Halloween franchisestar Jamie Lee Curtis has been dubbed by MTV as the Greatest Scream Queen of All Time. On Sunday night, the network aired theMTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Timespecial, paying tribute to some of the most memorable GOATs in various entertainment categories. For Greatest Scream Queen, Curtis appeared to accept the honor, which was gifted to her byScreamstar and fellow scream queen Neve Campbell. Better yet, she brought along Michael Myers himself for the special occasion.
“For me, the greatest partnership and the only reason I’m standing here today, is my partnership with Michael, so I’d like to bring him out. Don’t be scared, they love you,“Jamie Lee Curtissays in the segment, beckoning Michael to step out from behind a tree. “Everybody - Michael Myers, my friend and often foe. Don’t worry, we both had COVID tests and he’s wearing a mask - the greatest mask ever.”
JLC then adds: “We hope you enjoy the next two movies,Halloween KillsandHalloween Ends. Thank you guys, love you! He’s so quiet!”
This is the first win for Curtis at theMTV Movie & TV Awards, though she was previously nominated in 1995 for Best Female Performance and Best Kiss (alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger) for her role inTrue Lies. Meanwhile, Campbell won a Best Female Performance award in 1998 forScream 2and received additional nominations for the first and thirdScreammovies.
As Curtis mentions, we’ll be getting two more performances from theiconic scream queenas Laurie Strode. After first appearing in the role in John Carpenter’s originalHalloweenmovie in 1978, Curtis would go on to reprise the role in several sequels. She returned to the franchise in 2018 with David Gordon Green’sHalloween, the first of a new trilogy set to conclude the long-running rivalry between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers.
Halloween Killswas originally set to premiere in the fall but has since been delayed to October 2021. The sequel will pick up directly after the events of the 2018 movie with Laurie narrowly surviving her latest encounter with themask-wearing killer. It hasn’t been confirmed if JLC will reprise the role inHalloween Ends, which will follow with a release of its own in 2022. That means that there are no guarantees Laurie will survive the next movie, and as longtime fans of the franchise will remember, the character could very well be killed off. In any case, let’s hope Laurie’s story will come to a conclusion that is satisfactory for the fans.
Some of the other GOAT award winners at theGreatest of All Timespecial include Kevin Hart for Comedy Giant; Kevin Bacon for the Dance Your Ass Off award; Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler for Dynamic Duo; Gal Gadot ofWonder Womanfor She-Ro; William Zabka ofCobra Kaifor Zero to Hero; Jason Segel and Kristen Bell ofForgetting Sarah Marshallfor Heartbreaking Break-Up; and Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair ofCruel Intentionsfor Legendary Lip Lock. Chadwick Boseman was also honored as the Hero for the Ages. This news comes to us fromMTV.
