Director John Carpenter has more iconic horror titles to his name than should really be allowed for one man, with the filmmaker revealing that there has been talk of crafting a sequel to another of his creations, 1980’sThe Fog. With Carpenter currently working on the upcomingHalloweensequels,Halloween KillsandHalloween Ends, the influential filmmaker has even stated that there are sequel ideas being bounced around for several of his movies.
“There’s been talk of a sequel to The Fog. There’sbeen talk of sequelsfor a bunch of my movies. They just haven’t happened yet because of various reasons. But yeah, we’ve talked about them and I’m open to them.”
Released in 1980, John Carpenter’sThe Fogstars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook and tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in California. The fog cloaks the town with the dark secrets from the past, bringing with it thevengeful ghosts of marinerswho were killed in a shipwreck there 100 years before.
The Fogwas a financial success but was met with mixed reviews from critics upon release. Since then, the movie hasgarnered a dedicated cult following, with retrospective reviews looking upon the chills and slow suspense ofThe Foga lot more favorably. The only other time that cinema has revisitedThe Fogis with a critically panned remake in 2005 by director Rupert Wainwright. Starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair, and Maggie Grace, the remake failed to live up to the legacy of Carpenter’s original, and currently holds a putrid 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Legacy sequels to classic horror franchises are hot property right now, and no doubt the success of 2018’sHalloweenhas studios wondering which otherJohn Carpentersequels could be equally successful. The news that potential follow-ups with have fans salivating at the prospect of returning to Carpenter classics, withEscape From New Yorklikely high up on many wish lists.
Carpenter himself recently said he would love to work with Snake Plissksen actor Kurt Russell again, which is sure to get pulses racing. “There’s a whole lot that I haven’t worked with. Jennifer Lawrence, she’s a brilliant actress,” Carpenter said. “Amy Adams - brilliant actress. I would love to work with them, but chances of that are kind of slim. You just don’t know what’s going to happen. I’d also really like to work with Kurt Russell again. That would be fun. We had such a good time working together.”
WhatThe Fog 2would be about remains as mysterious as the titular weather type, but it is certainly exciting to learn that we could soon be getting a whole host of sequels to Carpenter’s previous works.
For now, we still have bothHalloween KillsandHalloween Endsto look forward to.Halloween Killswas originally due to hit theaters this past October but was sadly delayed due to the ongoing global situation.Halloween Killsis now scheduled to be released on June 09, 2025 withHalloween Endsset to follow on a year later, on August 23, 2025. This comes to us fromNME.
