The horror industry has long been the mold for plenty of other genres. But now, the Halloween franchise will turn to the superhero landscape and attempt to build its version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In a new report from Deadline, the bidding war for the television rights to Halloween is over, with Miramax stepping in as the victor. The studio is looking to create projects in the film and television space.
From now on, Miramax’s Head of Global TV, Marc Helwig, will oversee all franchise development, teaming with longtime producer Trancas International Films, run by Malek Akkad.
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring Halloween to television,” Helwig said. “We are thrilled to expand our long and successful partnership with Trancas and the brilliant Malek Akkad in introducing this iconic franchise to a new form of storytelling and a new generation of fans.”
“Trancas International Films is extremely enthused to be expanding our long-standing relationship with Miramax, and we look forward to working with Marc Helwig and the entire team in creating this new chapter,” adds Akkad.
What makes the deal more fulfilling is that now we see a joint effort in the film and TV rights that would allow Miramax and Trancas to map out a film-TV universe. This would mark Michael Myers’s first venture into television after more than 40 years of just films.
The Halloween film franchise consists of 13 titles, starting with the 1978 original and ending with the recent Blumhouse era.
