We still have no idea what’s going on with Scream 7, if anything at all, but the near future of the film franchise is definitely hanging in the balance at this moment in time.
Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega are no longer starring and Christopher Landon is no longer directing, while Neve Campbell is waiting on the “right circumstances” to return.
It’s safe to say the “core four” – Barrera, Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown & Mason Gooding – is no more, but will the “core two” (Savoy Brown & Gooding) return in Scream 7?
Speaking with Variety this week, Mason Gooding – who plays Chad Meeks-Martin, the nephew of Jamie Kennedy’s Randy Meeks – shared his thoughts on the franchise’s future.
“If it could make money, I guarantee you, they’ll make it,” Gooding says. “It’s one of those things where you wait to hear from the people that make the big decisions.
Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega are no longer starring and Christopher Landon is no longer directing, while Neve Campbell is waiting on the “right circumstances” to return.
It’s safe to say the “core four” – Barrera, Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown & Mason Gooding – is no more, but will the “core two” (Savoy Brown & Gooding) return in Scream 7?
Speaking with Variety this week, Mason Gooding – who plays Chad Meeks-Martin, the nephew of Jamie Kennedy’s Randy Meeks – shared his thoughts on the franchise’s future.
“If it could make money, I guarantee you, they’ll make it,” Gooding says. “It’s one of those things where you wait to hear from the people that make the big decisions.
- 3/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Clockwise from top left: Grease 2 (Paramount), Jaws: The Revenge (Universal), Exorcist II: The Heretic (Warner Bros.), Batman & Robin (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
In 1997’s Scream 2, self-proclaimed film geek Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) rants about sequels in his college film class. “Sequels suck! By definition alone they’re inferior films,...
In 1997’s Scream 2, self-proclaimed film geek Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) rants about sequels in his college film class. “Sequels suck! By definition alone they’re inferior films,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
This post contains spoilers for "Scream VI," "Scream 2," and "Yellowjackets."
Though she's been on the radar of HBO viewers since her recurring role on "The Leftovers" in the mid-2010s, Jasmin Savoy Brown has developed something of a scream queen reputation in the 2020s. That's not just because she's one of the newly christened "Core Four" in the "Scream" requel series, either. Brown starred in another slasher film, "Sound of Violence," in 2021, and since last year, she's been among the core of a different four on Showtime's "Yellowjackets," where her cannibalistic character grows up to be a politician who sacrifices the family dog on an altar in her basement.
If that's not horror, it's at least horror-adjacent. For Brown, it's all in a day's acting work -- but believe it or not, she didn't always have designs on the horror genre, despite her résumé leading up to this year's...
Though she's been on the radar of HBO viewers since her recurring role on "The Leftovers" in the mid-2010s, Jasmin Savoy Brown has developed something of a scream queen reputation in the 2020s. That's not just because she's one of the newly christened "Core Four" in the "Scream" requel series, either. Brown starred in another slasher film, "Sound of Violence," in 2021, and since last year, she's been among the core of a different four on Showtime's "Yellowjackets," where her cannibalistic character grows up to be a politician who sacrifices the family dog on an altar in her basement.
If that's not horror, it's at least horror-adjacent. For Brown, it's all in a day's acting work -- but believe it or not, she didn't always have designs on the horror genre, despite her résumé leading up to this year's...
- 5/6/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
As a famous character from another long-running cinematic franchise once said, "No one's ever really gone." That axiom goes double for horror franchises, whether you're talking about a fierce survivor or a vicious killer. The return of the latter type of character is such a cliche that the original "Scream" from 1996 made explicit reference to it during its finale. Before Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) could "come back to life for one last scare," as film nerd Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) warned, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) shot him in the head. "Not in my movie," she intoned, signifying once again that "Scream" knew the rules and could either play by them or break them.
After series director Wes Craven passed away in 2015, the "Scream" franchise has been taken over by the filmmakers collectively known as Radio Silence (directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella) to much praise and success.
After series director Wes Craven passed away in 2015, the "Scream" franchise has been taken over by the filmmakers collectively known as Radio Silence (directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella) to much praise and success.
- 4/29/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
The following article includes discussions of graphic sexual assault.
Horror is all about pushing boundaries. As a means to refract contemporary fears, anxieties, and pressures, the horror genre, almost by design, must resist censoring or constraining the terror on screen. Some of the most iconic horror sequences, such as Janet Leigh's death in "Psycho" and the chestburster in "Alien," were boundary-pushing triumphs. Richly textured and gorgeously composed shocks with purpose, they have endured as hallmarks of the genre.
Of course, horror can go too far. Savagery and gruesome violence can have the opposite effect by blunting the efficacy of any given scare. It's why several filmmakers, such as Damien Leone, director of 2002's indie sensation "Terrifier 2," opted to scrap some material, worried the brutality would hurt rather than elevate. And it's not just horror. Some of the most disturbing movie scenes imaginable exist firmly in other genres. Sometimes,...
Horror is all about pushing boundaries. As a means to refract contemporary fears, anxieties, and pressures, the horror genre, almost by design, must resist censoring or constraining the terror on screen. Some of the most iconic horror sequences, such as Janet Leigh's death in "Psycho" and the chestburster in "Alien," were boundary-pushing triumphs. Richly textured and gorgeously composed shocks with purpose, they have endured as hallmarks of the genre.
Of course, horror can go too far. Savagery and gruesome violence can have the opposite effect by blunting the efficacy of any given scare. It's why several filmmakers, such as Damien Leone, director of 2002's indie sensation "Terrifier 2," opted to scrap some material, worried the brutality would hurt rather than elevate. And it's not just horror. Some of the most disturbing movie scenes imaginable exist firmly in other genres. Sometimes,...
- 3/19/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
This article contains major Scream franchise spoilers
Practise your best Roger Jackson impression because Scream 6 is carving itself a new legacy. Just a year after Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett brought the slasher series swinging back into our lives after an 11-year hiatus, the phone is ringing again. Sadly, we aren’t saying “Hellooooo Sidney,” as Scream 6 is the franchise’s first without Neve Campbell. Don’t worry, we’ll always have Courteney Cox’s Gale. We’ll always have Gale, right?
Little did we know when Wes Craven cast Drew Barrymore for a shocking opening kill back in 1996, Scream would hack its way to the heart of horror and immortalize Ghostface alongside Freddy, Jason, and the rest. It’s New York, new rules, in Scream 6, while we add more unhinged killers to the Ghostface hall of fame.
From vengeful mothers to long-lost siblings, cliché boyfriends to Matthew Lillard,...
Practise your best Roger Jackson impression because Scream 6 is carving itself a new legacy. Just a year after Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett brought the slasher series swinging back into our lives after an 11-year hiatus, the phone is ringing again. Sadly, we aren’t saying “Hellooooo Sidney,” as Scream 6 is the franchise’s first without Neve Campbell. Don’t worry, we’ll always have Courteney Cox’s Gale. We’ll always have Gale, right?
Little did we know when Wes Craven cast Drew Barrymore for a shocking opening kill back in 1996, Scream would hack its way to the heart of horror and immortalize Ghostface alongside Freddy, Jason, and the rest. It’s New York, new rules, in Scream 6, while we add more unhinged killers to the Ghostface hall of fame.
