Producer Jason Blum Hopeful That ‘Halloween Kills’ Won’t Be Delayed
By George Robbins
There have been plenty of discussions recently about movies that are meant to hit theaters this year. The biggest issue currently being discussed is the fact that many have had their release dates pushed back. Even movies that were meant to release later this year like ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ have had their release dates pushed to some time next year. This has become a cause for concern for many different production companies that want to get their movies out there. When will they be able to release their movies and will they even get as many people watching their movies as they hope they will.
Jason Blum is the head of the eponymous Blumhouse Productions movie studio and the producer for many horror films in this generation. This past decade has seen a lot of his films becoming box office hits due to his movies being low cost compared to any other horror films. This has resulted in Blum being able to get his hands on a couple of films that other companies have given up on or sequels that no one imagined they would see. He has even said recently that the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ movie that his company was handed in 2017 is still moving forward.
Blum has a big release coming up soon that he is really hoping won’t have to be delayed which is ‘Halloween Kills.’ It is meant to be the sequel to the 2018 hit movie ‘Halloween‘ which is, in itself, a sequel to the original film of the same name. The release of that film was one that was a surprise to many because no one was sure if the film would be as good as the original with the budget it had. It ended up being a massive success which allowed Blum to move forward with the sequel and his plan to make a trilogy out of it. As of now, the sequel is going to premiere later this year to the public and hasn’t yet changed its release date at all.
With the most recent spike in coronavirus cases, many production companies chose to push back the release dates for their films. Even dates that were set for late this year have moved into 2021 due to studios being worried about theaters getting business. This past Father’s Day weekend those theaters that were opened managed to drum up some business and the Box Office had some numbers on it for the first time in months. Hopefully this gives studios some incentive to keep their release dates and it makes Jason Blum hopeful that ‘Halloween Kills’ will keep its release date. At current, all we can do is wait and see how things turn out and if this all holds true.