'Halloween 3D' coming in summer 2010

"Halloween II" may not have won the box office this weekend, but Weinstein Co. is taking a lesson from the movie that did as it prepares a sequel for next summer.

The independent studio's co-Chairman Bob Weinstein said today that the 3-D sequel, titled, appropriately enough, "Halloween 3D," is in development.

The investment it takes to shoot movies in digital 3-D has proved particularly lucrative for horror films. For "The Final Destination," this weekend's No. 1 movie, theaters with at least one 3-D screen earned 3.25 times as much as those that showed the movie in 2-D only, according to distributor Warner Bros. That's substantially higher than for other recent releases. The equivalent 3-D multiple for last month's "G-Force," for instance, was only 1.7 on its first weekend. For July's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" it was 1.4 andm for June's "Up" it was 2.2. January horror flick "My Bloody Valentine" earned 6.4 times as much from 3-D theaters as it did from 2-D on its opening weekend.

Weinstein said Rob Zombie, who directed "Halloween II" and 2007's reboot of the 31-year-old horror series, won't return for "Halloween 3-D." He said the studio is in negotiations with a new director, whom he declined to name, who has experience in horror and has a "different take" on the franchise.

-- Ben Fritz

Photo: Tyler Mane in "Halloween II." Credit: Marsha LaMarca / Weinstein Co.

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[jason craf]

how can you say he messed a good film when at first he takes you to a place where carp didnt. and made it his own this is the best work out of him loved the original and really loved the new ones. scout also takes it to a new level zombie makes you feel for the people in the movies and all you people who say the halloween movies suck probably like friday the 13 and nitemare on elm street the worst horror movies ever and suck big balls. plus zombie does not chesse it out makes it like it could really happen hes not into the turd plots and fake bad acting. he keeps it real on and off screen. have to say weinstein co how can you go wrong yeh they have couple of chesse films but they are still good ones. so to all that dont like it dont know movies!SDMF,bls