John Carpenter
American filmmaker
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| 2025 | John Carpenter associated with 'Death of a Unicorn' film |
| 2023 | John Carpenter serves as executive producer and theme music composer for 'Suburban Screams', specifically contributing to the 'Phone Stalker' episode |
| 2023 | Carpenter commented that a Dead Space film adaptation was still in development, but with a different director than himself. |
| October 2023 | Producer Sandy King suggested a potential expansion or sequel to They Live was imminent, noting the film's contemporary relevance. |
| 2022 | John Carpenter acted in Studio 666, credited under the name 'Rip Haight' as an Engineer |
| 2022 | John Carpenter contributes opening credits theme to 'Studio 666' and is associated with 'Firestarter' and 'Halloween Ends' films |
| May 2022 | Carpenter collaborated with his son Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies to compose the score for the Firestarter remake. |
| 2021 | John Carpenter serves as Executive Producer for 'Halloween Kills' film |
| August 2021 | Shawn Levy declared the Starman remake project dead, citing an inability to develop a draft worthy of adaptation. |
| 2020 | John Carpenter was not cast or involved in the Sonic the Hedgehog film production, effectively ending his long-standing interest in potentially creating a Sonic film adaptation. |
| 2019 | John Carpenter served as Narrator and Synth Rider's guide in The Rise of the Synths documentary |
| August 2019 | Development of the 'Tales for a Halloween Night' TV series was revived by Paramount Television. |
| May 2019 | Screenwriter Zack Stentz revealed he was unaware of the project's new direction and suspected Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox had potentially stalled the sequel's development. |
| March 15 2019 | Sandy King announced that the 'Tales for a Halloween Night' TV series project was initially scrapped. |
| 2018 | John Carpenter serves as Executive Producer for 'Halloween' film |
| August 27 2018 | The Big Trouble in Little China project was announced to be changed from a remake to a sequel, with Johnson set to play a new main character different from Jack Burton. |
| 2017 | John Carpenter concludes work on 'Zoo' theme music |
| 2017 | John Carpenter associated with 'The Terror of Hallow's Eve' film |
| July 6 2017 | John Carpenter announced plans to adapt his graphic novel 'Tales for a Halloween Night' into a television series for the Syfy channel. |
| July 6 2017 | John Carpenter announced he was developing the television series adaptation of Simon R. Green's novel Nightside for Universal Cable Productions. |
| 2016 | John Carpenter appeared in the film The Puppet Man as The Taxi Driver |
| 2016 | John Carpenter composed music for 'The Puppet Man', a film where he was not the director or writer |
| April 2016 | The Hollywood Reporter announced a planned remake of Carpenter's Starman film, with Shawn Levy set to direct and produce, and a script by Arash Amel. Michael Douglas, John Carpenter, Dan Cohen, and Robert Mitas were involved in the production. |
| 2015 | John Carpenter begins work on 'Zoo' providing theme music |
| June 2015 | Dwayne Johnson and Seven Bucks Productions began developing a remake of Big Trouble in Little China, with Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz set to write the script. Johnson expressed interest in having John Carpenter involved as a producer. |
| 2013 | John Carpenter expressed interest in directing a Dead Space film adaptation, aiming to create a horror franchise movie that could potentially surpass the Resident Evil film series. Justin Marks was set to write the script. |
| 2011 | John Carpenter served as narrator and storyline consultant for the video game F.E.A.R. 3, contributing to the game's narrative development |
| 2011 | Matt Reeves signed on to direct and write the screenplay for the They Live remake. |
| 2010 | John Carpenter directed the psychological horror film 'The Ward', which was his first feature film after a six-year hiatus from filmmaking. |
| October 31 2010 | John Carpenter is announced as the director for the Darkchylde movie project. |
| September 2010 | Development began on a remake of John Carpenter's 1988 film They Live, with Carpenter attached as a producer. |
| July 2010 | Test footage for the Darkchylde film project emerges, showing progress in the film's development. |
| April 2010 | John Carpenter announced his involvement with the F.E.A.R. 3 video game franchise, offering to be a spokesman and potentially direct cinematics. His official credits were limited to storyline consultant and narrator. |
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