Jamie Lee Curtis kicked off her career as a scream queen, starring in horror hits like “Halloween” and “Prom Night.”
But the Oscar-winner isn’t a fan of the genre.
Speaking at the SXSW festival in Texas, Curtis said, “I don’t really love it. I’m not joking; I’m not into it. It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it. It’s just not my genre, not my thing.”
She continued, “I owe my life to the genre, but I don’t have to pretend that I’m a genre girl and I love it.”
However, Curtis is pleased that horror movies such as “Sinners” and “Weapons” were honored at the Oscars this year.
“The fact that it’s a genre that now is getting more understanding and appreciation, of course I’m happy. It’s fantastic that the Academy is moving along with that and changing and growing, like any good institution,” the “Trading Places” star said.
Curtis made a return to the “Halloween” franchise in David Gordon Green’s 2018 sequel titled “Halloween” – a direct continuation of the original 1978 film – and admits that she wouldn’t have signed up for the movie if she knew she had to appear in the two follow-up movies, “Halloween Kills” and “Halloween Ends.”
Instead, the “True Lies” star decided to use the films to land a development deal with movie producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse.
“The only reason I am sitting in this chair today is because of Jason. Jason Blum, who runs Blumhouse, is the one who brought back the ‘Halloween’ movies,” she said, per Variety.
“If they had come to me and said it’s going to be a trilogy, I don’t think I would have said yes. Jason Blum is notoriously cheap. How do you make low-budget movies? You don’t pay people. That’s the model.”
Curtis revealed she learned that it was going to be a tribology during the editing process.
“I went to Jason Blum and said, ‘I have some ideas, maybe you could give me a first look deal, just pay me a little money’. I said to Jason, ‘How about a little development deal?’ And I owed him two ‘Halloween’ movies, so what was he gonna say? Jason Blum gave me a vanity deal.”