hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to Rob Zombie about his involvement in the
Rob Zombie about his involvement in the
Rob Zombie about his involvement in the Halloween franchise as well as his other
Halloween franchise as well as his other
Halloween franchise as well as his other film projects your music in your films
film projects your music in your films
film projects your music in your films often contain scary or violent images
often contain scary or violent images
often contain scary or violent images since you’re often inspired by horror
since you’re often inspired by horror
since you’re often inspired by horror and the surreal were you afraid of these
and the surreal were you afraid of these
and the surreal were you afraid of these when you were younger not really I mean
when you were younger not really I mean
when you were younger not really I mean when I was a kid I just loved all that
when I was a kid I just loved all that
when I was a kid I just loved all that stuff I think the only movie I remember
stuff I think the only movie I remember
stuff I think the only movie I remember actually finding scary was jaws was the
actually finding scary was jaws was the
actually finding scary was jaws was the only thing I could actually relate to
only thing I could actually relate to
only thing I could actually relate to because the supernatural things of that
because the supernatural things of that
because the supernatural things of that I don’t believe in that stuff so doesn’t
I don’t believe in that stuff so doesn’t
I don’t believe in that stuff so doesn’t bother me but I do believe sharks are in
bother me but I do believe sharks are in
bother me but I do believe sharks are in the water that ruined my summer as a
the water that ruined my summer as a
the water that ruined my summer as a child so if you don’t believe in the
child so if you don’t believe in the
child so if you don’t believe in the supernatural or the paranormal then why
supernatural or the paranormal then why
supernatural or the paranormal then why do you seem so fascinated by it well I
do you seem so fascinated by it well I
do you seem so fascinated by it well I find it interesting I mean it’s good
find it interesting I mean it’s good
find it interesting I mean it’s good fictional material and I love it but I
fictional material and I love it but I
fictional material and I love it but I don’t believe in any of it I find it
don’t believe in any of it I find it
don’t believe in any of it I find it hilarious to watch other people be
hilarious to watch other people be
hilarious to watch other people be scared by it so House of 1000 corpses
scared by it so House of 1000 corpses
scared by it so House of 1000 corpses was your directorial debut yeah and it
was your directorial debut yeah and it
was your directorial debut yeah and it wasn’t that highly favored by critics
wasn’t that highly favored by critics
wasn’t that highly favored by critics but it has a huge cult following as as
but it has a huge cult following as as
but it has a huge cult following as as its sequel The Devil’s Rejects
its sequel The Devil’s Rejects
its sequel The Devil’s Rejects so is wondering does the critical
so is wondering does the critical
so is wondering does the critical reception of your films encourage or
reception of your films encourage or
reception of your films encourage or discourage you or do you not care about
discourage you or do you not care about
discourage you or do you not care about the reaction if I was just new to making
the reaction if I was just new to making
the reaction if I was just new to making movies that have never done music maybe
movies that have never done music maybe
movies that have never done music maybe it would really affect me but I’ve gone
it would really affect me but I’ve gone
it would really affect me but I’ve gone through this for the last 25 years I
through this for the last 25 years I
through this for the last 25 years I mean people don’t remember because
mean people don’t remember because
mean people don’t remember because nobody was thinking about it but none of
nobody was thinking about it but none of
nobody was thinking about it but none of the white zombie records are people like
the white zombie records are people like
the white zombie records are people like oh my god that’s my favorite record got
oh my god that’s my favorite record got
oh my god that’s my favorite record got good reviews and still they sold
good reviews and still they sold
good reviews and still they sold millions and millions of copies now you
millions and millions of copies now you
millions and millions of copies now you listen to their opinion I mean you can’t
listen to their opinion I mean you can’t
listen to their opinion I mean you can’t live or die by crazy but now it’s just
live or die by crazy but now it’s just
live or die by crazy but now it’s just any jackoff with a website so critic and
any jackoff with a website so critic and
any jackoff with a website so critic and gives a shit so when you remade
gives a shit so when you remade
gives a shit so when you remade Halloween I was owning if you ever felt
Halloween I was owning if you ever felt
Halloween I was owning if you ever felt intimidated by the fact that it was such
intimidated by the fact that it was such
intimidated by the fact that it was such a classic horror movie no the reason I
a classic horror movie no the reason I
a classic horror movie no the reason I didn’t was if only John Carpenter’s
didn’t was if only John Carpenter’s
didn’t was if only John Carpenter’s Halloween existed that would be
Halloween existed that would be
Halloween existed that would be different but the fact that there were
different but the fact that there were
different but the fact that there were seven shitty sequels that followed it I
seven shitty sequels that followed it I
seven shitty sequels that followed it I truthfully thought buy the last one that
truthfully thought buy the last one that
truthfully thought buy the last one that the movie was so far in the gutter that
the movie was so far in the gutter that
the movie was so far in the gutter that it needed to be saved not until our
it needed to be saved not until our
it needed to be saved not until our movie had Michael Myers even looked good
movie had Michael Myers even looked good
movie had Michael Myers even looked good or scary or anything he just looked like
or scary or anything he just looked like
or scary or anything he just looked like some little guy with shoulder pads and a
some little guy with shoulder pads and a