From vengeful mothers to long-lost siblings, cliché boyfriends to Matthew Lillard,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Scream 6 has released to theaters (Check out JimmyO’s review here) so it was time to re-examine our rankings. And wouldn’t you know it, there actually ended up being a fairly big change due to our latest entrant.From its iconic characters to its lines that have entered the cultural zeitgeist, there are few horror franchises as influential as Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s meta-slasher series. So let’s take a look back on all of the films and see where they rank. And we’ve got some pretty sweet videos related to each of the movies as well (except the fourth one. Guess we’ll have to change that). So let’s get to it – here are the Scream movies ranked!
5. Scream 3
Ahhh the black sheep of the Scream franchise. Even as the clear worst entry, there’s still a certain charm to the third film.
5. Scream 3
Ahhh the black sheep of the Scream franchise. Even as the clear worst entry, there’s still a certain charm to the third film.
- 3/12/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
2022's "Scream 5" reinvigorated the horror franchise, which seemed to have ended with "Scream 4" in 2011. It was no small task, especially considering its legendary original director, Wes Craven, died in 2015. Its new directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett - the duo behind production company Radio Silence who made "Ready or Not" in 2019 - have openly expressed their love and loyalty to the Scream franchise, so while the new Scream films do explore new aspects of the horror genre to fit the 21st century, you can be sure they still have plenty of connections to the original films that fans will recognize almost immediately.
Are the New Scream Movies a Sequel Series, or a Reboot Series?
Officially, 2022's "Scream" wasn't titled "Scream 5," but "Scream," making it a little unclear if it was a reboot. But 2023's new movie is "Scream 6," making it even more obvious that this is...
Are the New Scream Movies a Sequel Series, or a Reboot Series?
Officially, 2022's "Scream" wasn't titled "Scream 5," but "Scream," making it a little unclear if it was a reboot. But 2023's new movie is "Scream 6," making it even more obvious that this is...
- 3/10/2023
- by Emma Vallelunga
- Popsugar.com
This Scream 6 article contains spoilers.
There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully make a Scream movie. For instance, number one: you must involve Sidney Prescott. No Sidney equals box office death, okay? Number two: you must always have two killers who are connected to Sidney or her mother Maureen Prescott. The sin factor! It’s a sin. It’s an extension of number one. And number three: never, ever, ever under any circumstances say, “I know who the killer is.” Because you won’t be right.
By this point, the rules that Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) lays out for slasher movies (using Halloween as a target text) can be applied to the Scream franchise itself. Six movies in, the series has established a vernacular so clear that, even after Wes Craven‘s passing, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett can take over for Scream 2022...
There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully make a Scream movie. For instance, number one: you must involve Sidney Prescott. No Sidney equals box office death, okay? Number two: you must always have two killers who are connected to Sidney or her mother Maureen Prescott. The sin factor! It’s a sin. It’s an extension of number one. And number three: never, ever, ever under any circumstances say, “I know who the killer is.” Because you won’t be right.
By this point, the rules that Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) lays out for slasher movies (using Halloween as a target text) can be applied to the Scream franchise itself. Six movies in, the series has established a vernacular so clear that, even after Wes Craven‘s passing, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett can take over for Scream 2022...
- 3/10/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The Scream saga continues with Scream VI when the four survivors of last year’s film leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. Two of those survivors being the Meeks-Martin twins, Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Chad (Mason Gooding).
While 2022’s Scream introduced the siblings as the niece and nephew of the franchise’s resident cinephile Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy), Scream VI further establishes their identities and relationships. In other words, we’ll get to know Mindy and Chad a bit more this time around.
Ahead of Scream VI‘s theatrical release on March 10, 2023, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Savoy Brown and Gooding about seeing new sides to their characters and whether the success of the previous entry had any effect on their experience this time. The chat also revealed Savoy Brown as a quick-witted ad-libber who kept fellow cast members on their toes.
Hayden Panettiere (“Kirby Reed”), left, Jasmin...
While 2022’s Scream introduced the siblings as the niece and nephew of the franchise’s resident cinephile Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy), Scream VI further establishes their identities and relationships. In other words, we’ll get to know Mindy and Chad a bit more this time around.
Ahead of Scream VI‘s theatrical release on March 10, 2023, Bloody Disgusting spoke with Savoy Brown and Gooding about seeing new sides to their characters and whether the success of the previous entry had any effect on their experience this time. The chat also revealed Savoy Brown as a quick-witted ad-libber who kept fellow cast members on their toes.
Hayden Panettiere (“Kirby Reed”), left, Jasmin...
- 3/9/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
At the start of Scream 6’s third act, our heroes board a subway train filled with costumed partygoers. While there are a few generic pirates and princesses, most are dressed as iconic horror characters: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers are there, as are Chucky, Pennywise, and the Grady sisters from The Shining. Heck, we even get a quick glance at Sam Neill’s reluctant Sutter Cane reader from In the Mouth of Madness. But, of course, nestled throughout the car are a couple of Ghostfaces riding the 1 Train downtown as well.
In nearly any other movie, these easter eggs would be annoying distractions. Instead of being caught up in the tension of the scene where the characters are desperately trying to figure out if these Ghostfaces are tacky fans or brazen serial killers, the audience is seeking out their favorite references. Of course these kinds of namedrops...
In nearly any other movie, these easter eggs would be annoying distractions. Instead of being caught up in the tension of the scene where the characters are desperately trying to figure out if these Ghostfaces are tacky fans or brazen serial killers, the audience is seeking out their favorite references. Of course these kinds of namedrops...
- 3/9/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Played by comedian Jamie Kennedy, film geek Randy Meeks in "Scream" and " Scream 2" is probably the most relatable character in the entire franchise. He's always the fifth wheel and probably spent more lonely nights at home watching horror movies than he'd care to admit. Perpetually single, Randy lived vicariously through the popular kids at Woodsboro High. He watched Sidney and Billy take their PG-13 relationship into R-rated territory (big mistake!), and stood idly by as Stu and Tatum bickered and flirted with each other. Randy was the class clown and the horror movie expert, so naturally, Tatum thinks he's actually Ghostface moments before her death (when it's actually Billy Loomis).
Like a lot of us, Randy learned about life through movies. Just as he watched the characters on screen behaving in predictable, formulaic ways, he also noticed how cliché and stereotypical the people in his own life were acting.
Like a lot of us, Randy learned about life through movies. Just as he watched the characters on screen behaving in predictable, formulaic ways, he also noticed how cliché and stereotypical the people in his own life were acting.
- 2/19/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Let’s be honest, part of being a horror fan is dealing with disappointment. How many times have we been given an amazing trailer, something that promises wall-to-wall scares, only to have a lazy feature hoisted upon us? For every The Exorcist or Alien, movies that delivered on the promise of their shocking teasers, there’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark or It Chapter Two, cool trailers for disappointing movies.
