Streaming service Peacock has announced that it has granted a straight-to-series order for Dead Day, a TV adaptation of the bestselling AfterShock comic book series from creator Ryan Parrott, which is being developed by Scream creator Kevin Williamson and his The Vampire Diaries co-showrunner Julie Plec. Dead Day follows an ensemble of characters as they […]
Ghostface is back in new Scream featurette
Paramount Pictures has released a new ‘Ghostface is Back’ featurette for Scream which sees stars Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Jack Quaid, and Jasmin Savoy Brown, and executive producer Kevin Williamson discuss the slasher horror; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy Twenty-five years after a […]
Kevin Williamson explains why Scream 5 is simply going by Scream
2022 is bringing a new romp with the slasher Ghostface. Scream is set to hit theaters in January of next year, and the first trailer was met with much praise when it released earlier this month. However, one of the most significant talking points about the film is simply calling it Scream instead of Scream […]
Kevin Williamson announces title and release date for next Scream
Franchise creator Kevin Williamson has announced today that filming has wrapped on Scream, the fifth instalment of the iconic slasher film series, with Ghostface set to make his return to the big screen in January 2022. “That’s a wrap on Scream, which I’m excited to announce is the official title of the next film,” said […]
Original Scream writer says Scream 5 would make late director Wes Craven proud
With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise currently in production, Kevin Williamson, who wrote all previous Scream instalments and is serving as executive producer on Scream 5, has offered his thoughts on the latest film in the long-running horror series. During a reunion panel for the 1996 original film, Williamson revealed that while he was initially […]
New Scream movie in the works with Ready or Not directors
Last November it was reported that Spyglass Media Group was resurrecting the Scream franchise and while the project has been silent since the initial announcement, it has now been revealed that the next instalment has found its directors. Reported by Discussing Film, Scream 5 will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the two directors of last […]
Russell Crowe to star in Kevin Williamson-produced supernatural thriller
Russell Crowe has signed on to star in an as-yet-untitled supernatural thriller from producer Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Following, The Vampire Diaries), which is in development at Miramax. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Joshua John Miller and M.A. Fortin (Final Girls, Queen of the South), and will see Crowe starring as a […]
CBS orders dark fairy tale thriller series Tell Me a Story from Kevin Williamson
CBS is adding to its original programming for its digital streaming service CBS All Access, with the network ordering the psychological thriller Tell Me a Story from writer Kevin Williamson (Scream, The Vampire Diaries), who will executive produce with Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor. Based on a Spanish TV series airing on Antena tres, the […]
Time After Time: The Origin of Wells vs The Ripper
Tony Black on the original of Wells vs. The Ripper… It’s been quite the week for time travel TV shows, as first NBC’s Timeless dropped a trailer (and if that show could have more cliches, I’d love to know how), the announcement that Jeremy Carver has jumped from the good ship Supernatural to head up […]
Kevin Williamson adapting Time After Time for ABC
ABC has given a script commitment to Time After Time, an adaptation of the 1979 novel from Karl Alexander, which is being spearheaded by Kevin Williamson, screenwriter of Scream and creator of the likes of Dawson’s Creek, The Vampire Diaries and The Following. Time After Time follows the legendary sci-fi author H.G. Wells as he […]