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Scream is a American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox,​.
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Scream was one of the highest-grossing films of and became the highest-grossing slasher film in the world, an honor it held until it was surpassed by 's Halloween. Its success was matched by Scream 2 , which not only broke box-office records of the time but was also considered superior to the original by some critics. Scream 3 fared worse than its predecessors, both critically and financially, with critics commenting that it had become the type of horror film it originally parodied in Scream.

Scream 4 also received mixed reviews from critics, although some claimed that it was an improvement over its predecessor. The film series began with Scream , premiering on December 18, at the AMC Avco theater in Westwood, California [5] and was generally released on December 20, The film focuses on teenager Sidney Prescott as she comes under attack from a mysterious character dubbed Ghostface while dealing with the anniversary of her mother's murder.

The film went on to be a financial success and received considerable critical acclaim for its deconstruction of the horror genre. It is credited with revitalizing the horror genre in the mid 90s and inspiring an array of imitators. The series continued with Scream 2 , premiering at Mann's Chinese Theater , [5] followed by a general release on December 12, Written by Williamson and directed by Craven, released less than a year after the original film.

Like Scream , the film features characters aware of the horror genre and the conventions of the horror sequel, mocking them while simultaneously falling victim to them. Set in , the film again focuses on the character of Sidney Prescott, now a college student, as a series of copycat crimes begin, the killers again using the disguise of Ghostface.

The film was financially successful, [8] and received similar critical praise for its deconstruction of the horror film sequel and commentary on the influence of the media in society. The script for Scream 2 was leaked during production revealing the identity of the killers and so the film underwent extensive rewrites, changing the identity of the killers, though their motivation remained intact.


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The series continued with Scream 3 , which premiered on February 3, at the AMC Avco theater in Westwood, California [11] and was generally released on February 4, Like previous entries, the film was directed by Craven, but Williamson was unable to formulate a complete script due to his commitment to the short-lived television series Wasteland and his original film Teaching Mrs. Tingle Consequently, he wound up being replaced by Ehren Kruger who finalized a script based on several ideas supplied by Williamson.

Set in , the film focuses on Sidney Prescott who faces a new Ghostface killer and the truth about her mother that led to the start of the Ghostface killings. The film, like its predecessors, featured characters who were self-aware of horror conventions, in this case the rules and structure of the final entry in a movie trilogy. Scream 3 was considerably less successful than the previous two installments, suffering both financially and critically, commentators noting that the film had become akin to the horror films it originally parodied in Scream and Scream 2.

Others were critical of the change in tone, focusing more on humor instead of horror and violence. However, critics who reacted positively were supportive of this change in tone and praised the film for successfully completing the film trilogy. In July , The Weinstein Company announced the development of a new sequel, Scream 4 , written by Williamson with Craven being secured for the project in March The film underwent reshoots of some scenes in January with Craven stating that they were to enhance some scenes but that the ending remains untouched, countering criticism that, following a January 6, test screening , [16] the film may undergo significant changes due to poor audience responses.

The film takes place in , ten years after the previous film, and once again follows Sidney Prescott.

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She returns to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour and encounters another set of murders and a killer, again using the guise of Ghostface. Craven confirmed he was contracted to work on a fifth and sixth installment of the Scream franchise, to be made if the fourth film achieved a successful release and reception. Williamson indicated that if a Scream 5 were to be made, it would be a continuation of the story of the characters who lived through Scream 4 but that Scream 4 would not include any cliffhangers that led into the potential sequel.

Actor David Arquette also added his support to the potential future of the franchise, stating "It [the ending] definitely leaves it open," before adding that he would welcome the opportunity to play the character of Dewey in future installments. On September 30, , Harvey Weinstein expressed his interest in a fifth installment, stating "I'm begging [Bob Weinstein] to do the movie and just end it. We've milked that cow. When asked about the possibility of a film continuation after Scream 4 , Weinstein firmly denied the possibility of a fifth installment or any further continuation of the film franchise, citing the MTV series as the right place for the franchise to find new life.

