Halloween Ends

On Halloween night in 2019, 21-year-old Corey Cunningham babysits a young boy named Jeremy Allen, who pulls a prank on him by locking him inside the attic. Just as Jeremy's parents come home, Corey kicks the door open and accidentally knocks Jeremy over a staircase railing to his death. Corey is arrested for aggravated manslaughter but is cleared by the judge. Nonetheless, the citizens of Haddonfield make Corey a pariah.

Three years later, the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, is still reeling from the aftermath of Michael Myers's latest killing spree in 2018,{{efn|As depicted in both Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021)}} while Michael has vanished. Laurie Strode is writing a memoir and living with her granddaughter Allyson. Meanwhile, Corey is working at his stepfather's salvage yard. On his way home one day, he is accosted by high school bullies and injures himself in the process. An observing Laurie brings him to the doctor's office where Allyson works. Allyson and Corey develop a relationship and later attend a Halloween party, where Corey is confronted by Mrs. Allen. Corey leaves the party and runs into the bullies who throw him off a bridge. Unconscious, he is dragged into the sewers and later choked by Michael who eventually lets him go. As he crawls out, Corey is threatened by a homeless man. In a struggle, Corey stabs the man to death and flees.

At a dinner date, Allyson’s ex-boyfriend harasses her, leading to Corey later luring him into the sewer to be killed by Michael. Allyson is passed over for a promotion at work, in favor of a nurse who is having an affair with the doctor. Later that night, Corey kills the doctor at his home while Michael kills the nurse. An unknowing Allyson plans to leave Haddonfield with an insistent Corey because of the past trauma, while Laurie realizes Corey is infected by Michael's evil; their different mindsets causes their relationship to fracture. Laurie finds Corey sleeping in the spot where Jeremy died, and offers to help him on the condition that he distance himself from Allyson. Corey retorts by blaming her for the events that have occurred in Haddonfield and says if he cannot have Allyson, no one will.

Corey returns to the sewers where he successfully fights Michael for his mask and embarks on a rampage, murdering the bullies after luring them to the salvage yard, one of whom accidentally kills Corey's stepfather. He goes on to kill his mother, a DJ at a local radio station, who had taunted him earlier, and presumably the radio station's assistant. At the Strode house, Laurie fakes a suicide attempt to lure Corey to her, whom she shoots down the stairs. Corey then stabs himself in the neck to frame Laurie for his death in front of the arriving Allyson, who leaves in distress. Michael suddenly arrives, retrieves his mask, and kills Corey. A fight ensues in Laurie's kitchen, and Laurie manages to pin Michael to the kitchen table and slit his throat. After a struggle, Allyson, convinced of the truth behind Corey's death after receiving a call from Deputy Frank Hawkins, returns to help Laurie subdue and finally kill Michael by slicing his wrist.

Laurie and Allyson take Michael's body to the salvage yard by police escort, attracting the residents of Haddonfield, who follow them in a procession, and dispose of it in an industrial shredder. In the ensuing days, Allyson and Laurie reconcile, and Allyson leaves Haddonfield while Laurie finishes her memoir and rediscovers her romance with Hawkins.

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• Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, a survivor of Michael Myers's 1978 killing spree and Allyson's grandmother
• Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson, Laurie's granddaughter
• Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham, a young man who accidentally killed a child while he babysat. Though he was cleared of the charge, he was outcast and had an encounter with Michael Myers which leads to him becoming a serial killer.
• Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins, a sheriff's deputy who arrested Michael following his initial killing spree in 1978
• Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, one of the children Laurie babysat in 1978 who survived an encounter with Michael in 2018
• James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers / The Shape, the masked figure who carried out a horrific massacre on Halloween night in 1978, and returned to Haddonfield for another killing spree forty years later in 2018
• Nick Castle, who portrayed the character in the original 1978 film, provides voiceover work for Myers's breathing and makes an unrelated cameo appearance in a party scene.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-nick-castle-cameo-explained-easter-egg-michael-myers-p-j-soles/|title=Halloween Ends Has Best Cameo From Original Michael Myers Actor Yet|date=October 13, 2022|last=Cavanaugh|first=Patrick|work=ComicBook.com|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021053430/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-nick-castle-cameo-explained-easter-egg-michael-myers-p-j-soles/|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1057843/you-probably-didnt-recognize-the-original-halloweens-michael-myers-making-a-cameo-in-halloween-ends/|title=You Probably Didn't Recognize The Original Halloween{{'}}s Michael Myers Making A Cameo In Halloween Ends|date=October 17, 2022|last=Pleines|first=Miyako|work=/Film|access-date=October 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023040833/https://www.slashfilm.com/1057843/you-probably-didnt-recognize-the-original-halloweens-michael-myers-making-a-cameo-in-halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}

Also appearing in the film are Jesse C. Boyd as Officer Doug Mulaney, Allyson's ex-boyfriend; Joanne Baron as Joan Cunningham, Corey's overbearing mother; Rick Moose as Ronald Prevo, Corey's stepfather who owns the salvage yard that Corey worked at; Michael Barbieri as Terry Tramer, leader of the gang of bullies who target Corey; Destiny Mone as Stacy, Joey Harris as Margo, and Marteen as Billy, members of Terry's gang; Michael O'Leary as Dr. Mathis,{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3699618/halloween-ends-actor-michael-oleary-reveals-hell-playing-character-mentioned-halloween-kills/|title=Halloween Ends: Actor Michael O'Leary Reveals He'll Be Playing a Character Who Was Mentioned in Halloween Kills|date=January 19, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922162712/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3699618/halloween-ends-actor-michael-oleary-reveals-hell-playing-character-mentioned-halloween-kills/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Allyson's boss at the local hospital; Michele Dawson as Deb, Allyson's coworker who is having an affair with Dr. Mathis; Keraun Harris as Willy the Kid, a local radio DJ; Jaxon Goldberg as Jeremy Allen, a young boy who dies in a prank gone wrong while Corey is babysitting him; Candice Rose and Jack William Marshall as Theresa and Roger Allen, Jeremy's parents; Tony DeMil as Robert Tramer, Ben Tramer's son and Terry's abusive father; and Omar Dorsey as Sheriff Barker, Haddonfield's current sheriff.{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-trailer-jamie-lee-curtis-1235311988/|title=Halloween Ends Trailer Promises Jamie Lee Curtis' Final Showdown With Michael Myers|date=July 19, 2022|website=Variety|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019114631/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-trailer-jamie-lee-curtis-1235311988/|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}}

