The Mayor of Derry has said he would love to welcome a Hollywood star, famed for her Halloween movies, to the city for its spooky celebrations next year.
Mayor Alderman Graham Warke, said he would be thrilled to welcome Hollywood actress Jamie Lee Curtis to Derry next year to celebrate the launch of the final instalment of her Halloween trilogy.
Mayor Warke was responding to comments made in the media by the Hollywood icon, stating that she would love to come to Derry in 2022.
Jamie Lee Curtis was speaking to the press about her return as Laurie Strode in 'Halloween Kills', and plans for the launch of the final film in the series next year.
She said: "I am gonna tell that to my friends at Universal so that next year, when we release the last of the trilogy, maybe we'll make a good Derry appearance. We are locking it in."
On hearing the comments, Mayor Warke said Derry was obviously the perfect location to finish the series in true style, as the officially designated Number 1 Halloween destination in the world, according to USA Today.
He said: "We would absolutely love to welcome Jamie Lee Curtis to the City. Where else would offer a better location to showcase the Halloween series than the home of Halloween itself here in Derry?
"Jamie Lee Curtis is a name that is synonymous with Halloween, so this is very exciting news as we prepare to Awaken the Walled City once again this year. We will certainly explore further the possibility of extending an invitation to Jamie Lee Curtis and the writer and director of the new Halloween trilogy, David Gordon Green.
"It would be the ultimate Halloween treat to welcome them for a celebration of one of the most famous horror film series ever made. But we may have to think about extending the invitation to Michael Myers."
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