'Halloween Ends': Jamie Lee Curtis Breaks Down Laurie’s Final Battle With Michael (Exclusive)

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franchise in 2018 with a direct sequel to the 1978 film, the ongoing saga between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Michael Myers comes to a close two movies later, in, which is now in theaters and streaming on Peacock.

Both Curtis, who has portrayed the former babysitter stalked by the masked killer for over 40 years, and director David Gordon Green break down the climax of the 2022 film that marks Laurie and Michael’s final (and bloody) battle.

Curtis “takes the physicality of this role very seriously,” Green says. “She’s the one that when we’re doing a big stunt piece or for this climatic battle in this movie, she’s the one saying, ‘I want to go the extra mile.’” He adds that on set, she’ll say, “Let’s push it even farther.” And indeed she does, with Laurie and Michael getting into serious blows before one of them comes out on top.[: Spoilers for the conclusion of, which is the final installment in the franchise starring Jamie Lee Curtis as the films’ main “final girl” Laurie Strode.]In, which is the final chapter in Green’s “H40” trilogy of films following (2018) and , Laurie and her granddaughter, Allyson Nelson (Andi Matichak), have attempted to move on from the events of the prior installment, which saw Laurie’s daughter and Allyson’s mother, Karen Nelson (Judy Greer), murdered by Michael before he disappeared. “At the core of this movie, it really is Laurie Strode versus Michael Myers.