Undoubtedly, John Carpenter is one of the greatest directors in the history of genre cinema. And the legendary Horror Master has now revealed he’s still open to directing another picture.
The last feature film to be directed by the iconic Carpenter was 2010’s The Ward, and before that he’d not helmed a movie since 2001’s Ghosts of Mars. Of course, JC has kept himself busy with a slew of projects in the meantime, not least touring with his band. Speaking to EW, though, Carpenter has revealed that he’s still keen to direct.
As Carpenter enthused, “I would love to direct something, if it’s the right thing to do at my age. I’m not going to make another Thing, I’ll tell you that. I’m not going to the Arctic again. I’m not going to do that. I want to take it easy, I want to enjoy myself.”
Carpenter then went on to discuss how he’s wanted to film something in Europe, particularly mentioning Venice as a locale, but that’s as far as much as we’ve got for now.
Most recently, of course, Carpenter has served as an executive producer on Halloween – in cinemas October 19th – and has teamed with his son Cody to provide the picture’s score.
As ever, expect more on all of this if and when it develops further. But John Carpenter returning to the director’s chair?! That sounds absolutely splendid to us.
