On his MySpace page, Rob Zombie recently revealed the new mask for Michael Meyers in the next installment of his Halloween remakes bastardizations.  Here it is:

I don’t have too much of a reaction toward it either way- the shot above here seems like it is taken from the end of the film after he gets a good beating from Laurie and Loomis.  I suppose one thing about Zombie’s remake of Halloween that I didn’t take offense to, was the mask.  It’s creepy and it maintains the original idea fairly well.  Yes, there it was.  I actually made a compliment about that movie- you probably won’t see that happen again.

Anyway, Zombie also noted that he would answer 10 questions from fans about Halloween 2.  I have a few:

1. Is there any way that this movie can be stopped?
2. No? Shit.  Ok, can you make the run time under 90 minutes?
3. If you really have to release this film, can you ensure that Sherri Moon Zombie will have no screen time whatsoever?
4. Do you think you’re going to do anything but anger genre fans by making Michael Meyers mask-less for 70% of the movie?  (Yes, if you haven’t heard this already, Zombie has confirmed that Michael will spend most of the movie looking like a white plumber with a ZZ Top beard.  And yes, that picture to the left is actually Michael in the new movie.)
5. Can any cliches be held off until at least the 15-minute mark?
6. Can this be the last Halloween movie that you make?
7. You don’t really think you’re re-inventing anything here, do you?
8. What horror franchise to you intend to destroy next?
9. Can you just re-release “More Human Than Human” in some remastered version instead of making this?
10. These questions were pointless, weren’t they?

Right.  Also, to counter the argument that Zombie’s Halloween reboots should be viewed as a different film series- that’s fine with me.  I can view them as their own series and so far, what I’ve seen has been trite, cliche garbage filled with over-the-top gore and not an ounce of creepiness.  Slice it however you want, folks- at the end of the day, Zombie’s movies still suck.  Anyway, H2: Halloween 2 is slated for an August 28th release.  Who wants to come be tortured with me?