Halloween Ends Movie Defended By Director After Extremely Divisive Trilogy Ending

Halloween Ends director David Gordon Green defends the trilogy-capping horror sequel after divisive reaction to the movie. Coming off the franchise-reviving Halloween and its sequel Halloween Kills, Green tried something different with the last film in his Michael Myers trilogy, shifting the focus away from Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode and onto a new character named Corey Cunningham, a bullied kid who becomes the murderous Myers’ unlikely protégé. Though the film came away with a solid box office take of $105 million, it was blasted by critics (as evidenced by its 40% Rotten Tomatoes score) and deeply divided franchise devotees, who disagreed about the wisdom of veering away from the Strode story to introduce new characters and themes so late in the game.