SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points from “Halloween Ends,” which is now playing in theaters and available to stream on Peacock. Billed as the finale to a landmark horror franchise…
When Campbell was first circling the project, he had no clue that he was auditioning for a “Halloween” film, much less that he would be asked to play what is essentially the main character of the series’ final entry. The striking cold open of “Ends” introduces Corey as a hapless babysitter. Trapped in an attic on Halloween night, Corey forces a locked door open and accidentally knocks the grade-schooler he’s supervising down a spiral staircase, killing the youngster instantly.
Corey’s journey from affable geek to moody, murderous gearhead closely resembles the transformation of a character in another film from “Halloween” director John Carpenter: 1983’s “Christine.” In that Stephen King adaptation, Keith Gordon plays Arnie Cunningham , a high schooler that devotes himself to a sentient Plymouth Fury and begins to kill for his vehicular girlfriend. Corey doesn’t fall for a car in “Halloween Ends” though; instead, he’s courting the approval of Michael Myers.
While Campbell acknowledges that some fans have expressed frustration with Corey’s dominant role in “Ends,” he’s proud to be have “took this swing” with Green and Curtis. He especially cherishes a private compliment that Sandy King, Carpenter’s wife and longtime producer, gave to him after the film’s premiere.
“There’s a certain amount of social cues that Corey misses on. How far can we take that into ridiculous comedy? And then there’s a more serious version that’s really traumatized and emotionally unavailable. How far can you take that?… The best thing you can do as an actor is show up and have seven different versions of something to hand off to editors,” Campbell says before laughing. “They’re usually better at picking than you are.
“There were three weeks where the crew was so confused about what movie we were making. It was romance scene after romance scene… I was upstairs shooting an indie movie with Andi — a rooftop romance — while people were getting their tongues cut off downstairs,” Campbell jokes. But even with their romance, Allyson never becomes as alluring to Corey as the Shape is to him. After being dragged underground into what can best be described as “a Michael Myers hole,” Corey comes face-to-face with Haddonfield’s menace — and is spared. Corey then becomes Myers’ disciple, mimicking his physicality and, at one point, even donning his dilapidated rubber mask.
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