some little guy with shoulder pads and a cheap looking mask I know that you’re a
cheap looking mask I know that you’re a
cheap looking mask I know that you’re a friend of John Carpenter so I was
friend of John Carpenter so I was
friend of John Carpenter so I was wondering what did he think of your
wondering what did he think of your
wondering what did he think of your version of his own I don’t know I talked
version of his own I don’t know I talked
version of his own I don’t know I talked to him before I made the movie but I
to him before I made the movie but I
to him before I made the movie but I never talked to him afterwards because
never talked to him afterwards because
never talked to him afterwards because I figured that the last thing John
I figured that the last thing John
I figured that the last thing John Carpenter ever wants to talk about is
Carpenter ever wants to talk about is
Carpenter ever wants to talk about is Halloween why woody I never asked anyone
Halloween why woody I never asked anyone
Halloween why woody I never asked anyone their opinion because I don’t give a
their opinion because I don’t give a
their opinion because I don’t give a shit you know I think if you stand
shit you know I think if you stand
shit you know I think if you stand around waiting for people to give you
around waiting for people to give you
around waiting for people to give you their opinion and hope they say
their opinion and hope they say
their opinion and hope they say something good you’re gonna have a long
something good you’re gonna have a long
something good you’re gonna have a long disappointing life that’s why we just
disappointing life that’s why we just
disappointing life that’s why we just have to go through life knowing you’re
have to go through life knowing you’re
have to go through life knowing you’re right and everyone else can heal
right and everyone else can heal
right and everyone else can heal themselves that’s my philosophy
themselves that’s my philosophy
themselves that’s my philosophy it seems to work for then Halloween the
it seems to work for then Halloween the
it seems to work for then Halloween the sequel I mean Anna nicest way possible
sequel I mean Anna nicest way possible
sequel I mean Anna nicest way possible for the sequel Halloween – you said that
for the sequel Halloween – you said that
for the sequel Halloween – you said that you didn’t feel bound to retain any John
you didn’t feel bound to retain any John
you didn’t feel bound to retain any John Carpenter myths this time around so
Carpenter myths this time around so
Carpenter myths this time around so zoning how did you make this move your
zoning how did you make this move your
zoning how did you make this move your own well nothing in the movie relates to
own well nothing in the movie relates to
own well nothing in the movie relates to anything that’s come before you know
anything that’s come before you know
anything that’s come before you know what the first Halloween that I did
what the first Halloween that I did
what the first Halloween that I did since it was technically a remake I
since it was technically a remake I
since it was technically a remake I thought okay well we have to keep some
thought okay well we have to keep some
thought okay well we have to keep some elements of things that John did even
elements of things that John did even
elements of things that John did even though if I could go back in time I
though if I could go back in time I
though if I could go back in time I probably wouldn’t do that now but that’s
probably wouldn’t do that now but that’s
probably wouldn’t do that now but that’s why I was excited about the second one
why I was excited about the second one
why I was excited about the second one because I like it I’m not care I’m just
because I like it I’m not care I’m just
because I like it I’m not care I’m just gonna do whatever I want all the way
gonna do whatever I want all the way
gonna do whatever I want all the way through it that’s why I like the movie
through it that’s why I like the movie
through it that’s why I like the movie so much because it doesn’t have to
so much because it doesn’t have to
so much because it doesn’t have to adhere to these nonsense rules about
adhere to these nonsense rules about
adhere to these nonsense rules about what a Halloween movie can or cannot be
what a Halloween movie can or cannot be
what a Halloween movie can or cannot be I’m making the rules now I can do
I’m making the rules now I can do
I’m making the rules now I can do whatever I want
whatever I want
whatever I want I’ve heard that you’re working on a
I’ve heard that you’re working on a
I’ve heard that you’re working on a couple of new film projects namely
couple of new film projects namely
couple of new film projects namely Tyrannosaurus Rex and maybe a remake of
Tyrannosaurus Rex and maybe a remake of
Tyrannosaurus Rex and maybe a remake of the blob is there anything you can tell
the blob is there anything you can tell
the blob is there anything you can tell me more about this I’m not sure what’s
me more about this I’m not sure what’s
me more about this I’m not sure what’s next I mean the blob was one thing that
next I mean the blob was one thing that
next I mean the blob was one thing that came up that came to me as a possible
came up that came to me as a possible
came up that came to me as a possible film to do I don’t know if we’re gonna
film to do I don’t know if we’re gonna
film to do I don’t know if we’re gonna do that or not and Tyrannosaurus Rex is
do that or not and Tyrannosaurus Rex is
do that or not and Tyrannosaurus Rex is another movie that I wrote that I really
another movie that I wrote that I really
another movie that I wrote that I really want to do but a movie is sort of like a
want to do but a movie is sort of like a
want to do but a movie is sort of like a giant boulder doesn’t want to move and
giant boulder doesn’t want to move and
giant boulder doesn’t want to move and then suddenly it moves and then it goes
then suddenly it moves and then it goes
then suddenly it moves and then it goes just spiraling out of control and that’s
just spiraling out of control and that’s
just spiraling out of control and that’s kind of where we’re still in the pushing
kind of where we’re still in the pushing
kind of where we’re still in the pushing the boulder phase to try to get it to
the boulder phase to try to get it to
the boulder phase to try to get it to move thank you so much for your time no
move thank you so much for your time no
move thank you so much for your time no problem
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