Michael Myers’ mask has been an integral component of the character since the first Halloween, rarely removing it in any of the film’s sequels. This year’s sequel, however, ignores the continuity of all of the franchise’s sequels, with the above clip showing an institutionalized Myers reuniting with his mask for the first time in 40 years.
In the new film, “A British documentary crew comes to the States to visit Michael in prison for a retrospective of the maniac’s night of terror — but their project becomes way more interesting when Myers escapes custody, retrieves his signature mask and seeks revenge on Laurie, with others naturally being part of his impressive career body count along the way. In the decades following the fateful Halloween night that forever altered the former babysitter’s life, Laurie has armed and prepped herself for Michael’s inevitable return — to the detriment of her family, including daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson.”
In the minute-long teaser, the killer is visited in prison by a documentary crew led by Jefferson Hall in the role of Aaron Korey. Though Aaron is keen to know more about the man who terrorized Haddonfield forty years ago, Michael remains characteristically silent. The true-crime podcaster then attempts to get a response out of his subject by holding up his famous mask, which is now showing the passage of time in its folds and wrinkles. Though this reveal has an ominous effect on the people and animals around them, the scene ends before we can find out if and how Michael reacts.
In a majority of the original 1978 film, Myers’ face was hidden, though the film did offer a brief glimpse of the adult killer in the film’s final scenes. Tony Moran played the unmasked character in the brief scene, while Nick Castle performed a majority of the masked portrayal of the character.
After all this footage, here’s hoping Halloween still has plenty of scares to spare when it hits theaters on October 19th.
Source: ComicBook