In early , Blumhouse Productions , which specializes in horror-themed films, was considering and interested in reviving the series, and head of studio Jason Blum was working on making such installments happen. It was unknown at the time if it would be a sequel, reboot, or remake. It was also unknown if Kevin Williamson will return.

On June 4, , it was reported that MTV was in the early stages of developing a weekly television series spun off from the franchise. On April 12, , the first trailer for the series was aired during the MTV Movie Awards presented by Bella Thorne , also revealing the final premiere date of the series, which aired on June 30, An official promotional picture of the series' re-imagined mask was revealed in early June Initially, Craven expressed his approval of the redesign and hinted at its origins and possible plot significance. On August 30, , Wes Craven died of brain cancer.

The season 1 finale episode "Revelations" made a tribute to him during the opening credits. As part of the reboot process, it was revealed that Brett Matthews will be serving as the main showrunner. On September 18, , it was announced that the Ghostface mask from the film series would be making an appearance in the third season.

Jackson , who voiced Ghostface in the film series, would return for the third season, replacing Mike Vaughn, who served as the voice for two characters, the Lakewood Slasher in the first two seasons and the Shallow Grove Slasher in the Halloween special episodes of the second season. From the third season onward, the series will no longer air on MTV. This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

Craven initially intended to hire talented, but relatively unknown actors who had not yet had a "big break" in the film industry, as he had done with A Nightmare on Elm Street ' s Johnny Depp and Shocker ' s Peter Berg. Craven believed their budget was inadequate to secure the actors they were pursuing but felt that Barrymore's presence made people eager to take part and accepting of a lower salary. Drew Barrymore initially approached the production herself after reading the script and was signed to play Sidney Prescott.

The role was ultimately given to Neve Campbell after the director saw her in Party of Five , believing she could best embody a character who was "innocent" but also able to handle herself while dealing with the physicality and emotions of the role. Cox however lobbied hard for the role for that reason, wishing to play a "bitch" character, her efforts ultimately succeeding when she was cast.

The role was described as " hunky " instead of the younger, "goofier" approach of Arquette but Craven appreciated the idea and cast him in the role. Jackson , voice of the character Ghostface, was picked at the end of several weeks of local casting in Santa Rosa. The production had originally intended to only use his voice temporarily but ultimately decided that it was perfect for the role.

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The calls made by his character were genuine phone calls conducted on set by Jackson to the characters, again with the intention of aiding the interaction between his character and the character being "stalked" in a scene. For Scream 2 , Campbell had been contracted for a possible sequel before filming began on Scream. However actors with surviving characters had a sequel option added after it was known which character would be eligible to appear in the next film.

Gellar in particular had also recently finished work on another Williamson-penned film, I Know What You Did Last Summer which was released two months prior to Scream 2. She would admit in interviews that she signed on to Scream 2 without having read the script, based on the success of the first film. For Scream 3 , Craven stated in an interview that convincing the central cast to return was not difficult but their burgeoning fame and busy schedules made arranging their availability with the film's production troublesome.

When production of Scream 4 was announced, Campbell initially refused offers to reprise her role as Sidney, forcing early script drafts to be written in consideration of her absence. Lake Bell and Lauren Graham were cast in the film but dropped out early into production, Bell citing scheduling conflicts. Scream was conceived under the title Scary Movie by screenwriter Kevin Williamson as an page script inspired by a series of murders by the Gainesville Ripper that Williamson had seen in a news story and his own experience alone in a friends house, after discovering an open window he had not previously noticed.

The treatment covered what would become the opening scene of Scream featuring Drew Barrymore. Williamson began to expand this script into what ultimately became Scream because his previous script, Teaching Mrs. Tingle , was in development hell , writing it in only three days in Palm Springs [72] and bringing it to his agent in June to put it up for sale.

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Williamson was told early on by his agent, Rob Paris, that the saturation of violence and gore in his script would make it "impossible" to sell and following its purchase by Miramax he was required to remove much of the gorier scenes. However, once Craven was confirmed to direct, he was able to bring much of the excised content back. Williamson later confirmed that he was glad Craven did so. This later aided Williamson who was struggling to find motivation for characters to leave a party in the film's finale, now able to use the discovered corpse of the Himbry character.