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In June 2018, Danny McBride confirmed that he and David Gordon Green had originally intended to pitch two Halloween films that would be shot back-to-back, and then decided against it, waiting to see the reaction to their first Halloween film (2018).{{cite magazine|last=Collis|first=Clark|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/06/08/halloween-danny-mcbride-two-sequels/|title={{'}}Halloween{{'}} co-screenwriter Danny McBride almost pitched making back-to-back sequels|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613075905/https://ew.com/movies/2018/06/08/halloween-danny-mcbride-two-sequels/|archive-date=June 13, 2018|url-status=live}} In September, producer Jason Blum said that "we will do a sequel if the movie performs".{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2018/09/10/jason-blum-on-halloween-sequels-scream-and-blumhouse-at-halloween-horror-nights/|title=Jason Blum On {{'}}Halloween{{'}} Sequels, {{'}}Scream{{'}} And Blumhouse At Halloween Horror Nights|last=Thompson|first=Simon|work=Forbes|date=September 10, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203849/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2018/09/10/jason-blum-on-halloween-sequels-scream-and-blumhouse-at-halloween-horror-nights/|archive-date=October 17, 2018|url-status=live}} A month later, after the new film Halloween{{'}}s opening weekend, McBride confirmed that early development on a sequel had begun.{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Danny McBride On Inevitable {{'}}Halloween{{'}} Sequel & Why Michael Myers Scared Up So Much Gross 40 Years Later|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/halloween-danny-mcbride-sequel-why-michael-myers-scary-john-carpenter-david-gordon-green-1202488819/|access-date=October 30, 2018|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027061648/https://deadline.com/2018/10/halloween-danny-mcbride-sequel-why-michael-myers-scary-john-carpenter-david-gordon-green-1202488819/|archive-date=October 27, 2018|url-status=live}} Green, McBride and Jeff Fradley had planned out a two-film story arc, but opted for a trilogy after realizing they had more material than originally thought.{{cite web|last=Patches|first=Matt|url=https://www.polygon.com/interviews/22726503/halloween-kills-ends-sequels-david-gordon-green|title=Halloween Kills Became Nonstop Mayhem When a Two-Movie Plan Expanded to a Trilogy|date=October 14, 2021|website=Polygon|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314194111/https://www.polygon.com/interviews/22726503/halloween-kills-ends-sequels-david-gordon-green|archive-date=March 14, 2022|url-status=live}} As soon as Halloween was released in theaters, McBride and Green started devising the story for two sequels alongside other writers such as Scott Teems, Chris Bernier and Paul Brad Logan for each individual sequel, with both sequels being written simultaneously by different writing teams, with Green and McBride mainly writing them and then bringing other writers to "curate" their "crazy" brains and give focus to the story.{{cite magazine|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=Halloween Ends director breaks down that wild ending|url=https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-ending-explained-jamie-lee-curtis-david-gordon-green/|access-date=October 18, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022155918/https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-ending-explained-jamie-lee-curtis-david-gordon-green/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} In July 2019, Bloody Disgusting reported that a third film was also in development, with Green returning as director. The site also claimed that the studio was considering releasing both films in October 2020.{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3571159/halloween-rumor-david-gordon-green-returning-direct-back-back-sequels/|title=Halloween Rumor: David Gordon Green Returning to Direct Back-to-Back Sequels|date=July 8, 2019|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526115742/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3571159/halloween-rumor-david-gordon-green-returning-direct-back-back-sequels/|archive-date=May 26, 2022|url-status=live}}

In July 2019, Universal Pictures revealed the titles and release dates of the two sequels, with Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends set to be released in 2020 and 2021, respectively.{{cite web|access-date=October 14, 2022|date=July 19, 2019|first=Kevin|last=Fitzpatrick|title=Michael Myers Lives: More Halloween Sequels Confirmed for 2020 and 2021|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/halloween-sequels-kills-ends-2020|work=Vanity Fair|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524094537/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/07/halloween-sequels-kills-ends-2020|archive-date=May 24, 2022|url-status=live}} Green was officially announced to direct both films and co-write the scripts with McBride, Teems was confirmed as a co-writer for Halloween Kills, while Logan and Bernier were announced as co-writers of Halloween Ends.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|title=New {{'}}Halloween{{'}} Movies Set for 2020, 2021|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-halloween-movies-sequels-release-date-1203273385/|access-date=July 19, 2019|work=Variety |date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720044542/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-halloween-movies-sequels-release-date-1203273385/|archive-date=July 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Blum, Malek Akkad and Bill Block were slated to produce the film while John Carpenter, Curtis, Green and McBride were attached as executive producers once again.{{cite web|last=Real|first=Evan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-unveils-titles-sets-release-dates-two-new-halloween-films-1225671/|title=Universal Unveils Titles, Sets Release Dates for Two New {{'}}Halloween{{'}} Films|date=July 19, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927221753/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/universal-unveils-titles-sets-release-dates-two-new-halloween-films-1225671/|archive-date=September 27, 2022|url-status=live}} The writing team, consisting of Green, McBride, Bernier and Logan, started workshopping ideas before production of Halloween Kills commenced, completing a first draft in 2019. The final script was completed in 2021 pending Carpenter's approval.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-script-finished-director-confirmed-updates/|title=Halloween Ends Script Is Complete, Confirms Director|date=October 13, 2021|last=Selinger|first=Julia|work=Screen Rant|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053458/https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-script-finished-director-confirmed-updates/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal delayed the release dates of both Kills and Ends by a year.{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=July 8, 2020|title=Blumhouse & Universal Move Halloween Kills, Forever Purge & More To Later Release Dates|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/blumhouse-universal-move-halloween-kills-forever-purge-more-to-later-release-dates-1202980411/|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708235314/https://deadline.com/2020/07/blumhouse-universal-move-halloween-kills-forever-purge-more-to-later-release-dates-1202980411/|archive-date=July 8, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Blumhouse's Forever Purge and Halloween Kills Delay Release to 2021 Amid Pandemic|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blumhouses-forever-purge-halloween-kills-delay-release-2021-1302434|access-date=July 8, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708171640/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/blumhouses-forever-purge-halloween-kills-delay-release-2021-1302434|archive-date=July 8, 2020|url-status=live}}

