Jamie Lee Curtis Returns To Her Roots In Netflix Horror
Long before he made the world question his directorial abilities with 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer, filmmaker David Gordon Green brought another iconic horror franchise back to life. It all started in 2018 when Jamie Lee Curtis answered the call and agreed to reprise the role that made her famous, and now audiences will be able to see her return next month on Netflix. Ringing in the spooky season in the best way possible, the streamer will add Halloween (2018) to its offerings on the first of October.
Jamie Lee Curtis Is Laurie Strode Once Again
There’s really no better way to kick off Halloween month than by catching up with Jamie Lee Curtis’s iconic character and seeing what she’s been up to after all these years when the title slowly walks onto Netflix.
Set decades after the 1978 John Carpenter-helmed film that started it all, Halloween finds Laurie Strode struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder after having been hunted by the masked madman on and off for her entire life. On the one hand, she’s moved on as she has an adult daughter and a teenage granddaughter, but the ripple effects of Michael Myers still strongly hold onto Laurie’s life.
Michael Always Comes Back
Like other beloved slashers, Michael Myers always comes back, and, knowing this, Laurie Strode has been preparing for years to crush him when the time comes. Proving that she still has what it takes to live up to the title of scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis shines in the horror flick that slices and dices its way onto Netflix next month.
The Cast
If you tune in to see Jamie Lee Curtis when Halloween arrives on Netflix on October 1, you’ll also see a handful of other familiar faces from the industry including Arrested Development’s Judy Greer as Laurie’s daughter, Karen, and Orange is the New Black alum, Andi Matichak as Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Actor James Jude Courtney took on the role of Michael Myers aka The Shape in the new trilogy, with a cameo appearance from the original man behind the busted William Shatner mask, Nick Castle.
Not As Good As The Original, But Worth Your Time
Look, we’re not saying that David Gordon Green’s trilogy is the best batch of Halloween movies on the block but we are saying that they’re perfect equal parts slasher and camp. The first title in the lineup landed a 79 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, marking it as a Certified Fresh production. This reason alone should give intrigued viewers the push to watch the Jamie Lee Curtis-led movie when it arrives on Netflix.
A Worthy Sequel To The Original Horror Classic
Like other franchises, Halloween 2018 ditched some of the lore that had previously been woven into the storyline, acting as a direct sequel to the 1978 original. After all, in a film series that at that time already had 10 entries, sometimes you just gotta shake things up and make them your own.
For this, David Gordon Green and his writing partners, Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride, allowed Jamie Lee Curtis to embrace her age as Netflix subscribers will see next month.
Sure, plenty of streamers will be overflowing with scary good content in October, but if you want to see Jamie Lee Curtis return to the role that first caught the attention of fans and critics, you’ll want to tune into Netflix on October 1 when Halloween 2018 arrives.
