Halloween 2018 is expected to start filming very soon for its October 2018 release, as it seems that the project’s working title has been revealed to be Night Blade., and we may have our first clue as to who’s being considered for the cast.

A recent issue of Production Weekly lists the working title as “Night Blade,” as you can see below (awaiting official confirmation from Blumhouse), and Omega Underground has further uncovered two audition tapes for the role of “Allyson“, who seemingly is one of the high school girls in the film.

The actresses in the tapes, originally uploaded to their Vimeo accounts but since removed, are of newcomers Chloe Csengery (who played young Katie in three Paranormal Activity movies and has appeared on Modern Family) and Allison Winn (who appeared in three episodes of Daredevil, and an episode of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). It’s unknown at this time if this role is the lead (replacing Laurie Strode?), a different new character, or if the name is just a cover.

The outlet further mentions Louisiana as the possible filming location this fall, though that could be outdated information, since Halloween Returns was at one time scheduled to shoot in Louisiana.

For fans of the Halloween comic books, the Night Blade title likely reminds you of the four-issue mini-series Halloween: Nightdance, which took place in 2000 between Halloween H20 and Resurrection in neighboring Russellville, Illinois. The protagonist in the comic series is a young girl named Lisa Thomas, who discovers that a secret from her past has come back to haunt her.

As we previously reported, filming of the new Halloween movie is expected to begin this fall for its October 2018 release.

David Gordon Green (Stronger, Our Brand Is Crisis, Joe, Pineapple Express) will direct the new Halloween from a screenplay by he and Danny McBride (Alien: Covenant, Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals).

John Carpenter will executive produce and may also score the film, with Malek Akkad producing for Trancas and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse. Green and McBride will also executive produce under their Rough House Pictures banner. Zanne Devine and David Thwaites will oversee for Miramax, which is co-financing with Blumhouse.

You can read everything we know so far about Halloween 2018 here.

As I’m sure you are well aware, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of John Carpenter’s original 1978 Halloween. It is also worth noting that the film’s release date also happens to be Michael Myers’ birthday (in 1957), according to the original franchise canon. The new Halloween is scheduled for theatrical release on October 19, 2018.

Keep watching this site for updates on the return of Michael Myers and all the latest news on the next Halloween movie!

Production Weekly – Issue 1056 -August 10, 2017 Chloe Csengery Chloe Csengery as Katie in ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’. Allison Winn Allison Winn

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