Halloween Ends is the final chapter in David Gordon Green’s Halloween Trilogy, which ignores every single Halloween sequel since John Carpenter’s original Halloween (1978). Check out the official trailer for Halloween Ends below: However, while the new films ignore all the sequels, in order to try and figure out whether or not Michael Myers will be finally killed off in Halloween Ends, we must take a look at some of those sequels. There are a number of different timelines to take note of throughout the Halloween movies, and the new Halloween Trilogy is actually Jamie Lee Curtis’ third version of Laurie Strode! It’s a bit more difficult to keep up with how many versions of Michael Myers there have been, though, as he often tends to change within the same timelines (which is largely to do with the changing actors and masks). Halloween II, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), and Halloween: Resurrection come to mind. But more importantly, how many times has Michael died in the Halloween movies? Well, believe it or not, but he hasn’t been killed off as much as you think. And each time he has been killed, either the death or the movie itself - or sometimes both - is then retconned (we’re looking at you, Resurrection). The only three “official” deaths that we’ve seen on screen are Halloween II, Halloween H20, and Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (2009). In Halloween II, he burns to death, and in the remake version, he is shot dead by police. In H20, however, Laurie decapitates him on screen. But Halloween: Resurrection completely retcons this, “explaining” that it wasn’t Michael, and was instead a parademic whom Michael had dressed up in his clothes… So it would seem that Michael Myers can’t be killed. But as the new trilogy is set in its own timeline, is this no longer the case? Well, Halloween Kills definitely muddies the waters of any logic the 2018 film had established. Despite being beaten, stabbed, and shot numerous times by the Haddonfield mob, Michael Myers just doesn’t die. And before the credits roll, Laurie Strode’s monologue seems to confirm that he is indeed immortal. She says: “I always thought Michael was flesh and blood like you and me, but a mortal man could not have survived what he’s lived through. The more he kills, the more he transcends into something impossible to defeat.” However, despite how confusing this ending is, in an interview with IGN last year, director David Gordon Green did offer some clarity around what Michael is and isn’t capable of. He said: “The suggestion that he is more than a man is a theory that Laurie has. My own personal concept for Michael, which will carry forward as long as I’m involved, is that he’s capable of spectacular things but not impossible [things]. So I don’t personally see him as supernatural, but I see the element of fear that he’s generated and exacerbated is transcending the immediate character and moved on to an entire community.” So, will Michael Myers die in Halloween Ends? The truth is we don’t know, but they may as well kill him off spectacularly, because it is the final entry in this new timeline, although it (obviously) won’t be the last Halloween movie. “This Halloween, their saga ends” is how the film is being marketed (though it’s not the first time we’ve seen a Laurie/Michael showdown, or the second, for that matter). But even if Michael does die, how convinced will we be? Perhaps Laurie Strode will also die in Halloween Ends, and the two will end up perishing together, which, in a twisted sort of way, would be a fitting end to the entire franchise. For now, at least. As per Blumhouse Pictures (via Wikipedia), here’s the official synopsis for Halloween Ends, the final chapter in David Gordon Green’s Halloween Trilogy: Four years after the events of Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson after the death of her parents. Laurie has decided to take all the fear and rage, she has been holding onto for the last 4 decades and write a memoir which is almost completed. Michael Myers has once again disappeared and hasn’t been seen since. This time Laurie has decided to liberate her fear and rage and embrace life with open arms. All is quiet in Haddonfield, but when a young man, Corey Cunningham, is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she couldn’t control, once and for all. Halloween Ends stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Patton, Andi Matichak, and James Jude Courtney, and Kyle Richards, who will be reprising their roles as Laurie Strode, Frank Hawkins, Allyson Nelson, Michael Myers, and Lindsey Wallace. Newcomers include Rohan Campbell (Corey Cunningham), Michael O’Leary (Dr. Mathis), while original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle is also expected to reprise his role as the killer (in part), having done so in both previous movies. The film will be released in theaters on October 14, 2022 by Universal Pictures. It is unknown at this time if it will release simultaneously on US streaming service Peacock like its predecessor Halloween Kills.