One of the most famous quality chasms involves a legend of horror cinema, Jason Voorhees. The trailer for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan mostly consists of a single shot of Jason from behind, staring up at the NY skyline. After a series of quick cuts showing people screaming in terror, the voice over declares, “Now, New York has a new problem.” Perfect, right? Unfortunately, the actual movie mostly consists of Jason hunting down an exceptionally...
One of the most famous quality chasms involves a legend of horror cinema, Jason Voorhees. The trailer for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan mostly consists of a single shot of Jason from behind, staring up at the NY skyline. After a series of quick cuts showing people screaming in terror, the voice over declares, “Now, New York has a new problem.” Perfect, right? Unfortunately, the actual movie mostly consists of Jason hunting down an exceptionally...
- 12/14/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Coming just one year after 1996’s teen slasher Scream–which broke the rules by acknowledging the rules–Scream 2 is now 25. In his script, Kevin Williamson acknowledged the rules of sequels themselves, with more elaborate deaths and a higher body count in Scream 2. One that still sticks with and divides fans is that of film geek Randy (Jamie Kennedy).
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Williamson discussed how the decision was made to kill off Randy Meeks. “I presented it this way. I said, ‘Listen, Dewey died in the first [Scream] script, and Wes [Craven] said, ‘We’re going to film this one little piece of him getting in the ambulance, just in case.’ And it was the best decision we ever made.’’ And so the very second that Dewey lived in Scream one, it was R.I.P. for Randy in Scream 2, because we had to kill a legacy.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Williamson discussed how the decision was made to kill off Randy Meeks. “I presented it this way. I said, ‘Listen, Dewey died in the first [Scream] script, and Wes [Craven] said, ‘We’re going to film this one little piece of him getting in the ambulance, just in case.’ And it was the best decision we ever made.’’ And so the very second that Dewey lived in Scream one, it was R.I.P. for Randy in Scream 2, because we had to kill a legacy.
- 12/14/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
2022 has been quite the year for fans of the "Scream" franchise. The fifth entry in the series, "Scream," purposefully named to make fun of the current Hollywood trend of the legacy sequel, was a pleasant January horror surprise and for many, the reinvigorating spark the franchise has needed. It was successful enough that a sequel is already filming and on track for an early 2023 theatrical release.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the franchise's first sequel, "Scream 2," so Entertainment Weekly spoke to screenwriter Kevin Williamson about his approach to returning to the town of Woodsboro in 1997, how to elevate an already meta and over-the-top original film, and what he would have changed upon reflection looking back at the film as a full franchise.
Williamson had a packed run in the late '90s as the writer of the first "Scream," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and the successful TV series "Dawson's Creek.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the franchise's first sequel, "Scream 2," so Entertainment Weekly spoke to screenwriter Kevin Williamson about his approach to returning to the town of Woodsboro in 1997, how to elevate an already meta and over-the-top original film, and what he would have changed upon reflection looking back at the film as a full franchise.
Williamson had a packed run in the late '90s as the writer of the first "Scream," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," and the successful TV series "Dawson's Creek.
- 12/12/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
Warning: This article contains spoilers for "Halloween Ends."
Despite Halloween being the favorite holiday of horror fans, everyone loves a good Easter egg hunt. John Carpenter's original "Halloween" from 1978 is filled with little moments that in hindsight have become a treasure trove for horror fanatics, the most obvious examples being the William Shatner "Star Trek" mask serving as the base for Michael Myers' face and little Tommy Doyle (Brian Andrews) and Lindsey Wallace (Kyle Richards) watching "The Thing From Another World" while being babysat by Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). The latter has become a favorite trivia fact to pull out at parties by horror fans, as John Carpenter would obviously go on to direct a remake of the film, his 1982 masterpiece "The Thing."
Horror movies often sneak in their favorite horror films within the story's universe, usually to serve as additional visual storytelling. 1996's "Scream" contains a memorable...
Despite Halloween being the favorite holiday of horror fans, everyone loves a good Easter egg hunt. John Carpenter's original "Halloween" from 1978 is filled with little moments that in hindsight have become a treasure trove for horror fanatics, the most obvious examples being the William Shatner "Star Trek" mask serving as the base for Michael Myers' face and little Tommy Doyle (Brian Andrews) and Lindsey Wallace (Kyle Richards) watching "The Thing From Another World" while being babysat by Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). The latter has become a favorite trivia fact to pull out at parties by horror fans, as John Carpenter would obviously go on to direct a remake of the film, his 1982 masterpiece "The Thing."
Horror movies often sneak in their favorite horror films within the story's universe, usually to serve as additional visual storytelling. 1996's "Scream" contains a memorable...
- 10/15/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
In 1996's "Scream," horror fans were introduced to a film that openly mocks the genre while exploiting its most famous tropes. Instead of expecting an audience to suspend their disbelief for two hours, "Scream" followed all the classic rules of horror while not so subtly offering the audience a wink and a nod. Final girl Sidney, spunky Tatum, and resident killers, Billy and Stu, all have main roles to play to keep the plot moving, but that doesn't mean that side characters are important.
As the central characters plan or flee death, horror fanatic, Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy), acts as the dungeon master of the movie. The nerdy and socially awkward film buff doesn't offer much in the way of muscle, so he relies on an expansive knowledge of scary movie rules and cliches to survive sticky situations, which he is kind enough to share with the audience. For this reason,...
As the central characters plan or flee death, horror fanatic, Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy), acts as the dungeon master of the movie. The nerdy and socially awkward film buff doesn't offer much in the way of muscle, so he relies on an expansive knowledge of scary movie rules and cliches to survive sticky situations, which he is kind enough to share with the audience. For this reason,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Christian Gainey
- Slash Film
It's been 25 years since "Scream 2" slashed its way into U.S. movie theaters with an opening scene set in a movie theater. And just in time for its silver anniversary and Halloween, the film is finally receiving the 4K Ultra HD treatment for the first time. Paramount Pictures has announced via an official press release that a newly remastered version of "Scream 2" will be released on digital and in a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray set in October.
The Blu-ray set provides access to a digital copy of the film along with bonus content, including feature-length audio commentary and deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Wes Craven, producer Marianne Maddalena, and editor Patrick Lussier. There are also outtakes, a featurette, music videos for Master P's "Scream" and "Suburban Life" by the Cottonmouth Kings, and the movie's original theatrical trailer and TV spots.
"Scream 2" struck while the iron was hot,...
The Blu-ray set provides access to a digital copy of the film along with bonus content, including feature-length audio commentary and deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Wes Craven, producer Marianne Maddalena, and editor Patrick Lussier. There are also outtakes, a featurette, music videos for Master P's "Scream" and "Suburban Life" by the Cottonmouth Kings, and the movie's original theatrical trailer and TV spots.
"Scream 2" struck while the iron was hot,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
"Sick" is a well-made, well-executed, and smarty-written pandemic home invasion slasher that plays like "The Strangers" for the Covid-19 era. The film features great and smart characters that make choices you don't really see in the genre, with creative camera work that uses its one location in inventive ways.
