Jamie Lee Curtis hugs an emotional ‘Halloween’ fan
SAN DIEGO — In Comic-Con’s Hall H, the massive room that holds the highest profile presentations and hosts the biggest movie and television stars, there is still a strict division between the actors on stage and those in the audience. But Jamie Lee Curtis changed that Friday, walking off-stage during the presentation for the new “Halloween” to embrace an emotional fan.
Wiping tears away, the man used his moment at the Q&A microphone to tell a story about a home invasion he experienced. He said that her character saved his life and inspired him to use knitting needles in defence. He said he was a victor not a victim because of her, and that she was the reason he attended the convention.
A stunned audience watched as Curtis, without warning, left her seat on the big stage and walked down to share a quiet moment with the man.
His comments echoed what Curtis had said just moments earlier about how this new iteration of “Halloween” is so important because it allows her character to reclaim her narrative 40 years after the traumatic events with Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s movie.