Rob Zombie takes on Michael Myers?

From the Horrorchannel, "It's not confirmed as of yet, but it sure does make a lot of sense...

For months now it’s been rumored that Rob Zombie’s next film would be a big one, and I guess they don’t get much bigger than that Halloween franchise, do they? Fangoria is reporting today that, according to rumors around Tineseltown, Zombie is preparing to sign on to direct the 9th Halloween movie.

As we told you about here, the film in development won’t be working from the "Lost Years" scenario rumored in the past, but it will take place at Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, where Michael spent most of his formative years. It’s been confirmed by all sources close to the franchise that the next director will be a big name, and Zombie’s is the one that really makes the most sense.

The question is can he handle it? He showed a lot less spastic camera and editing with The Devil's Rejects, but has yet to prove he can tackle something that would require as much atmosphere as a well-made Halloween movie needs. Of course, since there hasn’t been a well-made Halloween movie in decades, maybe it is time to try something new.

Hopefully confirmation will come shortly of this potentially very cool news. Stay tuned!"