Doing movies set during the pandemic is no easy task, particularly horror movies. For the most part, they tend either to be too shallow to properly explore their historical context, or they treat the pandemic as a distant joke rather than an ongoing crisis. Indeed, most pandemic movies end up feeling very gimmicky, but that is not the case with "Sick." Though it is far from the first pandemic horror movie, it manages to use the specific time period of April 2020 and the feeling of isolation and paranoia we all felt to place the audience in the mind of two young...
Doing movies set during the pandemic is no easy task, particularly horror movies. For the most part, they tend either to be too shallow to properly explore their historical context, or they treat the pandemic as a distant joke rather than an ongoing crisis. Indeed, most pandemic movies end up feeling very gimmicky, but that is not the case with "Sick." Though it is far from the first pandemic horror movie, it manages to use the specific time period of April 2020 and the feeling of isolation and paranoia we all felt to place the audience in the mind of two young...
- 9/26/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Before Mason Gooding left NYU in 2018 to pursue acting full-time, he penned a six-page paper arguing that one Hollywood property was particularly deserving of a reboot: Wes Craven’s Scream. A few years later, the actor found himself in a general meeting with directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who were developing a new take on the genre-defining franchise that launched 25 years ago. After a two-hour conversation, Gooding mentioned his paper, and was a little embarrassed when the filmmakers asked to read it.
“I sent it to them and heard nothing for like two weeks,” says Gooding. Then he got a call from his agents. Rather than going through screen tests and callbacks, he had a direct offer for Scream 5. “I muted myself and screamed,” says the actor.
Gooding, 25, is the son of Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and the star’s ex-wife, Sara Kapfer, and has a...
“I sent it to them and heard nothing for like two weeks,” says Gooding. Then he got a call from his agents. Rather than going through screen tests and callbacks, he had a direct offer for Scream 5. “I muted myself and screamed,” says the actor.
Gooding, 25, is the son of Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and the star’s ex-wife, Sara Kapfer, and has a...
- 1/13/2022
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shudder’s upcoming Scare Package is a love-letter to genre obsessions inked in blood by horror-loving filmmakers. Any anthology comes with ups and downs, but thankfully the “ups” here swing bigger than expected. Seven directors submit a collection of meta-spoofy spooks which share a collective heart that is forever in the right place. The bigger the horror fan, the harder the jokes land as recognizable structures or archetypes are roasted over an open flame. Sometimes to a charred, smokey Texas flavor that is worth drool-dribble reactions, other times overdone and burned to a bitter aftertaste that’s easier to forget.
So, let’s talk “package.”
Together, shorts double as old-school bites of horror nostalgia that populate a VHS rental joint owned by the film’s Randy Meeks replicant. As a new employee learns the ropes, titles are “explained” by either “Rad” Chad (Jeremy King), regular horror-bro customer Sam (Byron Brown...
So, let’s talk “package.”
Together, shorts double as old-school bites of horror nostalgia that populate a VHS rental joint owned by the film’s Randy Meeks replicant. As a new employee learns the ropes, titles are “explained” by either “Rad” Chad (Jeremy King), regular horror-bro customer Sam (Byron Brown...
- 5/25/2020
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
What if the characters in your favorite horror movies came to life? Could you channel your inner Randy Meeks to navigate the rules of the genre, or would you be chopped to bits within seconds? Rooster Teeth's new horror comedy Blood Fest pits scary movie fans against all-too-real killers, and if you missed the film on its festival run, then you can watch it in theaters for one night only this August via Fathom Events:
Press Release: Denver – June 26, 2018 – Get ready for a screaming/laughing/covering-your-eyes, gore-splattered, good night this August when horror-comedy “Blood Fest” comes to cinemas across the nation. Described by Nightmare on Film Street as “an already wild party where someone has spiked the punch,” and with Dread Central noting it “could become the party horror film of the year,” horror aficionados will want to mark their calendars for this one-night event. In addition to the full-length feature,...
Press Release: Denver – June 26, 2018 – Get ready for a screaming/laughing/covering-your-eyes, gore-splattered, good night this August when horror-comedy “Blood Fest” comes to cinemas across the nation. Described by Nightmare on Film Street as “an already wild party where someone has spiked the punch,” and with Dread Central noting it “could become the party horror film of the year,” horror aficionados will want to mark their calendars for this one-night event. In addition to the full-length feature,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As Randy Meeks from the Scream franchise warned his friends, you should always make sure the killer is dead at the end of a horror movie, because he/she always springs back up for one more scare. That's why it's so important for two survivors to finish off a murderous man in a Santa Claus suit in the short film Holiday Fear, but the final act proves to be more difficult than expected for one of the survivors.
Synopsis: "In the final act of a Christmas slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer."
You can watch Holiday Fear in its entirety below, and to give more insights into the creation of the short horror film, here are director/writer/producer Nicholas Payne Santos' comments on the project:
"At the end of September 2016, I sat down to write a script...
Synopsis: "In the final act of a Christmas slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer."
You can watch Holiday Fear in its entirety below, and to give more insights into the creation of the short horror film, here are director/writer/producer Nicholas Payne Santos' comments on the project:
"At the end of September 2016, I sat down to write a script...
- 12/18/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It’s been 20 years since Ghostface slashed into theaters in Scream and asked that infamously ironic question of a wide-eyed Casey Becker, played by Drew Barrymore. Three sequels and an MTV series later, Scream is just as revolutionary as it was upon its initial release on Dec. 20, 1996.
By the mid-’90s, slasher films were considered dead and buried (pun intended), thanks in part to a slew of poorly received sequels to iconic franchises -- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Until, of course, Scream changed the game entirely.
Praised by theatergoers and critics alike, Scream grossed over $100 million at the domestic box office on a production budget of just $14 million. It was unheard of at the time for horror movies, and, as a result, it fully revitalized the genre. Following the success of Scream, a new generation of horror fans was treated to the...
By the mid-’90s, slasher films were considered dead and buried (pun intended), thanks in part to a slew of poorly received sequels to iconic franchises -- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Until, of course, Scream changed the game entirely.
Praised by theatergoers and critics alike, Scream grossed over $100 million at the domestic box office on a production budget of just $14 million. It was unheard of at the time for horror movies, and, as a result, it fully revitalized the genre. Following the success of Scream, a new generation of horror fans was treated to the...
- 12/19/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
The growing popularity of aftershows continues, as MTV has announced Scream After Dark, a new talk show premiering Monday, May 30th after the first episode of Scream Season 2 airs at 11:00pm Est. And taking a page out of Randy Meeks’ playbook, the characters from MTV’s Scream recently recorded videos of themselves to offer parting words from beyond the grave in case they don’t survive the new killing streak in Lakewood.
Announced on the Scream TV series’ official Facebook and Twitter pages, MTV’s Scream After Dark will be hosted by actor/writer Jeffery Self. It hasn’t been revealed yet if the talk show will air after every episode or just following the Season 2 premiere on May 30th. The first photo from the show (see below) reveals that Willa Fitzgerald (Emma Duval) and John Karna (Noah Foster) will appear to talk shop in Scream After Dark. Stay...
