Jamie Lee Curtis Pays Tribute to ‘Halloween’ Followers at N.Y. Comedian Con

Jamie Lee Curtis professed her like to a room full of greater than 5,000 “Halloween” franchise followers at New York Comedian Con on Saturday, telling the gang: “It doesn’t matter what I do — regardless of the fuck I do endlessly — Laurie Strode is due to you and I thanks. ”

Curtis choked up at the beginning of panel when moderator Drew Barrymore first introduced her out for the one-on-one sit down and started by asking the way it feels to lastly come to the conclusion of her “Halloween” story with the discharge of “Halloween Ends.” The slasher finale will debut in theaters and on the streaming service Peacock.

“Endings are a bitch, however so is Laurie Strode,” Curtis mentioned, earlier than wiping tears away from her eyes as the gang cheered for her.

Curtis later mentioned to the viewers, “At this level, Jamie and Laurie have turn into woven collectively. There is no such thing as a separation” and “I don’t have something in my life with out Laurie Strode. Nothing. I wouldn’t have a profession, I wouldn’t have a household.”

Throughout the panel, Curtis informed a narrative about how “Halloween H20” was truly her thought, as a result of she known as up John Carpenter and Debra Hill two years earlier than the 20-year anniversary of “Halloween” and planted the concept for one more chapter. Carpenter didn’t direct that one — Steve Miner did — however Curtis did find yourself reprising her position of Laurie Strode for that movie.

Curtis shared extra particulars although, explaining that she requested to be killed off within the first 10 minutes of the next movie, “Halloween: Resurrection,” as a result of she “couldn’t dwell” with the truth that Laurie was liable for an harmless individual’s dying.

“Halloween Ends” will debut in theaters and on the streaming service Peacock on Oct. 14.