‘Saw’ Writers to Take on Halloween

When I think “Halloween”, at least with the earlier films, I certainly don’t think of over the top violence and general ugliness.  I imagine a quieter experience that has a purer intensity.  It’s certainly not something I would associate with the “Saw” series, but that could soon be the case.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that “Saw” writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have been brought in to work on the long gestating “Halloween” sequel.  Dunstan and Melton have a long career together having worked on such notable projects as Saws IV through 3D.  They’ve also collaborated on both “The Collection” and “The Collector” and wrote the film “Piranha 3DD.”  Now they’re being challenged to remake, reboot, recalibrate the “Halloween” series. Those are the actual words used to describe this project. It’s a recalibration. Whatever that means.

With the studio going back to the drawing board with another group of writers, that really only means one thing: our return trip to Haddonfield will be an even longer wait.  I’m happy to wait it out though as I hope this means they’re doing their best to make sure they get “Halloween” right this time around.

What do you think? Interested to see what these guys have to offer to the “Halloween” series? Let us know below.