Movies
There Is No ‘Scream 5’ Update, Sorry.
Update (May 6th, 2015): I have confirmed, unfortunately, that there is NO movement on a fifth Scream also of this writing.
A few hours ago I was sent an article with an “update” about Scream 5.
The update was a story that referenced old articles about the sequel, without links, and treated them as fresh news/sources. With two seconds of effort, I found the old editorials and learned they’re from last summer. Old news to say the least.
I hoped it would blow over, but sites are now picking up the story as if there’s “movement” of a fifth Scream.
There isn’t, at least according to my source inside of Dimension. With MTV’s “Scream” series set to premiere this summer, who knows what that could do to reinvigorate the franchise that nearly ended with a feud between franchise director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson (they kissed and made up right after). Williamson has said he has the fifth planned with a sixth already in his mind…
With that said, the 2011 Scream 4 underperformed, not even topping $40M (the production budget) here in the States. It did, however, make close to $100M worldwide. Harvey Weinstein said in 2013 that he personally would love to “end the franchise” with a fifth and final film. So, it is only a matter of time.
Let’s at least use this wasted post for a value discussion: what do you want from the fifth film, if it were to ever come into fruition?
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.