Rob Zombie

'Weird' Al kind of frightens
me, as do his fans.Rob Zombie has cast "Weird" Al Yankovic as himself in "H2," the forthcoming sequel to the 2007 remake of "Halloween."

The king of annoying and schlocky parody songs will have a cameo role on a fictional TV talk show, according to Shock Till You Drop. Yankovic will share the guest couch with Malcolm McDowell, reprising his role as psychologist Dr. Sam Loomis.

I'm not sure how that's going to work, since Mike Myers crushed Dr. Loomis' skull with his bare hands at the end of Zombie's "Halloween." Either Loomis' skull-crushing wasn't as severe as it looked, or the talk show segment is a supposed to be a flashback.

For those keeping score at home, this would be the second cameo by a once-popular pop star in as many Zombie-crafted "Halloween" flicks. A rather grizzled-looking Mickey Dolenz appeared in the last one, playing a gun-shop owner.

Skyler Gisondo in
'Halloween' (2007)Rob Zombie will very likely direct the sequel to his 2007 remake of "Halloween," according to Shock Till You Drop.

Dimension Films and Trancas International Films are releasing "Halloween 2" in 2010. Shooting is scheduled to start in March, but French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo are off the project.

This is great news, as far as I'm concerned. I know Zombie's reinterpretation of "Halloween" has its detractors, but I love it. I think it's much creepier than the original and offers a unique take on the slasher genre.