{
  "id": 11779851,
  "title": "Tyra Banks was promised Josh Hartnett's career if she took a role in Halloween: Resurrection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/tyra-banks-was-promised-josh-hartnetts-career-if-she-took-a-role-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/tyra-banks-remembers-halloween-resurrection"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tyra Banks, known for her role in the reality show America's Next Top Model, took a seemingly unwise decision to appear in the 2002 Halloween: Resurrection film. This sequel, released four years after Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, was a box office disappointment, earning only half the revenue of its predecessor. Despite featuring A-list actors like Busta Rhymes and Thomas Ian Nicholas, the film's poor performance could hardly justify Banks' decision to join its cast.\n\nAccording to Banks' agent, the model was enticed to take the role because of Josh Hartnett's subsequent success in the horror genre. Hartnett, a co-star in the movie, had risen to fame after starring in the 1999 film Love Stinks and subsequent hits like Love & Basketball and Coyote Ugly. The agent's reasoning seemed to imply that Banks should follow Hartnett's path and dive into the horror genre to boost her acting career.\n\nHowever, Banks herself expressed her disappointment in the film, revealing that she was promised Hartnett's career and an iconic death scene, neither of which materialized. In fact, she sarcastically stated that neither of these outcomes came to pass. Despite the agent's assurance, Banks' appearance in the film did not lead to the career boost she anticipated. In fact, Banks later went on to host the reality show America's Next Top Model, suggesting that her decision to appear in Resurrection might have been a blessing in disguise.",
  "summary": "You'd have to live a long life indeed to meet someone who unironically appreciates the 2002 sequel Halloween: Resurrection, but you can be sure the film's co-star, Tyra Banks, will never be one of them.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}