Announced on the Scream TV series’ official Facebook and Twitter pages, MTV’s Scream After Dark will be hosted by actor/writer Jeffery Self. It hasn’t been revealed yet if the talk show will air after every episode or just following the Season 2 premiere on May 30th. The first photo from the show (see below) reveals that Willa Fitzgerald (Emma Duval) and John Karna (Noah Foster) will appear to talk shop in Scream After Dark. Stay...
- 5/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Going against Randy Meeks’ rules for surviving a horror film, the killer in Cherry Falls (2000) seems to only target virgins. Ahead of its March 29th Blu-ray release from Scream Factory, Cherry Falls is teased in high-definition clips and a trailer.
From Shout! Factory: “A serial killer is stalking the peaceful town of Cherry Falls. At first, it seems that he is just targeting teenagers, but after the third killing it becomes clear that all the victims have been virgins. When the town’s students hear about this, they realize that there is only one way to protect themselves and begin planning a “Pop Your Cherry” party where they will all lose their virginities together. Meanwhile, Jodi (Brittany Murphy, Clueless, Sin City), the virtuous daughter of the town’s sheriff (Michael Biehn, Aliens, Grindhouse), decides to take matters into her own hands and trap the killer herself.
This chiller is directed...
From Shout! Factory: “A serial killer is stalking the peaceful town of Cherry Falls. At first, it seems that he is just targeting teenagers, but after the third killing it becomes clear that all the victims have been virgins. When the town’s students hear about this, they realize that there is only one way to protect themselves and begin planning a “Pop Your Cherry” party where they will all lose their virginities together. Meanwhile, Jodi (Brittany Murphy, Clueless, Sin City), the virtuous daughter of the town’s sheriff (Michael Biehn, Aliens, Grindhouse), decides to take matters into her own hands and trap the killer herself.
This chiller is directed...
- 3/25/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This past year has been one of the most memorable of my life for many reasons, one of them being the abundance of amazing entertainment in the horror genre. Thanks to great movies, books, podcasts, performances and more, I'll always look back at 2015 fondly.
Archie vs. Predator: Riverdale is one of the last places in comic books that you’d expect to find a character’s decapitated head stuffed into a vending machine, but anything goes in Dark Horse’s four-part Archie vs. Predator series. Author Alex De Campi expertly intertwines humor with horror in this limited series about a teenaged Predator looking to add Archie and the gang to its kill list, making for one of my most enjoyable paneled-paged reading experiences of the year. A must-read for longtime fans of both the Archie and Predator franchises, this blood-splashed story is funny, fierce, and surprisingly heartfelt.
It Follows:...
Archie vs. Predator: Riverdale is one of the last places in comic books that you’d expect to find a character’s decapitated head stuffed into a vending machine, but anything goes in Dark Horse’s four-part Archie vs. Predator series. Author Alex De Campi expertly intertwines humor with horror in this limited series about a teenaged Predator looking to add Archie and the gang to its kill list, making for one of my most enjoyable paneled-paged reading experiences of the year. A must-read for longtime fans of both the Archie and Predator franchises, this blood-splashed story is funny, fierce, and surprisingly heartfelt.
It Follows:...
- 1/2/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Oh high school. It was a rough time for a lot of us. Maybe more memorable for some. While we’re passed those adolescent days now, we’re deep in Back to School days and getting more than a little nostalgic. That’s due in part to all the high school teen movies that still rattle around in our pop culture consciousness. Many of the characters in the movies shared the same embarrassments we did, the same first crushes, the same droning teachers, and we all wish we had a friend like Ferris Bueller.
So we asked the PopOptiq staff, which high school character from the movies were you? Share your own pop culture doppelgänger below!
Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) from Scream
Randy Meeks and I have much in common. We are both massive horror movie fans who worked in a video store, studied film and had a hopeless crush on our best friend.
So we asked the PopOptiq staff, which high school character from the movies were you? Share your own pop culture doppelgänger below!
Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) from Scream
Randy Meeks and I have much in common. We are both massive horror movie fans who worked in a video store, studied film and had a hopeless crush on our best friend.
- 10/5/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Scream, Season 1, Episodes 8 to 10
Created by Jill E. Blotevogel, Jay Beattie, and Dan Dworkin
Aired Tuesdays at 10pm (Et) on MTV
There’s something we’ve got to talk about before we can talk about the final three episodes of Scream, and that’s about the sad passing of Wes Craven on Sunday, August 30th. There’s a thousand things to say about Wes Craven and what he did for the horror genre, especially in the Scream franchise, and there are plenty of great pieces on the man all across the internet, so I won’t repeat was has already been articulated. We wouldn’t have this show without Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s Scream franchise, which is one of the only horror franchises without a single bad installment. Even the weakest entry (Scream 3) is still pretty good. Horror, at one level, functions as an interplay between what...
Created by Jill E. Blotevogel, Jay Beattie, and Dan Dworkin
Aired Tuesdays at 10pm (Et) on MTV
There’s something we’ve got to talk about before we can talk about the final three episodes of Scream, and that’s about the sad passing of Wes Craven on Sunday, August 30th. There’s a thousand things to say about Wes Craven and what he did for the horror genre, especially in the Scream franchise, and there are plenty of great pieces on the man all across the internet, so I won’t repeat was has already been articulated. We wouldn’t have this show without Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s Scream franchise, which is one of the only horror franchises without a single bad installment. Even the weakest entry (Scream 3) is still pretty good. Horror, at one level, functions as an interplay between what...
- 9/3/2015
- by Dylan Griffin
- SoundOnSight
Despite scepticism from fans of the franchise, MTV's Scream series honours the first rule of remakes: don't eff with the original...
The Scream franchise is deservedly adored by cinemagoers and critics, and widely considered to be one of the best horror films to come out of the back end of the 90s. You can certainly see why, with Kevin Williamson's tack-sharp script packed with zingers, its overall clever subversion of the genre, a sterling central performance from Neve Campbell and an undercurrent of cheeky fun. The third act is still, to this day, a triumphant blend of humour, (literally) knife-edge tension and genuine scares.
Few horror movies have achieved what Scream did. Or, to give it its dues, what Scream 2 also did. The sequel to Wes Craven's original hit could have been a messy affair but it achieved an improbable feat: it was just as fun and spooky as the first.
The Scream franchise is deservedly adored by cinemagoers and critics, and widely considered to be one of the best horror films to come out of the back end of the 90s. You can certainly see why, with Kevin Williamson's tack-sharp script packed with zingers, its overall clever subversion of the genre, a sterling central performance from Neve Campbell and an undercurrent of cheeky fun. The third act is still, to this day, a triumphant blend of humour, (literally) knife-edge tension and genuine scares.
Few horror movies have achieved what Scream did. Or, to give it its dues, what Scream 2 also did. The sequel to Wes Craven's original hit could have been a messy affair but it achieved an improbable feat: it was just as fun and spooky as the first.
