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Why does Halloween 3 have nothing to do with Michael Myers? ›

Carpenter and Hill agreed to participate in the new project only if it was not a direct sequel to Halloween II, which meant Michael Myers would not be the focus of the film.

Halloween H20 was the seventh entry in the Halloween series, but it wasn't a direct sequel to what had come before. It was only canon to the first two movies, Halloween and Halloween II, ignoring concepts such as Laurie Strode's death or the Cult of Thorn.

Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later is a 1998 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Janet Leigh, and Josh Hartnett in his film debut. It is the seventh installment in the Halloween franchise.

Michael Myers is a character from the slasher film series Halloween. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois, to murder more teenagers.

The one that isn't considered canon in any timeline is Halloween III, as it's a story separate from the Michael Myers/Laurie storyline, and instead, it follows a doctor and a young woman who are trying to stop the Silver Shamrock company from killing hundreds of children as part of an ancient pagan ritual related to ...

Instead of more Michael Myers, they got a movie about a warlock who wanted to use the power of Stonehenge to kill millions of children. With masks that would melt their heads down into puddles of snakes and bugs.

Curtis declined and did not want to continue her participation in the film, although she did return for the seventh Halloween film. As a result, her character was written out and died, which is briefly explained in the film. The script introduced Laurie Strode's seven-year-old daughter, Jamie Lloyd.

The Josh Hartnett Halloween character was originally planned to return in a sequel to Resurrection, so he could avenge his mother's death. However, the critical backlash and low box office numbers ultimately killed those plans, with the next installment in the franchise being Rob Zombie's Halloween in 2007.

Curtis had wanted Halloween H20 to be the final film in the franchise, with Laurie killing Michael once and for all. However, during filming, Curtis discovered that there was a contractual obligation preventing the actual murder of Michael, according to the film's DVD commentary.

LL Cool J in "Halloween: H20" - As a school security guard trying to protect students and faculty from the invasion of a bloodthirsty Michael Myers, Cool J is accidentally shot and nearly killed by one of his protectors, but survives.

Was it Michael at the end of Halloween H20? ›

At the end of Halloween H20, Laurie Strode decapitates a man wearing Michael's mask, believing he is Michael. However, Halloween: Resurrection reveals that Michael put his mask on a paramedic and escaped, meaning that Laurie kills an innocent bystander instead.

How does Michael Myers return after having his head chopped off in 'Halloween H20'? It is briefly explained that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) killed the wrong person (a paramedic) on Halloween night by chopping off his head, thinking it was Michael Myers.

While it was expected that Michael would spare the child, audiences were shown an unsettling scene where he strangled the boy to death. This marked the first time in the franchise that Michael had killed a child and showed that this iteration was more deadly than ever.

The masks in horror films help dehumanize the villains and make them scarier, as well as provide an instant hook for the advertisem*nts. Most of the slashers also had actual reasons to hide their faces, whether it was to disguise a deformity or hide their identity if and when the police came calling.

Contrary to popular belief, Michael Myers' face has been revealed before Halloween Kills. The slasher villain has been unmasked a couple of times before, and he looks mildly different each time. The first time audiences caught a glimpse of Michael Myers unmasked was none other than John Carpenter's original Halloween.

However, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch differs from the other movies in the series in that it is not part of the Michael Myers storyline. The screenplay for Halloween 3 was written initially by British screenwriter Nigel Kneale (uncredited) and then reworked by American screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace.

Pro tip: You can probably skip Halloween III: Season of the Witch when you watch the Halloween movies in order. Michael Myers isn't in it, and it's completely unrelated to the other films. Watch it later, though, since Halloween III is good enough to have a cult following.

During the transfer, when Michael overhears that he has a niece living in Haddonfield, he awakens, kills the ambulance personnel and heads back to his hometown to kill her.