The newHalloweenmovie will be hitting theaters soon and producer Malek Akkad has hinted at the possibility of a William Shatner cameo in the future. Blumhouse is behind the new entry into the franchise that is being billed as a direct sequel to the first film under the direction of David Gordon Green. While the new installment is ignoring much of the last handful of movies, it definitely is not ignoring the look of The Shape, which means that the oldWilliam Shatnermask is back, and Akkad wants to see the real-life Shatner come face to face with his likeness on the big screen.
Malek Akkadrecently revealed in an interview that he has wanted to get a William Shatner cameo for quite some time now, even noting that he has reached out to theStar Trekicon. When asked if Shatner had ever contacted him about the use of his likeness in theHalloweenfranchise, Akkad said that the actor had never reached out directly. In the end, Akkad would like to see Shatner come face to face with The Shape. The producer had this to say.
“Not to me directly, and from what I hear he doesn’t really acknowledge it. I think he makes light of it. We actually have one of the original impressions of Shatner in our office in L.A., so obviously we’re really grateful to him, and in certain ways we’ve tried to reach out to him (to) maybe do an appearance? Lord knows he’s busy enough withStar Trekstuff… but you never know.”
It’s widely known that theoriginal mask worn by Nick CastleinHalloweenis a modified mask of William Shatner’s face. Shatner first had the mold made in 1975 forThe Devil’s Rainand it was later made intoStar Trekmasks. Producers ofHalloweenfound the mask for less than $2 at a party store, brought it back to the studio and began to modify it by widening the eyes and adding some spray paint to it, giving the mask a blank expression. However, even with the modifying, it’s still clearly Shatner’s face.
It’s unlikely that William Shatner will show up in the newHalloweenmovie, but it would be one of the best Easter Egg cameos in horror movie history. To see Shatner possibly get killed byThe Shapewearing a mask of the actor’s face would be so awesome. It makes one wonder why it hasn’t happened before in all of theHalloweenmovies that have been made over the years. Depending on the success of Blumhouse’sHalloween, we could end up seeing that cameo in the near future.
Halloweenopens in theaters on October 19th, just in time for the final day of the month, which should be a big time for the new installment.John Carpenter is back on board executive producingand composing the score and Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode. Curtis says that she is very happy with the way that the movie came out. As for William Shatner, we may have to wait a little bit longer, but it could very well happen. you’re able to read the rest of the interview withHalloweenproducer Malek Akkad over atHalloween Movies.