Green set out to make each sequel different. For the second film, he wanted an action film and for the finale a love story. Green intended to further explore what can make a person turn into a psychopath through Corey Cunningham's character;{{cite web|last=Encinias|first=Joshua|title=Halloween Ends Director David Gordon Green on Killing Your Expectations|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/halloween-ends-director-david-gordon-green-on-killing-your-expectations/|access-date=October 29, 2022|website=MovieMaker|date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019041050/https://www.moviemaker.com/halloween-ends-director-david-gordon-green-on-killing-your-expectations/|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}} Green conceived Corey in order to explore and get a perspective of how Michael Myers and Laurie Strode affected the town of Haddonfield, with Corey devised as someone traumatized like Strode that encounters an evil stalker like Myers that ends up "infecting" him into turning evil and let spread his unchecked negative inner entities instead of "wrapping them around their heads, be their own heroes and thus get a chance to fight them".{{cite magazine|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=Why director David Gordon Green put a brand-new character at the bloody center of Halloween Ends|url=https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-corey-jamie-lee-curtis/|access-date=December 17, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021164227/https://ew.com/movies/halloween-ends-corey-jamie-lee-curtis/|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} Benefitting from a character arc closely similar to that of Keith Gordon's Arnie Cunningham from Carpenter's Christine (1983), Corey was overall created to mimic how neglected community members can unexpectedly turn to evil. The role was also inspired by real-life perpetrators of school shootings;{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-corey-actor-rohan-campbell-1235408199/|title=We Need to Talk About Corey: Halloween Ends Star Rohan Campbell Breaks Down His Pivotal Role in the Slasher Finale|date=October 19, 2022|website=Variety|access-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023114802/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-corey-actor-rohan-campbell-1235408199/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} Corey's inclusion allowed Green to orchestrate very different "kills" to those Myers committed in the previous two films, as Corey wants to emulate Myers' violent acts but is somewhat "messy" with his kills, not killing people "well" like Myers does. McBride liked Green's idea of focusing on Corey and considered his pitch a "smart take" because it would enable them to avoid a repetitive plot and explore something different as long as they tied that to the core themes of the Halloween franchise.{{Cite magazine |last=Webber |first=Stephanie |date=March 27, 2023 |title=Danny McBride Reacts to 'Halloween Ends' Critics Wanting More Michael Myers: 'It Was a Way to Avoid Repetition' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/danny-mcbride-reacts-to-halloween-ends-critics-michael-myers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330142403/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/danny-mcbride-reacts-to-halloween-ends-critics-michael-myers/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone }} Carpenter gave Green and McBride his approval for Corey when he was informed he would be one of the film's protagonists, congratulating them for not rehashing the same plotline in every film, which Carpenter himself struggled to do when writing Halloween II (1981).

In October 2021, Green revealed that Halloween Ends will take place four years after the events of Halloween Kills and would incorporate elements of the pandemic into the story.{{cite web|last=Mancuso|first=Vinnie|url=https://collider.com/halloween-ends-time-jump-david-gordon-green/|title=Halloween Ends Will Start With a Huge Time Jump, Reveals Director David Gordon Green|date=October 15, 2021|website=Collider|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023051958/https://collider.com/halloween-ends-time-jump-david-gordon-green/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Mike|url=https://uproxx.com/movies/david-gordon-green-interview-halloween-kills-halloween-ends/|title=David Gordon Green On Halloween Kills And What We'll See In Halloween Ends|date=October 13, 2021|website=Uproxx|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023013915/https://uproxx.com/movies/david-gordon-green-interview-halloween-kills-halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} In an interview, Logan extinguished internet rumors that the film was supposed to take place on the same night of the previous installments.{{cite AV media|author=We Watched A Movie|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpgTm-SqIM|title=Halloween Ends Writer Paul Brad Logan Interview|type=video|date=October 19, 2022|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 19, 2022|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019172941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpgTm-SqIM&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}} Curtis claimed the film will be "shocking" and will "make people very angry".{{cite web|last=Starkey|first=Adam|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-3070991|title=Halloween Ends Will "Make People Angry", Says Jamie Lee Curtis|date=October 15, 2021|website=NME|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019042145/https://www.nme.com/news/film/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-3070991|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}} Akkad stated Ends will be more "contained" than Kills, while Green called it an intimate coming-of-age story, much like Carpenter's Christine.{{cite web|last=Cavanaugh|first=Patrick|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-story-details-tease-contained-jamie-lee-curtis/|title=Halloween Ends Will Be More "Contained" Than Halloween Kills|date=July 21, 2021|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053501/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-story-details-tease-contained-jamie-lee-curtis/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Evangelista|first=Chris|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/654992/halloween-ends-is-a-coming-of-age-film-similar-to-john-carpenters-christine/|title=Halloween Ends Is A Coming-Of-Age Film Similar To John Carpenter's Christine|date=November 8, 2021|website=/Film|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927120548/https://www.slashfilm.com/654992/halloween-ends-is-a-coming-of-age-film-similar-to-john-carpenters-christine/|archive-date=September 27, 2022|url-status=live}} Other cited influences on the film were Willard (1971), Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), My Bodyguard (1980), Blood Rage, Bad Taste (both 1987) and Fallen Angels (1995); the latter two specifically inspiring the motorcycle bonding scene between Allyson Nelson and Corey Cunningham with Wong Kar-wai's "coolness" and the celebratory My Bodyguard moment. Most of the films were generally movies Green wasn't allowed to see as a child back in the 1980s, hence why he went to a friend's house to watch them in a VHS format.{{cite web|last=Manning|first=Thomas|url=https://www.cbr.com/halloween-ends-influenced-1980-comedy-my-bodyguard-blumhouse/|title=Halloween Ends Is Partially Influenced by an Unexpected '80s Comedy|date=September 4, 2022|website=Comic Book Resources|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011193858/https://www.cbr.com/halloween-ends-influenced-1980-comedy-my-bodyguard-blumhouse/|archive-date=October 11, 2022|url-status=live}}

According to Green, several different endings were considered for the film; Green ultimately chose a more "satisfactory, optimistic, hopeful" conclusion after Kills{{'}}s "bleak" ending, compensating for the traumatic events that Laurie Strode lived through in the film and its predecessors. The first planned, darker ending had Laurie Strode committing suicide at the end of the film, but according to Green, the "moment in which Laurie put a gun to her mouth" was the one where he, Brad Logan, Bernier and McBride had to make the decision and starting coming up with different Choose Your Own Adventure-type alternatives. Another darker ending the writers considered had Corey Cunningham not only surviving the film's events and getting away with his murders, but also convincing Allyson to join him and the two running off to "hit the road" in a Natural Born Killers (1994)-style ending. Other versions had Corey realizing the error of his ways and "stepping back" after having had a taste of committing murder or Corey becoming Michael Myers' successor in case the filmmakers wished to keep making more Halloween films after Green's departure from the series.{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Drew|title='Halloween Ends' Alternate Endings Would Have Killed Off This Major Character|url=https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-alternate-ending-laurie-strode-killed/|access-date=December 17, 2022|website=TheWrap|date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017213221/https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-alternate-ending-laurie-strode-killed/|archive-date=October 17, 2022|url-status=live}} From all the endings they tested and scenes they removed for the film's finale, McBride felt that the one ultimately used was the most anticipated.

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In July 2019, along with the announcements of two sequels to 2018's Halloween, it was announced that Jamie Lee Curtis would reprise her role as Laurie Strode in both Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. Curtis was paid $3.5 million for her involvement.{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |last3=Rubin |first3=Rebecca |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Inside Movie Stars' Salaries: Joaquin Phoenix Nabs $20M for Joker 2, Tom Cruise Heads to Over $100M and More |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/movie-star-salaries-joaquin-phoenix-joker-2-tom-cruise-1235320046/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720160107/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/movie-star-salaries-joaquin-phoenix-joker-2-tom-cruise-1235320046/ |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=Variety}} Judy Greer and Andi Matichak were confirmed to reprise their roles as Karen and Allyson Nelson that same month, though, Greer was not included in Ends as her character Karen was killed during the climax of Kills.{{cite web|last=Hoffman|first=Michael|url=https://consequence.net/2019/07/blumhouse-two-halloween-movies/|title=Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends to Finish the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode Saga|date=July 19, 2019|website=Consequence|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125234708/https://consequence.net/2019/07/blumhouse-two-halloween-movies/|archive-date=January 25, 2022|url-status=live}} In December 2021, it was revealed that Kyle Richards would be reprising her role for the film. Initially, the character was not expected to return for the film, but following the positive reception to Richards's performance, the script was rewritten to give her an expanded role.{{cite news|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=December 7, 2021|title=Kyle Richards Closes Deal to Reprise Role in {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} (Exclusive)|language=en-US|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kyle-richards-halloween-ends-trilogy-lindsey-wallace-1235127456/|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053500/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kyle-richards-halloween-ends-trilogy-lindsey-wallace-1235127456/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The following month, Michael O'Leary joined the cast.

