10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Myers
3. He Nearly Had Dracula For A Psychiatrist
Had history played out differently, the role of Dr Sam Loomis might’ve gone to either Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, both of whom were offered the part but declined. Interestingly, Carpenter later offered Lee a role in The Fog which he also turned down, no doubt to concentrate on serious movies like The Return Of Captain Invincible, Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf and An Eye For An Eye, starring Chuck Norris.
Michael’s family unit was nearly very different, too: Carpenter originally wanted Annie Lockhart for the Laurie Strode role while Melissa Joan Hart was considered for the part of her character’s daughter, Jamie Lloyd, in Halloween 4: The Curse Of Michael Myers. As it turned out, Danielle Harris got the part and playing the niece of an inarticulate assassin proved good training – she later played Steven Seagal’s niece in Marked For Death.
Paul Rudd was hilariously miscast in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and if the producers hadn’t turned down Denise Richards for a role, you’d now be able to watch Ant-Man and the ex-Mrs Charlie Sheen battling druids in 90s California.