Top Hollywood producer Jason Blum breezed into Korea for a mere 22 hours.
He instantly made his mark on an enthusiastic audience at the Busan International Film Festival, which moments earlier had watched the Blum-produced reinterpretation of classic horror film “Halloween,” directed by David Gordon Green.Blum’s shingle Blumhouse produced the horror film.
“There have been 11 ‘Halloween’ movies.
But this is the first Blumhouse ‘Halloween,’ ” Blum said.
“We have a very specific approach to making movies at Blumhouse.
We try and put a social or political message into a scary movie.“This movie is about two things: women’s empowerment, there are three generations of women overcoming the most evil (fictitious) man in the world.
Also, where most horror movies are about a traumatic event, this is an exploration of what happens to a group of people 40 years after a traumatic event.”Blum argued that creative continuity is more important than linear story lines.
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