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Kevin Williamson Details His Original Plans for ‘Scream 5’ & ‘Scream 6’! [Interview]
In case you thought we had exhausted ourselves on all things Scream after spending four hours(!!!) discussing Scream 4 last week, think again! In a special Horror Queers bonus episode, Joe and I have Scream scribe Kevin Williamson on the line in celebration of the new film, which hits theaters today!
The Scream franchise, while beloved, is not without its share of behind-the-scenes drama in the 25 years of its existence. From a rushed production (and script leaks) in Scream 2 to a script that was taken away from him in Scream 4, there are plenty of unanswered questions about the behind-the-scenes workings of the films.
Since this is such a rare opportunity, we decided to ask him some of the questions you’ve been dying to ask him over the years about the Scream franchise, including but not limited to:
- What exactly happened with those script leaks during the production of Scream 2?
- How did he feel when he first saw Scream 3 (and when did he first see it?)?
- Which part of his Scream 4 script is he most bummed didn’t make it into the final cut?
- Was Robbie really gay?
- What part did he play in writing the hospital coda in Scream 4?
- And just what were his plans for Scream 5 & Scream 6 had Scream 4 been successful?
In regards to the Scream 5 and Scream 6 plans that never came to be, Williamson reveals that Emma “Jill” Roberts would’ve returned in his original incarnation of a Scream 5 idea.
Williamson explains that concept, “Jill went to college, and then murders started on the campus. And it was a killer who knew she was the killer from the last film. So the killer kept trying to expose her, so she would have to kill to keep it covered up. So it was killer meets killer. And Sidney was a professor at that school.”
“Scream 6 was gonna answer whatever happened between Dewey and Gale,” Williamson continues. “Sidney was in it, but it was more focused on Gale’s storyline.”
Oh, and we also asked Williamson for his spoiler-free thoughts on the latest film so be sure to stick around until the very end to hear that! We’ve got the answers to these questions and more, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the screams!
Scream (2022) sees a new killer don the Ghostface mask twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro. The killer then begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Scream is currently in theaters everywhere.
One night. One house. One horrifying experience. Nothing stays buried forever in Bury the Devil, a real-time exorcism movie told in a single, continuous take.
We’re exclusively unveiling the new trailer and key art for the real-time nightmare below, ahead of the film’s release in select theaters and VOD on August 21.
Adam O’Brien (Mom) directs from a script by John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson.
When nurse Julia finds herself trapped inside the home of her dementia patient, she begins to suspect things are not what they seem; something demonic is seeping through the cracks of this old home. Trapped and with nowhere to turn, Julia soon finds herself in battle to rid the house of this evil before it is too late.
Dawn Ford, Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez, Bill Rowat, and Mark Antony Krupa star.
“This film depicts the most harrowing 90 minutes of our protagonist’s life, and I felt that the most visceral way to really feel this was to do a single-shot film,” O’Brien previously teased. “We are with her every step and misstep she takes – through the unraveling of the mystery to the horror of her discovery. It’s a fun, twisty roller-coaster ride that puts a new spin on exorcisms.”
Bury the Devil is the first installment in a planned trilogy. The prequel, Bury the Devil: Origin, is already in development with O’Brien returning to the helm.
O’Brien produces along with Philip Kalin-Hajdu (The Sacrifice Game) and Benoit Beaulieu (Turbo Kid).
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