Upon being cast around 2018 or 2019, aside from being unaware he had been auditioning for a Halloween film, Rohan Campbell was initially unaware of his character's significance to the story, expecting him to die early on due to his role as a babysitter in the film's opening. To help shape his performance, Campbell was asked by Green to watch horror films about outcasts. Upon meeting with Campbell, Green "fell in love" with what they could do to Corey and it partly led him to change the original ending he envisioned for the character to not leave his fate open-ended. Campbell was one of the hundreds of actors who auditioned for Corey Cunningham, but Green and his assistant director chose him due to having a neutral "tough but sensitive" face, a neutral "handsomeness" and a look of having "life and emotion" plus his physicality, which later led Green to convince himself that Campbell could accurately portray Corey as a motorcycle rider instead of just acting like he knew due to his experiences, partially embodying the 1980s leather jacket bad boy. Green worked to keep the actor out of the press leading up to the film's release. According to Campbell, both Green and Curtis warned him about potential backlash regarding the introduction of his character.{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/rohan-campbell-warned-halloween-ends/|title=Halloween Ends Actor Rohan Campbell Was Warned About the Movie's Backlash|date=October 20, 2022|last=Dick|first=Jeremy|work=MovieWeb|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020220548/https://movieweb.com/rohan-campbell-warned-halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 20, 2022|url-status=live}}

A casting call took place in late January and February 2022 in numerous Southeast Georgia towns.{{Cite web|last=Cawthon|first=Graham|date=January 25, 2022|title=Halloween Ends Filming in Savannah Area. Casting Call Seeks Real Families, Cops, EMTs and More|url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/halloween-ends-savannah-casting-call/38868129|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=WJCL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018075508/https://www.wjcl.com/article/halloween-ends-savannah-casting-call/38868129|archive-date=October 18, 2022|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Paige|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} filming in Savannah, looking for extras|url=https://www.wtoc.com/2022/01/25/halloween-ends-filming-savannah-looking-extras/|date=January 25, 2022|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=WTOC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202165258/https://www.wtoc.com/2022/01/25/halloween-ends-filming-savannah-looking-extras/|archive-date=February 2, 2022|url-status=live}} In an interview with Collider, Green hinted that co-writer Danny McBride had requested a cameo appearance in the film, potentially as a character who fights Myers.{{cite web|last=Hadman|first=Tom|url=https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-movie-danny-mcbride-cameo-michael-myers/#:~:text=Danny%20McBride%2C%20co%2Dwriter%20of,to%20director%20David%20Gordon%20Green.&text=Halloween%20Ends%2C%20the%20third%20and,from%20co%2Dwriter%20Danny%20McBride.|title=Halloween Ends May Include a Cameo From Writer Danny McBride|date=October 18, 2021|website=Screen Rant|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224003033/https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-movie-danny-mcbride-cameo-michael-myers/|archive-date=February 24, 2022|url-status=live}} In June 2022, Nick Castle announced that he would make a cameo appearance unrelated to the role of Michael Myers.{{cite web|last=Cavanaugh|first=Patrick|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-nick-castle-cameo-details-revealed-spoilers-michael-myers/|title=Halloween Ends: Original Michael Myers Teases Surprising Details About New Cameo|date=June 7, 2022|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053503/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-nick-castle-cameo-details-revealed-spoilers-michael-myers/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3711831/nick-castle-teases-that-halloween-ends-will-be-a-surprising-conclusion/|title=Nick Castle Teases That Halloween Ends Will Have a "Surprising" Conclusion|date=April 21, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017171132/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3711831/nick-castle-teases-that-halloween-ends-will-be-a-surprising-conclusion/|archive-date=October 17, 2022|url-status=live}} Following the release of the teaser trailer in July 2022, Omar Dorsey, Will Patton, and James Jude Courtney were revealed to reprise their roles from the previous films.{{cite web|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-first-trailer-1235183305/|title=Halloween Ends: Jamie Lee Curtis Returns for Final Battle in First Trailer|date=July 19, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-first-trailer-1235183305/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Green cited Courtney's "extraordinary work" in the previous films as the reason for his decision to have him portray Michael Myers for the entirety of the film.

