Michael Myers has turned into a redneck hillbilly for H2?

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

Shock Till You Drop carry the first image of Tyler Mane, the actor behind the Michael Myers mask in H2, Rob Zombie's sequel to HALLOWEEN. He's grown a beard. Presumably Michael Myers hasn't shaved since his last killing spree. Dr. Loomis (played by the returning Malcolm McDowell) has a book out... In other H2 news, Daeg Faerch, that creepy looking kid who played the young Michael Myers in the first movie has revealed on his Myspace page that he has grown up too much in the two years since HALLOWEEN was filmed and he was let go during filming in Georgia.

"SADLY, although I was contracted to reprise the role of young Michael Myers in the upcoming H2 (Halloween 2, 2009) after filming briefly on the set in GA, I am to be recast due to my increased height,"

They shot this scene involving young Michael and his mother Deborah Myers (played by Sheri Moon Zombie) which will now be cut from the final completed film. His replacement has yet to be announced but hopefully they won't bother and Zombie will cut out the flashbacks, we don't need Michael's backstory fleshing out any further do we? Thanks to Rant-M for the image (they have a big gallery so it's worth a click) and Bloody Disgusting for the news. H2 opens August 28th from Dimension Films.