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Every Ghostface Killer from Scream I – V Ranked

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As Scream VI opens, Olly Dyche is ranking every Ghostface killer from the first five movies of the slasher series… Horror movies are home to some pretty terrifying and downright iconic villains, from Michael Myers to Leatherface, Freddy Krueger, and of course Jason Voorhees, and among the roster of deadly horror villains is the malevolent […]

Scream has completely finished production, reveals co-director Tyler Gillett

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Scream co-director Tyler Gillett has revealed via an Instagram post that the next instalment in the long-running horror franchise has completely finished production ahead of the film’s 14th January 2022 release date.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by tylergillett (@tylergillett) While Scream is the fifth film in the series, star Courteney Cox has […]

Courteney Cox clarifies new Scream film is “not Scream 5” but a “brand new launch”

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With the latest instalment in the Scream set to arrive on 14th January 2022, returning star Courteney Cox, who plays fan-favourite character Gale Weathers, has clarified the continuity of the new film. During an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Cox revealed that the latest film is not Scream 5 but it’s the start of a new franchise within […]

Scream 5 co-director explains how the sequel is influenced by Jordan Peele’s horror movies

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the directors of the film has explained how director Jordan Peele and his acclaimed work has influenced the film. During the film’s Virtual Production Press Day (via ComicBook), co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin discussed how they’ll continue to reflect on genre films like previous […]

Courteney Cox pens tribute to late director Wes Craven as filming wraps on Scream 5

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the stars of the franchise has penned a tribute to the late director Wes Craven who unfortunately passed away five years ago. Taking to Instagram, Courteney Cox, who has played Gale Weathers in every instalment in the horror series, commemorated the ending […]

Scream 5 co-director explains how late director Wes Craven influenced the sequel’s violence

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the directors of the film has discussed how the highly-anticipated sequel has approached its violence. In an interview with CinemaBlend, co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin explained how the film is approaching the violence while taking inspiration from the way the late director Wes Craven […]

Scream 5 co-director explains why new film is a sequel rather than a reboot despite being titled Scream

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Earlier this week, Scream franchise writer Kevin Williamson announced that filming has wrapped has the fifth instalment of the long-running horror series and revealed that the official title will be Scream. While this title may have indicated that the latest instalment will be a reboot, one of the directors of the film has clarified that it […]

Original Scream writer says Scream 5 would make late director Wes Craven proud

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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 […]

David Arquette opens up about missing Wes Craven on Scream 5

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It’s been five years since legendary horror filmmaker Wes Craven passed away, but one of his most recognizable works is actually finding new life with Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett in production now on a fifth entry in the slasher series Scream. However, it seems that Craven’s absence is weighing heavily […]