ROB ZOMBIE Says 'H2' Has 'Nothing To Do' With 1981's 'Halloween 2' Movie

Rob Zombie recently invited fans to submit questions about "H2", the sequel to his hit 2007 remake of "Halloween". He promised to pick the best ten questions and answer them on his MySpace blog.

He writes: "Although you've asked over 500 questions, many of them are the same questions over and over. So here's the answer to the first question that keeps getting asked.

"Is this movie a remake of 'Halloween 2'?

"The answer is no. This movie has nothing to do with the movie that came out back in 1981. The only thing slightly the same is my film has a brief hospital scene at the top of the film and even that is 100% different. These are all new characters and all new situations. This is not a remake of a sequel, this is the continuing story of the 'Halloween' I started. So hopefully that clears up that confusion.

"Now I present a killer moment from the above-mentioned hospital scene (see photo below)."

Rob Zombie spoke with FangoriaOnline.com on April 8 about writing and directing "H2", which was shot near Atlanta, Georgia. Already controversial to fans is the revelation that serial killer Michael Myers spends nearly 75 percent of the movie not wearing his iconic mask. Zombie acknowledged that he's taking more creative liberties this time, saying, "This is not a remake of (1981's) 'Halloween II'; this is totally my thing, my story. After I made'Halloween', I was totally burned out. I said I'd never make a sequel. But after every record, every tour, I say the same thing."

Also returning for the sequel are actors Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Tyler Mane as Myers.

Zombie's wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, is also returning as Myers' mother, although the character died in the first film. Zombie hints that this has to do with the state of mind of main character Laurie Strode, explaining, "As Laurie is Michael's sister, I'm playing like he's clearly insane and so is she, but her insanity doesn't manifest itself in the same way ... She's slipping into insanity throughout the whole movie."

"H2" is due out on August 28, 2009.

Zombie's manager and producer, Andy Gould, told ShockTillYouDrop.com that the rocker-turned-director's next feature film will definitely be his boxer epic "Tyrannosaurus Rex". Although it was originally announced last year, Zombie put it aside to direct "H2".