It was originally planned to film Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends back-to-back, but did not occur due to the "intense schedule".{{cite web|last=David|first=Brian|date=March 5, 2021|title=Andi Matichak on "Son" and the "Wonderfully Chaotic" Ambition of {{'}}Halloween Kills{{'}}|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/andi-matichak-on-son-and-the-wonderfully-chaotic-ambition-of-halloween-kills|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310022223/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/andi-matichak-on-son-and-the-wonderfully-chaotic-ambition-of-halloween-kills|url-status=live}} In March 2020, Blum confirmed filming would take place during the summer.{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Nick|url=https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-will-begin-filming-next-three-four-months/|title=Halloween Ends Will Begin Filming in the Next Three to Four Months|date=March 2, 2020|website=Dark Universe Horror|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922110400/https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-will-begin-filming-next-three-four-months/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Filming was quietly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production was expected to take place in 2021 in Wilmington, North Carolina.{{cite web|last=Ingram|first=Hunter|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/local/2021/01/01/wilmington-film-industry-set-2021-halloween-kills-premiere-4-new-projects/4085719001/|title=State of Film in Wilmington Promising with Four Projects Already Set for 2021|date=January 1, 2021|website=Star-News|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921150213/https://eu.starnewsonline.com/story/news/local/2021/01/01/wilmington-film-industry-set-2021-halloween-kills-premiere-4-new-projects/4085719001/|archive-date=September 21, 2022|url-status=live}} In August 2021, Courtney confirmed that filming would begin on January 10, 2022.{{cite web|last=Fiduccia|first=Christopher|date=August 6, 2021|title=Halloween Ends Filming Start Date Revealed By Michael Myers Actor|url=https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-filming-update-michael-myers-actor/|access-date=September 20, 2021|website=Screen Rant|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728141507/https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-filming-update-michael-myers-actor/|archive-date=July 28, 2022|url-status=live}} However, filming officially began on January 19, 2022, in Savannah, Georgia under the working title Cave Dweller.{{cite web|last=Sobon|first=Nicole|date=November 23, 2021|title=Exclusive: Halloween Ends Production Start & Character Breakdowns|url=https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/exclusive-halloween-ends-production-start-character-breakdowns/|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=Murphy's Multiverse|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126134104/https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/exclusive-halloween-ends-production-start-character-breakdowns/|archive-date=January 26, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=January 20, 2022|title=Want to be an extra in Halloween Ends? There's a casting call Friday in Macon|url=https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/want-to-be-an-extra-in-halloween-ends/93-71a91f9e-df9d-41ca-a447-1c1a2734a575|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=WMAZ|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221023124819/https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/want-to-be-an-extra-in-halloween-ends/93-71a91f9e-df9d-41ca-a447-1c1a2734a575|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} Michael Simmonds once again served as director of photography.{{cite web|last=Dick|first=Jeremy|url=https://movieweb.com/halloween-ends-wraps-filming-michael-myers-actor-celebrates/|title=Halloween Ends Wraps Filming, Michael Myers Actor Thanks the Fans|date=March 15, 2022|website=MovieWeb|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720184850/https://movieweb.com/halloween-ends-wraps-filming-michael-myers-actor-celebrates/|archive-date=July 20, 2022|url-status=live}} Curtis began filming her scenes on January 25 and wrapped on February 22.{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3700475/halloween-ends-set-photos-jamie-lee-curtis-returns-to-haddonfield/|title=Halloween Ends Set Photos – Jamie Lee Curtis Returns to Haddonfield!|date=January 25, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816094902/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3700475/halloween-ends-set-photos-jamie-lee-curtis-returns-to-haddonfield/|archive-date=August 16, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Rodney|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/jamie-lee-curtis-coming-to-georgia-to-shoot-halloween-ends/S2M5GE5UPBB6XHVLYUPXPQ2JFA/|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Coming to Georgia to Shoot Halloween Ends|date=January 24, 2022|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517002118/https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/jamie-lee-curtis-coming-to-georgia-to-shoot-halloween-ends/S2M5GE5UPBB6XHVLYUPXPQ2JFA/|archive-date=May 17, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Collis|first=Clark|url=https://ew.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-wras-halloween-ends-goodbye-franchise/|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Wraps Halloween Ends and Says a "Bittersweet" Goodbye to the Franchise|date=February 22, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022211843/https://ew.com/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-wras-halloween-ends-goodbye-franchise/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Campbell insisted on filming himself the scene in which Corey kills one of his bullies instead of requiring a stuntman's assistance. Green allowed his actors to improvise to infuse humor within the film's tone. The last showdown between the franchise's main characters was assembled and reassembled throughout filming, having been written "spectacularly" since the film's first draft, forcing the stunt team to try new things occasionally and creating several continuity errors in the process due to returning with new additions to the filming set multiple times. Additional scenes were shot in Sylvania, Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://allongeorgia.com/bulloch-local-news/open-casting-call-for-movie-extras-at-little-dipper-in-sylvania-february-9|title=Open Casting Call for Movie Extras at Little Dipper in Sylvania February 9|date=February 5, 2022|website=AllOnGeorgia|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053500/https://allongeorgia.com/bulloch-local-news/open-casting-call-for-movie-extras-at-little-dipper-in-sylvania-february-9|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Filming concluded on March 9, 2022.{{cite web|last=Romanchick|first=Shane|url=https://collider.com/halloween-ends-wraps-filming-cast-crew-images/|title=Halloween Ends Finishes Shooting With Cast and Crew Sharing New Behind-The-Scenes Images|date=March 10, 2022|website=Collider|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922174145/https://collider.com/halloween-ends-wraps-filming-cast-crew-images/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Ryan|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/thats-a-wrap-halloween-ends-has-finished-filming/|title=That's a Wrap! Halloween Ends Has Finished Filming|date=March 11, 2022|website=Fangoria|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002003553/https://www.fangoria.com/original/thats-a-wrap-halloween-ends-has-finished-filming/|archive-date=October 2, 2022|url-status=live}}

In June 2022, two weeks of re-shoots took place in Savannah.{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Nick|url=https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-savannah-georgia-two-weeks-reshoots/|title=Halloween Ends Heading Back to Savannah, Georgia for Two Weeks of Reshoots|date=June 10, 2022|website=Dark Universe Horror|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922133101/https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-savannah-georgia-two-weeks-reshoots/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}} However, these re-shoots only lasted four days and were completed that same month.{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Nick|url=https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-fx-christopher-nelson-reshoots-movie-weird-different/|title=Halloween Ends: FX Artist Christopher Nelson Talks Reshoots and Says the Movie is "Weird and Different"|date=July 6, 2022|website=Dark Universe Horror|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922174130/https://www.du-hd.com/news/halloween-ends-fx-christopher-nelson-reshoots-movie-weird-different/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Stine|first=Alison|url=https://www.salon.com/2022/07/14/jamie-lee-curtis-letters-from-camp-halloween/|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Talks Summer Camp, Being You and Filming the "Cathartic" End of Halloween|date=July 14, 2022|website=Salon.com|access-date=July 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022055847/https://www.salon.com/2022/07/14/jamie-lee-curtis-letters-from-camp-halloween/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} As with most of his films since his very first assembly, Green test screened Ends to see if it engaged audiences or not. After several test screenings, the original final confrontation between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers as well as the ending sequence were discarded, and re-shoots for new scenes took place, four months ahead of the film's premiere. The climatic procession sequence, when Michael Myers' corpse is paraded to all surviving Haddonfielders and disposed of inside an industrial shredder, was a late addition to the film that was shot around August 2022 after Green and his crew concluded that they wished for "something more grand" for the film's ending. It was decided that the film's conclusion should be more "modest" and "intimate" with some story points as opposed to a brawl like the "super noisy and aggressive" ending of Kills, with Green wishing to return the series to its "simple dramatic roots".

In June 2022, Blum confirmed that the film had test screened internally the month prior and that it would be the last Halloween film from Blumhouse.{{cite web|last=Crossan|first=Ash|url=https://screenrant.com/black-phone-jason-blum-interview/|title=Jason Blum Interview: The Black Phone|date=June 14, 2022|website=Screen Rant|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023013915/https://screenrant.com/black-phone-jason-blum-interview/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} The following month, Carpenter described the film as a "departure" from the previous entries in Green's trilogy.{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Josh|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/john-carpenter-teases-halloween-ends-exclusive|title=John Carpenter Teases Halloween Ends Will Be "Departure" From Previous Two Films in Trilogy|date=July 6, 2022|website=Syfy|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019152447/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/john-carpenter-teases-halloween-ends-exclusive|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}} In August, Castle had finished ADR for Michael Myers.{{cite web|last=Devore|first=Britta|url=https://collider.com/halloween-ends-image-nick-castle-michael-myers/|title=Halloween Ends: Nick Castle Bids Adieu to Michael Myers for the Last Time|date=August 12, 2022|website=Collider|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021051928/https://collider.com/halloween-ends-image-nick-castle-michael-myers/|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} By the end of the month, Green stated that the film was still being tweaked despite the film being picture locked.{{cite web|last=Travis|first=Ben|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/halloween-ends-david-gordon-green-still-playing-with-ending-exclusive/|title=David Gordon Green Is Still Playing With Halloween Ends{{'}} Ending: "It Changes Every Day" – Exclusive Image|date=August 31, 2022|website=Empire|access-date=August 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022053459/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/halloween-ends-david-gordon-green-still-playing-with-ending-exclusive|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} According to cinematographer Michael Simmonds, a practical version of the opening titles sequence, showing jack-o'-lanterns emerging from within each other, was initially created by production designer Richard Wright, but later replaced by a digital version.{{cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/117135-interview-dp-michael-simmonds-halloween-ends/#.Y1MogaSxXDs|title="You Want To Avoid a Shot Looking Like a Fruit Salad": DP Michael Simmonds on Halloween Ends|date=October 19, 2022|last=Mulcahey|first=Matt|work=Filmmaker|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021233917/https://filmmakermagazine.com/117135-interview-dp-michael-simmonds-halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} The film's opening features blue titles in reference to Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), the original second sequel to the 1978 film.