- 7/27/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Scream, Season 1, Episodes 1-3
Created by Jill E. Blotevogel, Jay Beattie, and Dan Dworkin
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (Et) on MTV
If one glances around at the Movie-to-tv adaptation landscape, things are looking surprisingly good. Hannibal is the best show on television right now, Fargo was one of the best surprises of last year and looks like it will continue as such in its second season this fall, and now MTV is adding one more Movie-to-tv adaptation to its roster; shout out to MTV’s other Movie-to-tv breadwinner Teen Wolf, a show that is totally unashamed of how ridiculous and heightened it is and succeeds because of it. MTV’s Scream is so far surprisingly not terrible in the same way that Albert Pujols is playing surprisingly not terrible baseball right now–it’s a comfort, but you still expect more.
This new series takes the iconic Scream franchise and fits it to television,...
Created by Jill E. Blotevogel, Jay Beattie, and Dan Dworkin
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (Et) on MTV
If one glances around at the Movie-to-tv adaptation landscape, things are looking surprisingly good. Hannibal is the best show on television right now, Fargo was one of the best surprises of last year and looks like it will continue as such in its second season this fall, and now MTV is adding one more Movie-to-tv adaptation to its roster; shout out to MTV’s other Movie-to-tv breadwinner Teen Wolf, a show that is totally unashamed of how ridiculous and heightened it is and succeeds because of it. MTV’s Scream is so far surprisingly not terrible in the same way that Albert Pujols is playing surprisingly not terrible baseball right now–it’s a comfort, but you still expect more.
This new series takes the iconic Scream franchise and fits it to television,...
- 7/16/2015
- by Dylan Griffin
- SoundOnSight
The tensions are rising along with the body count on MTV's Scream TV series, and last week at Comic-Con, Daily Dead took part in roundtable interviews with the show's cast, who discussed mixing creepy moments with comedy, the original Scream films, and much more.
Amadeus Serafini on his suspicious, new-in-town character, Kieran Wilcox:
"He's the brooding type. He is the new kid in town. He just lost his folks a few weeks back and that's the introduction to Lakewood, and he very much makes a move on Willa [Fitzgerald's] character Emma, and has a clash where it becomes a love triangle between Connor [Weil's] character, Will, Emma, and himself. That's pretty much all I can reveal for the time being and you're going to see how it unfolds over the course of this series."
Serafini on whether or not his parents' deaths were truly an accident:
"You're going to have to wait and see.
Amadeus Serafini on his suspicious, new-in-town character, Kieran Wilcox:
"He's the brooding type. He is the new kid in town. He just lost his folks a few weeks back and that's the introduction to Lakewood, and he very much makes a move on Willa [Fitzgerald's] character Emma, and has a clash where it becomes a love triangle between Connor [Weil's] character, Will, Emma, and himself. That's pretty much all I can reveal for the time being and you're going to see how it unfolds over the course of this series."
Serafini on whether or not his parents' deaths were truly an accident:
"You're going to have to wait and see.
- 7/14/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Since it quietly opened on December 18, 1996, Wes Craven's groundbreaking slasher flick "Scream" has spawned a total of three sequels and now an MTV series that's slated to premiere in June. Does the original movie hold up? I'd say so. The meta-premise is inevitably dated at this point, and the plotting is a bit of a mess at times, but nearly 20 years later "Scream" remains a watchable diversion thanks to Craven's sure-handed direction and a cast of colorful characters populated by the likes of self-involved tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox); man-child deputy Dewey Riley (David Arquette); orange-loving bestie Tatum (Rose McGowan); and rule-spouting horror nerd Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy). After watching the first trailer for MTV's upcoming series (which boasts the conspicuous absence of both Craven and original writer Kevin Williamson) and taking in its rather CW-esque young cast, I got to thinking about the movies for the first time in years,...
- 4/17/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The giant worms known as Graboids are back to snack on unlucky surface dwellers in Tremors 5, but standing in their way as always is the indomitable Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Filming on the latest installment in Universal’s horror franchise that began in 1990 is now underway in South Africa, with Jamie “Randy Meeks” Kennedy starring opposite Gross and Don Michael Paul in the director’s chair:
Written by Tremors 3: Back to Perfection scribe John Whelpley, Tremors 5 will come out on home media in 2016. We have the official press release with full details:
“Universal City, Calif., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The fifth heart-pounding installment in the action-packed sci-fi comedy-adventure franchise, Tremors 5 began principal photography in South Africa on September 22, 2014. With even more deadly creatures on the loose, Tremors 5 continues the films’ hallmark combination of adrenaline-laced suspense, explosive action and tongue-in-cheek humor. Michael Gross returns for his fifth appearance in the Tremors films alongside new cast member,...
Written by Tremors 3: Back to Perfection scribe John Whelpley, Tremors 5 will come out on home media in 2016. We have the official press release with full details:
“Universal City, Calif., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The fifth heart-pounding installment in the action-packed sci-fi comedy-adventure franchise, Tremors 5 began principal photography in South Africa on September 22, 2014. With even more deadly creatures on the loose, Tremors 5 continues the films’ hallmark combination of adrenaline-laced suspense, explosive action and tongue-in-cheek humor. Michael Gross returns for his fifth appearance in the Tremors films alongside new cast member,...
- 10/16/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
(Cbr) Ghostface’s big-screen rampage appears to be at an end, given the disappointing box-office returns on 2011′s "Scream 4". But the murder king of movie-trivia mayhem will return on the small screen, courtesy of MTV’s developing "Scream" TV series. TV Line has a breakdown of characters that will appear on the network’s upcoming one-hour drama pilot. They include: Harper Duval, a 16-year-old introvert and intellectual who is suddenly part of the popular crowd, despite her misgivings. She has drifted apart from her longtime best friend, a girl named … Audrey Jesen, who is “the bicurious daughter of a Lutheran pastor.” She’s an “artsy-loner” and is described as “more arresting-looking than pretty.” She dreams of one day becoming a filmmaker; hopefully she’ll have an easier time of it than Randy Meeks from Scream stories of yore. Noah Foster is Audrey’s new best friend; he’s a brilliant,...
- 4/4/2014
- by Josh Wigler, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
There’s nothing more devastating than watching a great movie, when all of a sudden your favourite character is killed, especially if it’s completely out of nowhere. As film lovers, we’re a sentimental bunch, and it’s easy to get attached to characters after 2 hours (or even considerably less) of a well-written story, such that when they meet their shocking demise, we’re gutted, and even angry at the film for manipulating our emotions so brilliantly. The viewer then typically stews in their own resentment for the rest of the film, hoping that the character might magically return at the eleventh hour to save the day.
Whatever the rhyme or reason behind their deaths, these are 10 awesome characters who lit up the films they starred in, and while we really didn’t want them to die, the film just wouldn’t be the same without their ultimate sacrifice…...
Whatever the rhyme or reason behind their deaths, these are 10 awesome characters who lit up the films they starred in, and while we really didn’t want them to die, the film just wouldn’t be the same without their ultimate sacrifice…...
- 8/6/2013
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
It seemed to be some sort of rule of thumb with the more iconic of horror baddies – the bigger you are then the harder and much more spectacularly you fall, usually amidst a climatic showcase of visual effects that have stretched the already limited budget of the film to near breaking point. I guess that's part of their enduring appeal. I mean, would Dracula really have been as unforgettable as he is if he was easily snuffed out by a simple baseball bat to the dome? Could you imagine watching a version of King Kong where the ape was simply put down like Old Yeller instead of being shot down from the top of the Empire State building? Some of these deaths have become as iconic as the villain themselves, complimenting the closing of the film with some final reel fireworks. Even a nameless henchman has a fighting chance for...
