Complex sentence: Jamie Lee Curtis was asked to return as Laurie Strode for the fourth film, but had to decline due to working on another film project, she instead asked that the writers include her character's death from an automobile accident in the plot.
Split into simpler sentences: Jamie Lee Curtis was asked to return as Laurie Strode for the fourth film, but had to decline due to working on another film project. She instead asked that the writers include her character's death from an automobile accident in the plot.