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The score for Halloween Ends was composed by John Carpenter, his son Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies,{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/halloween-ends-soundtrack/|title=Halloween Ends soundtrack: all the songs in the new slasher|date=October 19, 2022|last=Cremona|first=Patrick|work=Radio Times|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023012048/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/halloween-ends-soundtrack/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} who had previously collaborated on the first two films in the series. The official soundtrack was released digitally on October 14, 2022, by Sacred Bones Records, with a limited vinyl release set for January 20, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/listen-to-john-carpenters-halloween-ends-soundtrack-get-it-on-exclusive-blood-splatter-vinyl/|title=Listen to John Carpenter's {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} soundtrack & get it on exclusive Blood Splatter vinyl|date=October 15, 2022|work=BrooklynVegan|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022212150/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/listen-to-john-carpenters-halloween-ends-soundtrack-get-it-on-exclusive-blood-splatter-vinyl/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} In anticipation of the film's premiere, two tracks were released in September 2022, "The Junk Yard" and "The Procession".{{cite web|url=https://heavymag.com.au/halloween-ends-soundtrack-announced/|title=Halloween Ends Soundtrack Announced|date=September 13, 2022|work=Heavy Magazine|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022141343/https://heavymag.com.au/halloween-ends-soundtrack-announced/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/halloween-ends-score-track-the-junk-yard/|title=New Track From {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Score Sends Horror Fans To "The Junk Yard"|date=September 27, 2022|last=Romanchick|first=Shane|work=Collider|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015223252/https://collider.com/halloween-ends-score-track-the-junk-yard/|archive-date=October 15, 2022|url-status=live}} Recorded entirely at Carpenter and Davies's home studios,{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3731576/halloween-ends-official-soundtrack-from-john-carpenter-coming-soon-listen-to-a-preview-now/|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Official Soundtrack from John Carpenter Coming Soon; Listen to a Preview Now|date=September 13, 2022|last=Squires|first=John|work=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003184749/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3731576/halloween-ends-official-soundtrack-from-john-carpenter-coming-soon-listen-to-a-preview-now/|archive-date=October 3, 2022|url-status=live}} the score incorporates themes from the original 1978 film and features original music from electronic music group Boy Harsher.{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/09/22/john-carpenters-halloween-ends-soundtrack-initiates-the-final-curtain-for-the-horror-franchises-epic-climax/|title=John Carpenter's Halloween Ends Soundtrack Initiates The Final Curtain for The Horror Franchise's Epic Climax|date=September 22, 2022|last=Brown|first=Paul|work=Wall of Sound|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020142045/https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/09/22/john-carpenters-halloween-ends-soundtrack-initiates-the-final-curtain-for-the-horror-franchises-epic-climax/|archive-date=October 20, 2022|url-status=live}}

Halloween Ends premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Los Angeles, as part of Beyond Fest on October 11, 2022. The premiere coincided with actress Jamie Lee Curtis's induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the theater the following day.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-laurie-strode-1235401207/|title=Jamie Lee Curtis on Saying Goodbye to Laurie Strode in {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}}: 'She Is My Legacy'|date=October 12, 2022|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|work=Variety|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021082537/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-laurie-strode-1235401207/|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} The film was released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 14, 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/black-adam-halloween-ends-red-carpet-events-1235236668/|title=Events of the Week: {{'}}Black Adam,' {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} and More|date=October 14, 2022|last=Chuba|first=Kirsten|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022155628/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/black-adam-halloween-ends-red-carpet-events-1235236668/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} playing in 3,901 theaters for a total theatrical run of approximately 3.8 weeks. In addition, the film started streaming simultaneously on paid tiers of Peacock for 60 days.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-peacock-release-date/|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} to Be Released Same Day in Theaters and on Peacock|website=TheWrap|first1=Drew|last1=Taylor|first2=Jeremy|last2=Fuster|date=August 23, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017223513/https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-peacock-release-date/|archive-date=October 17, 2022|url-status=live}} It was initially set to be theatrically released on October 15, 2021, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/halloween-announcement-1225662|title={{'}}Halloween{{'}} Announcement|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 19, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128192036/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/halloween-announcement-1225662|url-status=live}}

Halloween Ends was released digitally on November 15, 2022, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 27, 2022.{{cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Ti West's 'Pearl' Comes Home to Blu-ray and Digital in November |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3734857/ti-wests-pearl-comes-home-to-blu-ray-and-digital-in-november/ |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=Bloody Disgusting |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005010419/https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3734857/ti-wests-pearl-comes-home-to-blu-ray-and-digital-in-november/ |url-status=live }}

According to Samba TV, the film was viewed by 920,000 households in its first week of streaming on the platform, down from Halloween Kills{{'}}s 1.7 million households. The film received enough views in the week of October 10–16, 2022, however, to rank number eight overall and the top film for that week's Nielsen streaming rankings, making it the first program on Peacock to rank in the weekly Nielsen top 10.{{cite magazine |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Halloween Ends Puts Peacock on Streaming Charts for the First Time |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-rankings-oct-10-16-2022-1235259835/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=PMRC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110225814/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-rankings-oct-10-16-2022-1235259835/ |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |date=November 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Contradictory inline|reason=How was Halloween Ends the first Peacock program to be in the Top 10 when the previous line states the film before this, Halloween Kills, was released on Peacock too and had more views (1.7 million) than Ends?|date=December 2022}}

Halloween Ends grossed $64.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $41.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $105.4 million. It was the lowest-grossing out of the trilogy of Halloween films directed by David Gordon Green, with approximately 6,085,457 tickets sold during its initial theatrical run compared to the 2018 film's 17,395,416 and Kills' 9,046,426.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-peacock-box-office-universal/|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Busts the Myth That Streaming Undercuts Box Office Success|date=November 22, 2022|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=TheWrap|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221123010145/https://www.thewrap.com/halloween-ends-peacock-box-office-universal/|archive-date=November 23, 2022|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}

