Warning: SPOILERS for Halloween Kills ahead.
With two out of three Halloween movies in the modern trilogy now complete, here’s everything we know about Halloween Ends including cast, release date, and the story so far. Directed by David Gordon Green, the Halloween trilogy picks up after the original 1978 John Carpenter Halloween movie, ignoring everything that has happened in the many sequels over the years. The movies follow Laurie Strode and the town of Haddonfield 40 years after Michaely Myers' original killing spree when he once again escapes institutionalization.
Aside from a few key flashbacks to Halloween night 1978, Halloween Kills' timeline is primarily contained to October 31, 2018, the same night as the first installment in Green’s trilogy. It picks up immediately where Halloween (2018) left off, taking Laurie to the hospital after Michael escapes while Hawkins lies in the street with a neck wound. Halloween Kills features several storylines of Michael’s victims, including Laurie, her daughter, and granddaughter’s fight as well as the hunt instigated by Tommy Doyle, Lonnie Elam, and other Michael survivors from the original 1978 movie.
Since Green announced years ago that the Halloween reboot would be a trilogy, it's no surprise that Michael Myers’ reign of terror won’t end in Halloween Kills. In a disappointing fall from the generally positive reception of Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills has received mixed reviews following its October 15, 2021 premiere. Nonetheless, anticipation and hopes are still high for Halloween Ends as it wraps up the modern Halloween trilogy, and here’s everything we know about the upcoming horror movie.
Halloween Ends Release Date
Universal originally planned for both Halloween sequels to film back-to-back and to be released in October 2020, but neither ended up happening. Instead, Halloween Kills was delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and filming for Halloween Ends was pushed back to January 2022. As of now, Universal intends for Halloween Ends to release on October 14, 2022, with Jason Blum set on an exclusive theatrical premiere rather than the dual day-and-date hybrid streaming and theatrical release of Halloween Kills (via CNBC).
Halloween Ends Story: How Kills Sets It Up
As the title suggests, Halloween Ends will likely bring a close to the more than 40 years of terror wrought by Michael Myers. It’s been hinted at by both Jamie Lee Curtis and Halloween Kills that Laurie Strode will have to die in order for Michael to go down as well, so she’ll likely sacrifice herself to kill him. Halloween Kills also suggests Michael Myers is more than a man since he’s shot and stabbed several times and never goes down, so it’ll take more than traditional weapons for Laurie to finally kill him. Halloween Kills’ ending implies Michael isn’t an evil person, but rather a manifestation of evil, so it’s possible one of the characters, or even Laurie herself, will end up donning the white mask. “Evil dies tonight,” was the mantra of Halloween Kills but, as its ending proved, evil may simply resurrect in Halloween Ends.
Halloween Ends Cast: Who Is Confirmed To Return?
While it will come to no surprise, Jamie Lee Curtis will return in Halloween Ends as iconic final girl Laurie Strode. No other actors have been confirmed, but looking at who survived Halloween Kills will give a hint. It can be expected that James Jude Courteney and John Castle will return as Michael Myers, Andi Matichak as Allyson, Will Patton as Frank Hawkins, Omar Dorsey as Sheriff Barker, and possibly Judy Greer as Karen (if she really did die).
What's Been Said About Halloween Ends?
Jamie Lee Curtis has already revealed that Halloween Ends will “agitate” people, meaning it likely won’t end in the way fans anticipate or expect. She still believes it’s a “beautiful way to end this trilogy,” while Green declared Halloween Ends will be a “bigger, badder, nastier, crazier version” than Halloween Kills. Green has revealed that Halloween Ends will feature a time jump from the 2018 killing to the present day and address the COVID-19 pandemic in Haddonfield. Halloween Kills director David Gordon Green also teased Halloween Ends will be different in tone from the first two installments and will feature an exciting twist ending.