Opinions were split between staff on the picture, some who felt that a motive was necessary for the audience to be given resolution while others felt it was scarier without one. Ultimately Williamson decided to do both, giving the character Billy Loomis the motive of maternal abandonment while not giving the character of Stu Macher one, instead having the character jokingly suggest "peer pressure".

Following the release of Scream , Williamson confirmed that he had considered a concept for a sequel where the character Sidney Prescott attends college and a copycat killer begins stalking her. Dimension Films agreed to pursue a sequel in May , by which point Williamson had already written 42 pages of the new script. As a result, the production was forced to continue filming with only a partial script as Williamson conducted rewrites, changing much of the finale, the killers victims and the killers identity. Williamson was approached by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in early to pen a script for Scream 3 but at the time he was involved with the writing and directing of his original script Teaching Mrs.

Tingle [69] and developing the short-lived TV series Wasteland. Unable to write a full script, Williamson provided a draft outline for the film that involved the filming of the film within a film "Stab 3", based on the previous film's in-universe murders, that took place in the fictional town of Woodsboro from the original Scream. Early scripts by Kruger had the character of Sidney Prescott much like " Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 " at which point Craven would intervene to bring the character closer to previous iterations. Kruger admits that Craven had a hand in writing the script though he remained uncredited for it.

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Additionally, the film's location changed from Woodsboro to Hollywood as Kruger believed that the characters should be moving to bigger places from high school, to college to Hollywood. Almost ten years after the last installment, in late , [21] Williamson formulated a concept for a new installment and approached Bob Weinstein who, after hearing his pitch, told Williamson to begin writing a script for what would become Scream 4.

He would later explain that despite rewrites it was still Williamson's characters and script. The script for Scream , then known as Scary Movie was released for sale on a Friday and by 8 a. Following a successful screening with a test audience and Miramax executives, both Williamson and Craven were offered a two-picture contract for sequels to Scream , Williamson already having been offered a three-picture deal by Miramax for unrelated films. The case was settled out of court with the details remaining secret but producer Marianne Maddalena would confirm that the production were able to use the current and potential future titles of Scream 2 and Scream 3.

Shortly before production began on the film, the Columbine incident occurred and with it came an increased scrutiny on the media and its effect on people, particularly films. There were considerations at the time about whether the studio should continue production of a third installment in the aftermath of the incident but the studio decided to continue, albeit with changes. At one point in the production, the studio demanded that the film feature no blood or on-screen violence but Craven intervened stating that the film should either have the violence present in earlier Scream films or should be called something other than Scream.

Production of a new film, Scream 4 was announced in July by The Weinstein Company who approached Williamson about formulating a new script, with the intention of creating a new Scream trilogy if the fourth film proved successful. The Hollywood Reporter however, claimed that Conrad received a cash payment and entitlement to a percentage of the profits derived from Scream 4.

Williamson and Bob Weinstein came into repeated conflict with each other during production with Williamson citing the creative direction of the film as the cause while Weinstein blamed the time constraints on the film's development.

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Williamson and Weinstein did not speak to each other after Williamson left the production, claiming other responsibilities, and he had not seen the finished version of the film prior to its release. Filming for Scream began on April 15, and finished on June 8, Filming was intended to take place in North Carolina , but the location was deemed unsuitable, with scouts unable to find useful locations that would not require extensive building or modification to make fit the requirements of the film.

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The house used by Barrymore's character is situated on Sonoma Mountain Road opposite the house used in the horror film Cujo The school board insisted on seeing the script and objected to the content of the film's dialog and the foul-mouthed, aggressive character of Principal Himbry. Opposition to the film came from those who deplored its content of violence against children teenagers , as the area had suffered the tragic kidnap and murder of Polly Klaas three years prior.

Unwilling to be delayed, Craven began filming as scheduled on April 15, with the opening scene of the film featuring Barrymore [69] which took five days to complete.