In the United States and Canada, Halloween Ends was projected to gross $50–60 million from 3,901 theaters in its opening weekend.{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=October 11, 2022|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Looks To Slay $50M+ Opening, Finally Bringing Life To Sleepy Fall Box Office – Preview|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-halloween-ends-opening-1235141320/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022093514/https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-halloween-ends-opening-1235141320/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The film made $20.4 million on its first day, including $5.4 million from Thursday night previews, up 9% from Kills{{'}}s $4.9 million the year prior.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|date=October 15, 2022|title=Box Office: {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Up on Top With Projected $43.4 Million Opening|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/box-office-halloween-ends-projected-opening-1235404497/|website=Variety|access-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023013813/https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/box-office-halloween-ends-projected-opening-1235404497/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}{{failed verification|date=September 2023}} It went on to debut with $40.1 million, topping the box office but finishing below projections, blamed in part on the film's simultaneous release to streaming platform Peacock; Universal reported it was the most watched film or series ever on the platform over a two-day period.{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=October 16, 2022|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Opening Lower Than Expected With $41M+: Blame Day & Date Peacock Release As Sequel Is Most Watched On Streamer – Sunday Box Office|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-halloween-ends-1235144913/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023013818/https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-halloween-ends-1235144913/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} The studio also reported that the film was most popular among audiences aged 18 to 34, with only 26% being 35 and older.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-16/halloween-ends-box-office-smile-lyle-lyle-crocodile|title=Horror continues to dominate the fall box office with {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}}|date=October 16, 2022|last=Carras|first=Christi|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022133510/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-16/halloween-ends-box-office-smile-lyle-lyle-crocodile|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The film dropped by 80% in its second weekend, finishing fourth with $8 million.{{cite news|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=October 23, 2022|title={{'}}Black Adam{{'}} Powers To $67M Opening, Dwayne Johnson's Best Opening As A Leading Man – Sunday AM Update|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-black-adam-dwayne-johnson-1235151785/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022161916/https://deadline.com/2022/10/box-office-black-adam-dwayne-johnson-1235151785/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The 88% drop from the film's first Friday to second was a "near-record" decrease and was credited to its day-and-date streaming release{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/box-office-black-adam-halloween-ends/|title=Box Office: Black Adam Debuts Strong as Halloween Ends Sees Massive Plummet|date=October 24, 2022|last=Dick|first=Jeremy|work=MovieWeb|access-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025232114/https://movieweb.com/box-office-black-adam-halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 25, 2022|url-status=live}} and poor reception by critics and audiences.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/10/22/movies-box-office-friday-ticket-to-paradise-smile-halloween-ends-terrifier/?sh=58c24d6666a2|title=Box Office: {{'}}Ticket To Paradise{{'}} Nabs Solid $6.4 Million Friday, {{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Plunges 88%|date=October 22, 2022|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=Forbes|access-date=October 22, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221023132238/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/10/22/movies-box-office-friday-ticket-to-paradise-smile-halloween-ends-terrifier/?sh=7e32a52866a2|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 266 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Halloween Ends -- for now, anyway -- with a frequently befuddling installment that's stabbed, slashed, and beaten by a series of frustrating missed opportunities."{{cite web|title=Halloween Ends|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halloween_ends|access-date=October 18, 2022|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416003805/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halloween_ends|url-status=live}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 46 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|title=Halloween Ends|work=Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/halloween-ends/|access-date=October 2, 2023|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605002125/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/halloween-ends|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest of Green's trilogy, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 64% overall positive score, with an average 2.5 out of five stars.

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, writing that the "so-called finale of the Michael Myers saga is just stabbing, metaphors, stabbing, soap opera, stabbing, marching band bullies, stabbing and more stabbing".{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/10/13/23402438/halloween-ends-review-michael-myers-movie-jamie-lee-curtis|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}}: Deteriorating horror franchise deserves its fate|date=October 13, 2022|first=Richard|last=Roeper|author-link=Richard Roeper|website=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019131833/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/10/13/23402438/halloween-ends-review-michael-myers-movie-jamie-lee-curtis|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}} Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman said the film is "neither scary nor fun" and called it "the most joylessly metaphorical and convoluted entry" of the franchise to date.{{cite news |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |date=October 14, 2022 |title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Review: Michael Myers Gets a Disciple, and Jamie Lee Curtis Mopes, as the Series Ends...But Not Really (Rinse, Slash, Repeat) |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-1235400407/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022233221/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-1235400407/ |archive-date=October 22, 2022}} Ben Travis of Empire gave a negative review, calling the film "lost up in its own abyss" and "an unsatisfying closing chapter" and criticizing Green's direction as "[struggling] to synthesise the serious stuff with the demands of a popcorn shocker".{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-ends/|title=Halloween Ends Review|date=October 13, 2022|last=Travis|first=Ben|work=Empire|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022144820/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/halloween-ends/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}}

Multiple critics praised the opening sequence,{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Candice |title='Halloween Ends' Shoots Itself In The Foot |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/halloween-ends-review_n_6348738fe4b04cf8f37651b0 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=HuffPost |date=October 14, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Jason |title='Halloween Ends': Pretty Please? Promise? [Review] |url=https://theplaylist.net/halloween-ends-pretty-please-promise-review-20221013/ |website=The Playlist |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=October 13, 2022}} with USA Today{{'}}s Brian Truitt calling it "an unnerving, unexpected scene that revels in a sense of parental dread right from the get-go",{{Cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |date=October 13, 2022 |title='Halloween Ends' review: It's a bloody shame Jamie Lee Curtis didn't get a better sendoff |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/10/13/halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis/10467091002/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} and The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s David Rooney describing it as "an intriguing detour". Writing for Texas Monthly, Sean O'Neal said Halloween Ends is the most unique film out of Green's trilogy because it is the one that most resembles his independent films. O'Neal wrote, "Strange as it may sound, Halloween Ends contains echoes of Green’s name-making debut George Washington, another small-town tragedy that similarly spun out from the accidental death of a child. And its meditations on the inescapability of violence and the sins of abusive fathers give it a spiritual connection to Joe. The way Corey's bad reputation clouds his romance with Allyson, set up by a match-making Laurie, even recalls All the Real Girls in the film’s slow-burning opening stretch, during which Green seems content just to linger in his prairie gothic tale of grief and sublimated rage".{{Cite news |last=O'Neal |first=Sean |date=October 19, 2022 |title='Halloween Ends': Stabbing Around in the Dark |work=Texas Monthly |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/halloween-ends-review/ |access-date=2023-10-28}}

