“John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams” hasn’t precisely acquired glowing evaluations — “at the least a legend obtained paid,” RogerEbert.com’s Brian Tallerico wrote in abstract — however it has given Carpenter a motive to offer some already-iconic interviews. The most recent comes by way of Insider, and options Carpenter consuming a Popsicle whereas telling anybody who would not just like the “little sequence” to “f**okay off.” He additionally advised the outlet he wasn’t involved together with his legacy as a filmmaker, saying, “I am not a grasp of something. I simply need to play video video games and watch basketball.” It will be thrilling to see how the filmmaker’s singular character interprets to an interview with Colbert.
Earlier than “Suburban Screams,” Carpenter hadn’t labored as a director since 2010’s “The Ward,” however he did proceed his profession as an acclaimed composer. Carpenter contributed scores to the brand new “Halloween” trilogy, together with movies “Studio 666” and final 12 months’s “Firestarter” remake. As for what’s subsequent for the director moreover video video games? The could or is probably not a sequel to “The Factor” within the works. Hopefully, Colbert will get all the small print.
John Carpenter’s episode of “The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” airs right now, October 26, 2023, at 11:35/10:35pm central on CBS and Paramount+.