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Kevin Williamson Has No Plans on Directing ‘Scream 8’
Scream 8 hasn’t been given the green light, but it seems inevitable given the smash hit success of Scream 7. The seventh installment in the 30-years-long slasher saga has already scared up $150 million at the box office, likely on its way to becoming the highest grossing installment in the entire franchise. So yeah, it’s very likely that Scream 8 isn’t going to be far behind.
But will Kevin Williamson be back to direct? Williamson of course wrote the original movie and stepped into the director’s chair for the first time in the franchise with Scream 7, but he reveals in a new chat with Hello Sidney that he’s not likely to play the same role for Scream 8.
“I think the next Scream I’ll probably step back,” Williamson tells the fan site. “I want to direct another film that I have written. That is just waiting for me to find the time to direct. Right now I’m working on a couple TV shows. Maybe I’ll direct one of those. Who knows.”
Williamson says later in the interview, “I have some ideas of where it could go, but I’m anxious to see what another storyteller could do with it. It’s nice to be part of the Scream family. That doesn’t mean I always have to be front and center. I don’t always have to write or direct… other people can take the reins. And I’m excited to see what other storytellers come up with.”
“I’m hopeful there will be a [Scream 8],” he notes.
One of those television projects that Kevin Williamson is currently working on is a Universal Monsters series, which he describes as “an adult Vampire Diaries” – a series he co-created.
Williamson teases, “It’s based in the Universal monster land. I get to play with some of those characters like Dracula and Frankenstein and the Wolf Man and have fun there.”
Stay tuned for more on Scream 8 and Kevin Williamson as we learn it.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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