Halloween II (2009 film)

Halloween II (also known as simply H2) is a 2009 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. It is the tenth installment in the Halloween franchise and the sequel to Zombie's 2007 remake of 1978's Halloween, though it is not a remake of the 1981 sequel of the same name. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, and Scout Taylor-Compton, the film follows Laurie Strode (Taylor-Compton) as she deals with the aftermath of the Haddonfield murders and her deteriorating relationship with fellow survivor Annie Brackett (Harris), Dr. Loomis (McDowell) trying to capitalize on those events with a new book, and Michael Myers (Mane) as he seeks to reunite with his sister.

For Halloween II, Zombie decided to focus more on the connection between Strode and Myers, and the idea that they share similar psychological problems. He wanted the sequel to be more realistic and violent than the previous film, and to portray how the events of the first film affected the characters. Zombie also wanted to provide a glimpse into each character's psyche. Principal photography took place in Covington, Georgia, which provided Zombie with the visual style he was looking for. Zombie had trouble finding a place to include John Carpenter's original Halloween theme music, and it was only included in the final shot.

Halloween II was theatrically released in the United States on August 28, 2009, to negative reviews from critics. On October 30, 2009, it was re-released in North America to coincide with the Halloween holiday weekend. The film did not do as well as the previous one, grossing $39.4 million worldwide against its $15 million production budget.^[2] Zombie declined to return to film another sequel,^[3] and the next installment, Halloween 3D, was cancelled in 2012.^[4][5] Halloween II is the final Halloween film to be produced by Dimension Films.

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