Tyler Mane Former WCW Superstar To Play Michael Myers
Tyler Mane (formerly WCW superstar) is apparently slated to reprise his role as Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's sequel to Halloween, simply titled H2.
According to The Pulse of Radio, Rob Zombie's little brother, POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider, spoke with his sibling about his return to the director's chair for the upcoming "Halloween" sequel, tentatively titled "H2". In an interview at Fearnet, where Spider is a contributor, Zombie that his decision to return to the franchise "took me by surprise," explaining, "After finishing 'Halloween', I was so burnt out that I had no desire to do it again. For some reason, 'Halloween' was one of those shoots that was stressful and crazed from day one. Everything was a struggle and a problem. So when it was done I was ready to be done. Then time goes by, you regenerate, forget and the idea of a sequel seems okay... I love my version of the characters and can't wait to take them further."
Zombie said that "H2" will be different from "Halloween". By comparison he cited his second film, 2005's "The Devil's Rejects", which was a semi-sequel to his directorial debut, 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses", but a very dissimilar film.
Zombie added that Tyler Mane would return as serial killer Michael Myers, and that he was in talks with stars Scout Taylor-Compton and Malcolm McDowell to reprise their roles as well.
"H2" is scheduled to begin shooting on March 9, 2009 and will be released — when else? — right around Halloween.
PWI, blabbermouth.net
