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There Will Be No ‘Scream 5’…
The number one question Bloody-Disgusting readers ask is, “When will there be a fifth Scream?”
When unconfirmed news of Scream 5 hit the web back in May, we did some digging and discovered the disheartening news that there was absolutely no internal chatter of a sequel at Dimension’s headquarters.
Now, on the heels of the MTV series premiere (June 30th), Bob Weinstein, co-runner of the Weinstein Co., tells the WSJ that there will be no more Scream films. Ghostface’s legacy will live on through the new MTV series…
The site quotes Weinstein as saying:
…there won’t be any more ‘Scream’ movies, and that MTV is the right place for the property to find its next life. It’s like putting an art-house movie in an art-house theater—where the teens reside is MTV.
Being that Scream is one of the most popular franchises here on Bloody Disgusting, we refuse to believe that Dimension won’t one day revive the franchise, even as a remake. But for today, we say a heartfelt “farewell” to Ghostface and pray that the MTV series delivers a fitting conclusion to his/her vengeful lore.
Movies
Dead Meat Announces Horror Short Film Competition With Theatrical Release Planned for This Halloween
Hosted by James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca, the mega popular YouTube channel Dead Meat has announced their latest project: a short film competition they call Fresh Meat.
Indiewire exclusively reveals the details this week, with the website noting that the horror short film competition will spawn an anthology feature film being unleashed in theaters!
“This is our way of finding, highlighting, and amplifying people who can do these things — who already have done them — and helping develop their ideas and make them bigger,” James A. Janisse tells the outlet. Chelsea Rebecca adds, “We’ve been there: fresh to Los Angeles, wanting to make movies, having no money. There have been countless, countless meetings to figure out the logistics of how we can make sure filmmakers are fully supported by this.”
They’re partnering with Atlas Entertainment’s Atlas Literary and Hades Film on the project, with submissions opening up Saturday, July 25, and closing Monday, August 24.
“Shorts from around the world are eligible, provided English is the submission’s primary spoken language, and a $50 submission fee applies,” Indiewire explains in their report.
How it will work is that “roughly 10 films” will be selected from the submission pile, and they’ll be put together into a feature film anthology experience. Filmmakers whose shorts are selected for the Fresh Meat anthology feature will receive a monetary award and they’ll also be given a cut of the theatrical profits. Their shorts will even be up for “first-look consideration for feature development through a joint venture between Dead Meat and Hades Films.”
The plan is to release the Fresh Meat anthology into theaters on October 12.
Head over to Indiewire to learn more about Dead Meat’s Fresh Meat competition!