This new report also states that stunt performer James Jude Courtney will be playing Michael Myers in Halloween as well.
Nick Castle only has a few, very select acting credits to his name, one of them being for Halloween in 1978.
Nick Castle, who has had a career as a writer, producer and director in the years since portraying Myers, is 70-years-old.
So, having the original Michael Myers actor back for the movie feels appropriate, given that this movie is going to revise the history of Halloween in a very significant way.