Malek Akkad is the son of the late Moustapha Akkad, executive producer of the original Halloween franchise. Akkad followed in his father's footsteps and served as an associate producer on Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later. He was a co-producer on 2002's Halloween: Resurrection and became a full producer, helming the relaunch of the franchise with the 2007 Rob Zombie film Halloween. Akkad was also the executive producer behind the film's sequel, Halloween II.