After Halloween, John Carpenter wanted to make The Fog, but was sued by producer Irwin Yablans to make a sequel.
The Big Picture John Carpenter's Halloween changed the face of horror when it came out in 1978. Even most non-horror fans are aware of that. Michael Myers continuing to get back up after a brutal fight, as well as all the tropes of Final Girls and jump scares might seem predictable now, but in 1978, it wasn't anything we were used to. Halloween wasn't the first slasher, but it's the one which set the rules for the subgenre that then took over the '80s.
Yablans respected that, and when Carpenter told him he wanted his next picture to be The Fog, the producer was fine with it. "I said, sure, let's do Fog. We'll do Fog first, then we'll talk Halloween II. And we agreed to do that." That sounded reasonable from both men. The Fog was written by John Carpenter, and co-written by Debra Hill, who had also helped pen Halloween.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
John Carpenter Has Hilarious Reaction to Being Called a Master of Horror MoviesLet John Carpenter eat popsicles and play video games.
Read more »
“Oh Come On, Stop”: John Carpenter Thinks Christine Reappraisals Are Going Too FarLegendary director John Carpenter thinks reappraisals of his 1983 Stephen King horror movie Christine have gone too far in recent years.
Read more »
John Carpenter To Host a Kaiju Movie Marathon on Godzilla DayJohn Carpenter will host Master of Monsters, a four-movie marathon of Toho Studios' Kaiju films featuring epic monster mayhem.
Read more »
‘Halloween’ Director John Carpenter: The Film That Lit My FuseThe Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative …
Read more »
XRP Lawyer Highlights Next Big Date in Coinbase LawsuitNext key date in Coinbase lawsuit pointed out by John Deaton
Read more »
John Carpenter really does not care if people think he's a 'master director of horror films'The ever-quotable Carpenter responded to recent accusations of being a 'master director' with a succinct, 'That's nice; sorry, I'm eating a Popsicle'
Read more »