Halloween 2: 7 Big News Revelations About The Upcoming Sequel
4. ...And She's Bringing Her Family With Her
The other great casting news from the report is that apparently both Judy Greer and Andi Matichak will be returning as well to reprise their roles as the other two generations of Strode women, with Karen and Allyson.
One of the most compelling new elements the last film introduced was this multi-generational story between Laurie, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson.
Seeing the relationship between each of them grow and evolve over the course of the film, culminating in the finale when they all worked together to defeat Michael was incredibly satisfying. So bringing them back to further these relationships and character arcs is a great choice. Also, both Greer and Matichak delivered absolutely exceptional performances and kicked a whole lot of ass in the process.
Narratively, there's tons of room for development here, as Karen and Allyson have to come to grips with their own trauma and grief but are able to do so as a family alongside Laurie. There have even been rumors that the film will feature Allyson in more of the protagonistic role, with Laurie stepping even more into the Loomis-esque side role, and if true this is a great direction to take things in, quite literally passing the torch to the younger generation.