Several crew members may have tested positive for COVID-19, but shooting continues at pace on Scream 5, which finally convinced Neve Campbell to sign on the dotted line to reprise the role of Sidney Prescott, reuniting her with co-stars Courtney Cox and David Arquette. While the news may have hardly come as a surprise after Arquette was giving it the hard sell in almost every interview that he did, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will be relieved that the script won’t need the massive overhaul it would have done had she declined the offer.
Compared to most other long-running horror franchises, Scream has remained remarkably consistent over the last quarter of a century, although none of the three sequels to date have come close to matching the post-modern subversions of the genre that characterized Wes Craven’s classic 1996 original. However, new addition Kyle Gallner is claiming that if you’re a fan of the first movie, then you’re going to love Scream 5.
“I’m the first one to be like, ‘Eh, ya know’, No, no, no. What I found really, really cool about the script is there’s a lot of that kind of magic that the first one had, which is really cool. I think the people who love the original are gonna really dig this. I have a lot of faith in Tyler because I love Ready or Not and I’ve known Tyler for many years, and I know it’s gonna be good, so I’m excited.”
Gallner is hardly a stranger to horror having appeared in The Haunting of Connecticut, Jennifer’s Body, the Nightmare on Elm Street remake and Red State, so he certainly knows a thing or two about what makes these movies tick. The filmmakers have already proven they know how to put a fresh spin on familiar tropes in the fantastic Ready or Not, so Scream 5 looks to be in good hands.
Ghostface is set to return to our screens in January 2022, which gives the cast and crew plenty of time to create a worthy successor to Craven’s postmodern all-timer, and based on the talent involved Scream 5 is poised to become a worthwhile entry into the enduringly popular series.
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