- 3/29/2013
- by Aaron Williams
- FEARnet
So here is a slight change of pace – I'll be branching out into other areas apart from Doctor Who, including film franchises, TV shows and comedies. How's about kicking off with a scary movie series then? Newbies be warned – there are so many spoilers in this article, that Doctor Who's River Song would explode with smug rage.
By the middle of the 1990s, the horror film had seemingly died for good. Just like Dracula slowly rotting away to a skeleton, the horror genre had slowly ebbed away for the past decade or so. Hammer Horror classics from the 1960s and 1970s had given way to popular horror franchises in the 1980s such as Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street, but even by the mid-1990s, these had seemingly vanished into the ether. However, acclaimed director Wes Craven along with Kevin Williamson were to breathe new life into the rotting genre.
By the middle of the 1990s, the horror film had seemingly died for good. Just like Dracula slowly rotting away to a skeleton, the horror genre had slowly ebbed away for the past decade or so. Hammer Horror classics from the 1960s and 1970s had given way to popular horror franchises in the 1980s such as Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street, but even by the mid-1990s, these had seemingly vanished into the ether. However, acclaimed director Wes Craven along with Kevin Williamson were to breathe new life into the rotting genre.
- 5/14/2012
- Shadowlocked
After having previously tackled the cinematic output of Wes Craven three times in the past year over on my personal blog (not including my formal Scream 4 review for this very site), I figured that I was all but done talking about my favourite horror movie director of all time. I was content that I had said all that needed to be said about his career, his hits, his misses, and his most iconic films.
Then I was approached with the idea of revisiting the Scream films in time for Halloween. Just like Craven was hesitant to take on the first Scream film because he was burnt out on horror, I had to think twice about whether I wanted to delve back into a topic I had already spent far too much time on.
After watching all four Scream films again on Blu-ray, I find it a bit strange that...
Then I was approached with the idea of revisiting the Scream films in time for Halloween. Just like Craven was hesitant to take on the first Scream film because he was burnt out on horror, I had to think twice about whether I wanted to delve back into a topic I had already spent far too much time on.
After watching all four Scream films again on Blu-ray, I find it a bit strange that...
- 11/1/2011
- by Andrew Parker
- DorkShelf.com
It’s been busy over here at FM, what with the launch of our Graveyard Examiner and everything, but last weekend I promised more in-depth coverage of Universal’s Eyegore Awards, so here it is!
Upon entering Universal Studios’ Globe Theatre, there could be no doubt that you had just walked into a horror awards show. A quick glance around the room revealed an eclectic group of guests – eating a wide variety of delicious food – mingling among the eerily candlelit tables and surrounded by haunting rows of corn reminiscent of oh-so-many beloved horror flicks.
Now, allow me to digress for a moment. I’m afraid that when some of you were reading that last paragraph you may have been distracted by phrases like ‘eerie candlelight’ and ‘haunting rows of corn’ and skipped right over the quip about the amazing food. Even if the rest of the evening had been a...
Upon entering Universal Studios’ Globe Theatre, there could be no doubt that you had just walked into a horror awards show. A quick glance around the room revealed an eclectic group of guests – eating a wide variety of delicious food – mingling among the eerily candlelit tables and surrounded by haunting rows of corn reminiscent of oh-so-many beloved horror flicks.
Now, allow me to digress for a moment. I’m afraid that when some of you were reading that last paragraph you may have been distracted by phrases like ‘eerie candlelight’ and ‘haunting rows of corn’ and skipped right over the quip about the amazing food. Even if the rest of the evening had been a...
- 10/1/2011
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
This past Friday night, September 23rd, the Halloween season officially kicked off in style with the 2011 Chiller Eyegore Awards held at the Globe Theater at Universal Studios in Hollywood as part of the opening night of Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. Hosted by genre veteran and previous Eyegore winner Corey Feldman (who was joined on stage by a wisecracking zombie scarecrow), many of horror's biggest names came out to celebrate our favorite time of year and pay homage to several of the genre's biggest contributors and newcomers alike.
The evening kicked off with actor Thomas Jane (The Mist, Deep Blue Sea, "Hung") presenting an Eyegore statue to long-time friend David Arquette, who's been best known to horror fans as Deputy Dwight "Dewey" Riley from Wes Craven's Scream since its release almost 15 years ago now.
Arquette graciously accepted his award, saying "I really want to thank you all. This is a...
The evening kicked off with actor Thomas Jane (The Mist, Deep Blue Sea, "Hung") presenting an Eyegore statue to long-time friend David Arquette, who's been best known to horror fans as Deputy Dwight "Dewey" Riley from Wes Craven's Scream since its release almost 15 years ago now.
Arquette graciously accepted his award, saying "I really want to thank you all. This is a...
- 9/25/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
It's that time of year again. No, not back to school time or the start of the NFL season. I can't argue that both of those events do bring a smile to my face, but I'm talking about something rooted much deeper in the darkness. I'm talking about the announcement of the Eyegore Award winners!
The Eyegore Awards are given by Universal Studios Hollywood during the grand opening of their Hollywood Horror Nights to honor winners who have been standouts in the horror field. Let me give you some clues as to a few of this year's winners…We've got a guy named after a witch, a paper salesman and the dude who landed the hottest chick ever while sporting the cheesiest mustache ever. Did you guess Alice Cooper, Rainn Wilson and David Arquette? Give yourself a pat on the back if you did. Huzzah! Joining that threesome are Jamie Kennedy,...
The Eyegore Awards are given by Universal Studios Hollywood during the grand opening of their Hollywood Horror Nights to honor winners who have been standouts in the horror field. Let me give you some clues as to a few of this year's winners…We've got a guy named after a witch, a paper salesman and the dude who landed the hottest chick ever while sporting the cheesiest mustache ever. Did you guess Alice Cooper, Rainn Wilson and David Arquette? Give yourself a pat on the back if you did. Huzzah! Joining that threesome are Jamie Kennedy,...
- 9/14/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
"Scream 4" didn't slay the box office like many onlookers thought it would, but that hasn't stopped some of the people involved with the series from thinking about more sequels. Wes Craven has already told us that he has plans for a new "Scream" trilogy, and longtime series producer Harvey Weinstein has confidence in the franchise's future as well.
But what about the stars? We sat down with the cast of "The Art of Getting By" last night in Los Angeles as part of MTV Sneak Peek Week, and made sure to ask "Scream" star Emma Roberts for her take on a possible fifth installment. We got some good stuff, but needless to say — some Major Spoilers lie ahead.
Okay, still with us? Good, because we're officially in the spoiler zone. If you've seen "Scream 4" (or if you don't care about getting spoiled) then you already know that Roberts,...
But what about the stars? We sat down with the cast of "The Art of Getting By" last night in Los Angeles as part of MTV Sneak Peek Week, and made sure to ask "Scream" star Emma Roberts for her take on a possible fifth installment. We got some good stuff, but needless to say — some Major Spoilers lie ahead.
