HUGE news on the Halloween front tonight, as it’s been announced that Halloween Kills is now a day-and-date release, coming home the same day it’s released in theaters!
Halloween Kills comes home to Peacock on October 15, the latest sign that nothing is back to normal on the theatrical front and everything is still changing on a daily basis.
Back in 2018, David Gordon Green‘s Halloween was a massive box office hit for Universal and Blumhouse, scaring up $255 million worldwide. The day-and-date release could certainly cut into the sequel’s box office profits next month, but it’s clear that the folks in charge have made peace with the fact that giving audiences the option is the best course of action right now.
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With the pandemic still a serious problem in the United States and only half the country vaccinated as of this writing, theatrical attendance won’t be getting back to normal here in the remainder of 2021. As a result, release dates are shifting and release plans changing entirely at a moment’s notice, so this shift comes as no surprise even if it’s a bit unexpected.
If you want to stream it, you’ll find Halloween Kills only on Peacock come October 15. If you’d rather experience it on the big screen, that option is also available to you. Stay safe!
This Halloween, Michael comes home. In Theaters & Streaming Only on @peacockTV October 15. pic.twitter.com/zdYtmmHTS3
— #HalloweenKills (@halloweenmovie) September 9, 2021
Here’s the official Halloween Kills synopsis…
“The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn’t over yet.
“Minutes after Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor.
“But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael’s first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all. Evil dies tonight.”
The cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak and Robert Longstreet, with original Halloween actor Charles Cyphers returning as Sheriff Leigh Brackett.
Anthony Michael Hall also stars in the new film as Tommy Doyle, with the returning Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace and Nancy Stephens as Nurse Marion Chambers.
Gordon Green wrote the script with Danny McBride and Scott Teems.
