Myers. After the film's disappointing reception and box office performance, Michael Myers was brought back six years later in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).

  4. Aug 30, 2020 · Related: Why Michael Myers Isn't In Halloween 3. Director Tommy Lee Wallace originally planned for Halloween III: Season of the Witch to end with the screams of all those children wearing the masks as they were murdered, but ultimately decided to go with the theme and have it play over the credits. This decision was made to give Challis a bit ...

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  5. Oct 14, 2022 · Director Tommy Lee Wallace on ditching Michael Myers to make Halloween's best sequel, 40 years on. In the modern era of movie making, where the franchise is king, sequels haven’t just become a ...

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  7. Aug 27, 2019 · The Shape was ultimately brought back six years later in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and has been the primary antagonist in every chapter since. Most people might look at the third ...