The first sequel to the franchise reboot directed by Rob Zombie placed second at the US box office over the weekend.
However, a third instalment in the horror movie series is already in the works, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Dimension Films co-chairman Bob Weinstein said that the latest outing will employ 3-D effects and go under the title Halloween 3D, while he also disclosed that Zombie will be replaced by a new helmer to give the project "a different take".
Halloween 3D is expected to open in summer 2010, though no casting announcements have yet been made.
