David Gordon Green's requel Halloween trilogy garnered mixed opinions and critical responses, particularly concerning its less well-received final two installments. However, it's hard to overlook the remarkable flashbacks in Halloween Kills. These moments, though used sparingly, skillfully resurrected John Carpenter's 1978 masterpiece horror movie by featuring a young Michael and a brilliantly portrayed Loomis, brought to life by Tom Jones, Jr., the film’s art director, with the assistance of convincing makeup appliances (and no CGI whatsoever). Surprisingly, fans were apparently almost were given a flashback scene with Laurie as well, and I can't help but feel a severe case of FOMO creeping in.
According to a report released by Slash Film, the original draft of Kills, which was co-written by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems, would've featured a scene set on the night in 1978 when Michael came home. These flashback sequences were set to include moments with a young Laurie Strode, essentially re-enacting the iconic events of Carpenter's OG slasher. The tantalizing details of these unshot scenes were revealed in Abbie Bernstein's new book, Halloween: The Official Making of Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.
