Halloween series producer Malek Akkad sheds some light on the future of the Halloween series.

Loading

Speaking during a press conference to promote a new Halloween-themed maze attraction in Orlando, Malek Akkad offered up a nugget of information regarding Halloween III . According to Shock Till You Drop , Akkad said a new draft of the script for Halloween III – which is the eleventh iteration in the franchise – is due to reach him a day before Halloween.“It’s been a joy to work with so many creative people – ten films,” Akkad said.“We’re working on eleven as we speak. We’re working on a script right now. A new draft – perfect timing – is supposed to hit the day before Halloween. Hopefully my Halloween night reading will be a good read.”One thing's for certain when it comes to Halloween III, Rob Zombie will not be directing. Although having written and directed both of the reboots, Halloween and Halloween II, Zombie is adamant that he's not returning for a third. Back in January of 2013, speaking to SciFiNow , The Devils Rejects director said "I don’t think they are doing anything with Halloween at the moment. That is the last thing that I heard – and I’mnot directing it if they ever do go ahead with a third movie.”Could the critical reception of Halloween II be to blame?"I love that movie,” Zombie said. “I think it is a great movie. But I wish it had a different title. If it was called something else then people might have watched it and accepted it for what it was. Instead, because it was called 'Halloween 2,' people were saying 'How can you do this when it is supposed to be that?' Although as time has gone by some fans have told me that they like it, and that it is one of their favourites from the franchise.“I think because it was a Halloween sequel, people had a preconceived idea of what it was supposed to be…"In the IGN review of Halloween II , we said "Rob Zombie doesn't like you. In fact, if there's anything that Zombie respects less than his audience, it's the movies themselves."

Wesley Copeland is a freelancer news writer, but you probably already guessed that. For more obvious statements, you should probably follow him on Twitter