Jamie Lee Curtis teases her final chapter in the Halloween franchise , while celebrating more than four decades of her portrayal of Laurie Strode in a special tribute panel on Saturday.
Scream Star and daytime TV host Drew Barrymore hosts hour-long A retrospective, looking back at Curtis’ early years, her return in H and She had one of the first major film roles in the director’s last three films, David Gordon Green.
The symposium kicked off with the crowd for Curtis, when asked what it was like to run with Halloween, Curtis became emotional almost immediately was coming to an end. “You know the ending was a bitch, but so was Laurie Strode,” she said before starting to choke. “So, I’m ready to end it, but I’m going to miss you terribly.”
“All the good things in my life came from that little crappy office on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood. – That’s the size of two chairs – John Carpenter and Debra Hill at the time and I was in the role of [of] Laurie Strode. I didn’t know then, [ But] I know now: one of these days, hopefully not tomorrow, but I 64 – I mean, doing math, it’s not good for me – sooner or later say three Words: HALLOWEEN The actress died,” Curtis later added. “I mean, it’s the permanent ink in my life. No matter what I do, Laurie Strode will always be because of you.”
In addition to sharing her love for series fans And a character, she said – with Carpenter’s encouragement – taught her the importance of vulnerability, and Curtis also discussed her decision to come back to H20 (and why she is only in
minutes Halloween: Resurrection); what makes Laurie such an enduring character (and a challenge in Curtis’ early career); and Halloween Ends and content added by director David Gordon Green to the last three installments of the franchise.
When it came to the final chapter, Curtis pointed to hope as an important part of the film’s message, noting that “if we don’t have hope, we’ll fuck,” later adding Saying Ends was the first time Curtis believed she had seen Strode smile for real.
Four years after the last movie, Curtis teases Halloween ends sees Strode getting Her kind of mental health support probably didn’t focus on the events of the first Halloween and every subsequent issue. “Laurie Strode is finally getting the help she has been needing. Now Laurie Strode is in grief treatment after Karen passed away at the end of Kills ,” she explained. “Laurie Strode has been able to – not heal, but – learn to live with her grief. It doesn’t consume her. It allows her to exist. Maybe for a second you feel Laurie Strode It’ll be fine.”
“Laurie Strode smiles for a moment, then the ceiling collapses and the rest of the story begins,” she continued. “But there was a moment, so I believe there’s a little bit of hope for the movie.”
As for working with Green again, Curtis thinks he’s not just continuing the franchise — and Provided 2018 the box office hit of Halloween – but expanded its execution of social metaphors beyond It’s killer to kill.
“David Gordon Green has some foresight and some understanding of society – what we do with each other, how we feel as a group of people in our community,” The actress explained. “What David Gordon Green does is like he’s stuffing three little Trojan horses into every movie. These movies aren’t just Michael Myers. And Laurie Strode. They’re about Who we are.”
Curtis specifically pointed out Halloween and Halloween Killing narratives surrounding uprisings and women taking power back – in the ongoing #MeToo movement – as Greene’s take on the Halloween movie is Timely and meaningful example.
“David Gordon Green sent me a script and he said, ‘I think Laurie 40 has been living behind a barbed 44 age line, emotionally, physically, mentally, it’s the only goal in her life,'” Curtis said. By Halloween , and added that it was a movie about Laurie and her trauma. “It’s a beautiful film about a woman taking control of her life, and it coincides with women all over the world standing up and taking control of their lives, say me too. Time’s up.”
As for Halloween Kills , Curtis pointed out that the film’s main storyline — about a small town’s revolt against Michael Myers — coincides with different uprisings across the country, including The racial justice protests following the murder of George Floyd and the Jan. 6 uprising
This is about a community that is basically The community says the system is broken. It does not work. We’re going to take back power, and this coincides with a lot of civil unrest across the country,” she said. “It’s mostly based on the killing of George Floyd, but it’s happening all over the country. A group of people started to stand up, coinciding with a movie and the uprising of January 6th — and then we released the movie.
Curtis attributed the success of the franchise to that cross between the slasher and the message, saying, “I couldn’t be more proud of them. I am proud of him. I’m proud of our crew and writers, and I’m proud of the audience for wanting [it]. You don’t just want to see Michael walking around like this. You want something substantial. The integrity of these films is the reason for their success.
Earlier in the panel, Curtis also celebrated what Laurie Strode as a character gave her as a teen actress. As a Performer, this is an exciting opportunity for her, especially since she bears little resemblance to Strode.
“So when I , I wasn’t like Laurie Strode. Laurie Strode is an acting character. I’m a bit mean, I’m a bit mixed,” Curtis said. “She doesn’t look like me. She doesn’t dress like me. She doesn’t think like me. I just graduated from high school. She was like the valedictorian for the class. I have a real chance to be an actor that I haven’t had before.
Curtis said one of the ways she was challenged by the role was through an element of her portrayal: Strode’s vulnerability. “John to me All it said was, ‘I want her to be vulnerable,'” Curtis recalled. “I thought that meant weakness for some reason.
That thought changed when Curtis went to Hollywood to show the film and he saw a woman standing and yelling for Strode not to walk into Michael The house that Miles was in. That’s when the actress said the whole theater “unleashed” an emotional horror movie experience.
“It was right there. Seconds, I said, ‘That’s what he meant. He wants her to be vulnerable so you care about her and you don’t want her to be hurt,'” Curtis explained. “And you haven’t been 44 years old. Hope I’m hurt. ”
