This movie is kind of weird. They went back to the original series, but retconned the entire series after part 2 and are pretending 4,5,6,H20, and Resurrection didn't happen.
This one is supposed to be taking place after part 2. Kind of annoying cause I actually really liked the story of 4, 5, and 6 and don't like the idea that they're making it out to be that Michael Myers has just sat in a prison since 1978.
Movie looks like it will be good though, just seems like an odd creative direction.
I wish they would have just restarted the franchise with a fresh remake. It's been almost 10 years since Rob Zombie's remakes, would have been a great time. They could have milked a new trilogy out of it. When I found out John Carpenter is producing this one though, I see why he wanted to go back to his movies, none of the shit after the first 2 were his.