K. Austin Collins of Rolling Stone gave a positive review in which he similarly deemed Halloween Ends the best out of Green's Halloween trilogy, noting its "interestingly complex tangle of emotions and fears" and comparing it to Green's previous "capably observed" independent films.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/halloween-ends-review-1234610118/|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Is a Grim, Gory, and Gooey Goodbye to an Iconic Slasher Franchise|date=October 13, 2022|last=Collins|first=K. Austin|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022170940/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/halloween-ends-review-1234610118/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} The New York Times reviewed the film as being "a movie that's less frantic and more intimate than its predecessor, one that unfolds with a mourning finality".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/movies/halloween-ends-review.html|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Review: It Probably Doesn't|website=The New York Times|date=October 13, 2022|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020215930/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/movies/halloween-ends-review.html|archive-date=October 20, 2022|url-status=live}} Time Out also reviewed the film more positively than they did Kills, giving it a 3-star review and calling it a "pleasant surprise".{{cite web|last=de Semlyen|first=Phil|date=October 13, 2022|title=Halloween Ends: Michael Myers slashes his last in a decent final outing|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/halloween-ends-2022|access-date=October 15, 2022|website=Time Out|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017103519/https://www.timeout.com/movies/halloween-ends-2022|archive-date=October 17, 2022|url-status=live}} While also considering it an improvement over its predecessor, Todd Gilchrist of The A.V. Club criticized the lack of focus on the series' main antagonist and ultimately labeled it "not particularly good" and an "unsatisfying close".{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-david-green-1849648921|title=In Halloween Ends, the biggest killer may be unfair expectations|date=October 13, 2022|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021142026/https://www.avclub.com/halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-david-green-1849648921|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}} Kyle Smith of The Wall Street Journal found Curtis's performance "a pleasure to watch" and called the film "largely gripping".{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Kyle |author-link=Kyle Smith (critic) |date=October 13, 2022 |title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Review: A Slasher Finale? |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/halloween-ends-review-a-slasher-finale-halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-michael-myers-david-gordon-green-rohan-campbell-andi-matichak-paul-brad-logan-chris-bernier-danny-mcbride-11665693901 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022214442/https://www.wsj.com/articles/halloween-ends-review-a-slasher-finale-halloween-ends-review-jamie-lee-curtis-michael-myers-david-gordon-green-rohan-campbell-andi-matichak-paul-brad-logan-chris-bernier-danny-mcbride-11665693901 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal}} Toronto Star{{'}}s Peter Howell gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as "clever" and "likely to go down well with fans of the franchise" but noted that true finality is likely impossible for this series.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2022/10/13/halloween-ends-has-clever-bits-and-will-probably-satisfy-fans-just-dont-trust-that-title.html|title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} has clever bits and will probably satisfy fans. Just don't trust that title|date=October 13, 2022|last=Howell|first=Peter|work=Toronto Star|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019164553/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2022/10/13/halloween-ends-has-clever-bits-and-will-probably-satisfy-fans-just-dont-trust-that-title.html|archive-date=October 19, 2022|url-status=live}}

In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney called it "a sloppy movie whose principal new inspiration feels bogus", although "horror fans might enjoy homages to other films from the Carpenter canon".{{cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=October 13, 2022 |title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} Review: Jamie Lee Curtis Wields the Knife, but David Gordon Green Is the Killer in Silly Trilogy Capper |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-david-gordon-green-1235240942/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021150520/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/halloween-ends-jamie-lee-curtis-david-gordon-green-1235240942/ |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Giving 1.5 out of 4 stars, Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com found the film to be "poorly executed", rushed, and "barely a {{'}}Halloween{{'}} movie" due to the story's focus on newly introduced characters, and considered Rohan Campbell's performance especially lacking.{{cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=October 14, 2022 |title={{'}}Halloween Ends{{'}} |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/halloween-ends-movie-review-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022214346/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/halloween-ends-movie-review-2022 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2022 |work=RogerEbert.com}} He concluded, "What's more likely true is that Green and his team had a truly ambitious film idea about the nature of evil and how violent loners can be created by fearful societies{{nbsp}}... but they also had to make a {{'}}Halloween{{'}} movie. It's the two concepts pushing and pulling against each other that tear this movie apart." Conversely, Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman from the YouTube film review channel Red Letter Media, who both panned Halloween Kills, praised Halloween Ends for its subversive storytelling and themes of evil affecting the characters of Haddonfield; Bauman went on to predict that Halloween Ends would eventually gain a cult following in the same vein as Halloween III: Season of the Witch.{{Cite web |last=Stoklasa |first=Michael |last2=Bauman |first2=Jay |date=2022-10-19 |title=Half in the Bag: Halloween Ends |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQF96e0V9c |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Red Letter Media}}

Despite the mixed reception, the film ranked #2 on The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade".{{Cite web |last=Newby |first=Richard |date=July 5, 2024 |title=The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-modern-slasher-movies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705183103/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-modern-slasher-movies/ |archive-date=July 5, 2024 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

John Carpenter explained that possible future installments were dependent on the commercial success of Ends, although he acknowledged that Green was adamant in Ends being their story's ending.{{cite web|last=Cavanaugh|first=Patrick|date=February 18, 2022|title=Halloween Ends: John Carpenter Weighs in on Whether the Franchise Could Continue|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-future-franchise-continued-john-carpenter-reaction-michael-myers/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=ComicBook.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022184852/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/halloween-ends-future-franchise-continued-john-carpenter-reaction-michael-myers/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} In an interview with The New York Times, Jamie Lee Curtis commented that the four films, commencing with the 1978 Halloween and concluding with Halloween Ends, were self-contained, although there was still the possibility of a new narrative being adapted into future films.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween.html|title=Under the Skin of Jamie Lee Curtis|date=October 12, 2022|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023024010/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/movies/jamie-lee-curtis-halloween.html|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}} Green stated that he was confident on parting with Jamie Lee Curtis's Laurie Strode with the film, though he acknowledged the possibility of eventually some filmmakers creating a "new Laurie" with some plot twist to continue the franchise's mythology. Curtis had previously confirmed in an essay for People that Halloween Ends marked her last appearance in the franchise;{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6222417/halloween-ends-explained/|title=Breaking Down the End of Halloween Ends|date=October 14, 2022|last=Carlin|first=Shannon|magazine=Time|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022172357/https://time.com/6222417/halloween-ends-explained/|archive-date=October 22, 2022|url-status=live}} Jude Courtney likewise affirmed to Screen Rant that, alongside Curtis, he feels "done" with the franchise due to both his age and career trajectory, having felt Halloween and Kills as playoffs and Ends as a Super Bowl win so he decided to retire as the character triumphantly.{{cite web|last=Zinski|first=Dan|title=Halloween Ends' Michael Myers Actor Addresses Possible Franchise Return|url=https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-michael-myers-franchise-return-courtney-response/|date=October 18, 2022|access-date=December 11, 2022|website=Screen Rant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020091420/https://screenrant.com/halloween-ends-michael-myers-franchise-return-courtney-response/|archive-date=October 20, 2022|url-status=live}} Jason Blum reiterated that, while it would not necessarily be the final film in the franchise, it will be the last Halloween movie under Blumhouse Productions, with the intellectual property rights reverting to producer Malek Akkad following the release of Ends.{{cite web|last=Crossan|first=Ash|title=Jason Blum Interview: The Black Phone|url=https://screenrant.com/black-phone-jason-blum-interview/|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=Screen Rant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023013915/https://screenrant.com/black-phone-jason-blum-interview/|archive-date=October 23, 2022|url-status=live}}

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