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KNIFE OUT

irector David Gordon Green knows a thing or two about crafting a successful sequel. After all, 2018’s – the 40-years-later follow-up to John Carpenter’s ’78 slasher classic – was embraced by fans, and broke box-office records. But in continuing the story of Laurie Strode and Green and returning screenwriter Danny McBride faced a problem as intimidating as Michael Myers with a kitchen knife.

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