In a new interview, legendary horror director Wes Craven offers some interesting tidbits on the future of the Scream franchise.
Here are some HIGHlights::
On the status of Scream 4:
“Bob Weinstein (The Weinstein Company co-chairman) has talked to me, he’s interested in me directing it. I had a brief conversation with Kevin [Williamson], I know that Kevin is writing. That’s where it’s at and I’m not expecting a script until August. I don’t think it’s a reboot and Kevin, when he talked to me, said, ‘Remember, it’s not just Scream 4, it’s Scream 5 and 6.’ So I guess he has a trilogy in mind. I don’t know what the premise is or anything.”On returning cast members:
“I’ve been told, and I don’t think they’ll mind if I say this, the deals on David Arquette and Courteney are virtually set. I believe everybody else will be new.”On the danger that the films will lose their edge:
“There are a host of dangers in making more films. We have a saying in the United States, ‘Jump the shark’. You don’t want to do that, you don’t want to drive it into the ground. You’re avoiding those kind of dangers, hopefully, making the kind of film that has self-awareness from the characters where they’re talking about film. I’m sure you can run that into the ground very quickly. I don’t have a clue what Kevin is writing. He might be completely going around me, I don├óΓé¼Γäót know.”
Scream 6?!
This franchise will not just be run into the ground, it will be six feet under!!!!
We heard that a writer’s job was to come up with new ideas!!!
That may just be a rumor!