Richards joins Anthony Michael Hall, who was recently announced as the new Tommy Doyle, another character Strode watched over in the 1978 film.
Kyle also confirmed the news on her Instagram page, saying that she’s “honored” and “thrilled” to return to the horror film franchise, adding that she’s “always been so proud to have been part of Halloween. Bringing Lindsey back is very exciting.”
Halloween Kills will come as a direct sequel to 2018’s Halloween, which continued the story of the original Halloween 30 years later. While few plot details have been released, it’s confirmed that Strode will be back in Halloween Kills.
Written by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and Scott Teems, with Green set to direct, Halloween Kills will be the second film in a trilogy, followed by Halloween Ends, coming in October 2021. The Universal Pictures film is being made in collaboration with Blumhouse, Trancas International Films, and Miramax, reports Entertainment Weekly.
Halloween Kills is slated to hit theaters on October 16, 2020.
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