12 Most Insane Things Happening In Movies & TV Right Now (Nov 23rd)

7. Halloween Was Going To Kill Laurie Strode Off

When the new take on Halloween was originally announced, it was presented as an opportunity to close out Laurie Strode's story as well as introducing a new generation of heroes to deal with Michael Myers (because, let's face it, he was never going to die, was he?) In short, she looked like dead meat.

But then the film came out and it turned out that Laurie survived, which actually turned out to be a more fitting storyline (particularly with the clever fake-out scene). It was also handy since Jamie Lee Curtis was pretty much the film's biggest selling point in the marketing and cutting off her ability to return for a sequel would have been madness in business terms.

Still, that's what would have happened if the original script had gone through. It turns out that the original ending would have seen Laurie attacking Michael with a screwdriver after he shrugged off being shot multiple times, while he choked the life out of her. Sadly, we would have watched her die in his hands, before he again disappears into the night to kill again, which is about as deflating a story as when she was killed in the opening act of Halloween: Resurrection.

Imagine the gall of bringing back such an iconic survivor from the dead only to then kill her off again in even more disturbing fashion. That's not the recipe for positive fan responses. Let's all be thankful they saw sense.