 Although Faerch was initially signed on to reprise his role as young Michael Myers in the sequel, "Halloween II" (then known as "H2"), after filming briefly in Georgia as young Michael he was later recast because he had grown taller.He was replaced by Chase Wright Vanek.Faerch has a comedic role as a character named Michel in Peter Berg's 2008 Will Smith film, "Hancock", where he plays a French American neighborhood boy who swears at Smith and is thrown into the sky by the titular superhero for insulting him, but falls back to earth unharmed with Hancock catching him.