Okay, still with us? Good, because we're officially in the spoiler zone. If you've seen "Scream 4" (or if you don't care about getting spoiled) then you already know that Roberts,...
- 6/1/2011
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Scream 4 (I’m glad to see must sites are ignoring the heinous ‘Screa4m’ title in their reviews) is a bloated movie that struggles for an identity and tries so hard to please it’s core fans that it sacrifices 21st century relevance for the boasting that franchise reboots simply aren’t that, relevant. It’s a film that desperately wants to be seen as clever as the original by it’s incessant self-relativity but then bangs the punchlines over your head so you know it too and can applaud.
In fact, so preoccupied in avoiding the horror sequel franchise sin of repeating oneself is this movie that it forgets about holding together a healthy balance between telling a compelling story with interesting characters, and for taking the time to comment on it’s own genre. The latter becomes such a fixation in screenwriter Kevin Williamson...
Scream 4 (I’m glad to see must sites are ignoring the heinous ‘Screa4m’ title in their reviews) is a bloated movie that struggles for an identity and tries so hard to please it’s core fans that it sacrifices 21st century relevance for the boasting that franchise reboots simply aren’t that, relevant. It’s a film that desperately wants to be seen as clever as the original by it’s incessant self-relativity but then bangs the punchlines over your head so you know it too and can applaud.
In fact, so preoccupied in avoiding the horror sequel franchise sin of repeating oneself is this movie that it forgets about holding together a healthy balance between telling a compelling story with interesting characters, and for taking the time to comment on it’s own genre. The latter becomes such a fixation in screenwriter Kevin Williamson...
- 4/16/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Not many franchise reboots have the good luck to be made by the same director, writer, and stars of the original- but then, not many horror franchises are as witty, successful and frightening as Scream. Though most of the good horror reboots have just taken the theme of the original and run in a different direction (Dawn of the Dead, The Crazies) that wouldn’t fit with the Scream style, now would it? The Scream series is all about self-parody, commentary, and being self-aware about its existence as a film. Luckily, Scream 4, despite reiterating the themes and arc of the original trilogy, succeeds in being a funny, scary, and well-delivered horror film.
In Scream 4, director Wes Craven, writer Kevin Williamson, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to Woodsboro, the site of the horrible mass murders of Scream, fifteen years after the fact.
In Scream 4, director Wes Craven, writer Kevin Williamson, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) return to Woodsboro, the site of the horrible mass murders of Scream, fifteen years after the fact.
- 4/15/2011
- by Willie Osterweil
- JustPressPlay.net
It's been 11 years since Ghostface last chased down Sidney Prescott , Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley -- and with " Scream 4 " slashing its way into theaters this weekend, does the franchise still have any life left in it? Our opinion: Yes, "Scream 4" is what " Scream 3 " should have been -- as the flick definitely ranks above its predecessor, which was, without a doubt, the series' low point. Taking place 10 years after the events of the last film, the new movie picks up with Neve Campbell 's character returning to Woodsboro (where the first "Scream" took place) for the last stop on her book tour. Her reappearance coincides with the double murder of two local teens -- shown in the film's big opening kill scene. We won't spoil it here, but it's a doozy of an opener. Dewey ( David Arquette ) leads the investigation into the murders while bored housewife Gale (still...
- 4/13/2011
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Big horror fans know that Wes Craven’s Scream, released in 1996, is the final real slasher film. A parody of all the excesses and absurdities of the genre, it is about a serial killer obsessed with slasher movies, a masked murderer who kills his victims while making reference to Scream’s predecessors, unable to differentiate between film and reality. But a generation of teenagers, unaware of the history, adopted it as their own, making the film a big hit but totally missing the joke. As such, it revitalized the very sub-genre it destroys, spawning two sequels, numerous rip offs (I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, etc), reboots of long dead series (Jason X, Seed of Chucky, the Psycho remake, etc.), merchandised Scream costumes at Halloween parties across the country, and, in a pinnacle of only-in-Hollywood total absurdity, a franchise of parody films (Scary Movie), or rather parody-parodies.
- 4/13/2011
- by Willie Osterweil
- JustPressPlay.net
It’s quite telling when the best scene in your movie isn’t even from your own movie. When a clip is shown early on from Shaun of the Dead, I felt a burst of both enjoyment and frustration. Enjoyment because, well, it’s Shaun of the Dead. The overbearing frustration came from the fact that the movie I was watching was Scream 4.
This fourth installment is only a surprise in the sense that it didn’t continue the downward spiral of the series, but lets face it, surpassing the third film is about as easy a task as one could get.
The fact that the fourth is nearly on the same level as the third comes as a real disappointment, considering how director Wes Craven wisely kicks off the film with a compelling bang. The once-reliable filmmaker, and his film, seems aware of how ridiculous and usually bad...
This fourth installment is only a surprise in the sense that it didn’t continue the downward spiral of the series, but lets face it, surpassing the third film is about as easy a task as one could get.
The fact that the fourth is nearly on the same level as the third comes as a real disappointment, considering how director Wes Craven wisely kicks off the film with a compelling bang. The once-reliable filmmaker, and his film, seems aware of how ridiculous and usually bad...
- 4/13/2011
- by Jack Giroux
- The Film Stage
In celebration of this Friday’s release of Wes Craven’s highly anticipated Scream 4, I’ve decided to scour my extensive horror collection and divulge what I believe to be the 10 Greatest Slasher Films ever made! The slasher subgenre of horror has become one of the most ubiquitous entries into the wider genre, as it exploits audiences’ most basic fears of being hunted by a psychotic murderer.
The slasher came into its own during the 1980s, when a surge of films aimed at the teenage market entered cinemas. Arguably, however, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) is the seminal example and not only redefined the horror genre entirely, but also saw the birth of the slasher film. The debatable nature of Psycho’s position within modern horror cinema (and the fact that it has been included on some of my previous lists!) means that I haven’t included it in todays offering.
The slasher came into its own during the 1980s, when a surge of films aimed at the teenage market entered cinemas. Arguably, however, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) is the seminal example and not only redefined the horror genre entirely, but also saw the birth of the slasher film. The debatable nature of Psycho’s position within modern horror cinema (and the fact that it has been included on some of my previous lists!) means that I haven’t included it in todays offering.
- 4/12/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
"Scream 4" director Wes Craven is joining us here on MTV Movies Blog all week long as our guest editor, sharing insight into the origins of his latest horror flick and what went into the casting process.
As Jamie Kennedy's dearly departed Randy Meeks was so fond of reminding us, there are certain rules you need to follow in order to survive a scary movie. Likewise, the rules of scary movies have become an integral plot point to the "Scream" films. But one thing we're not entirely clear on is this: what are the rules of a scary movie trailer?
"It's tricky," Wes admitted when asked about what goes into making an effective scary movie trailer, adding that it's difficult to keep the viewer intrigued without spoiling too many surprises.
"I think the studio in general — and not just the studio, quite frankly, but most studios — feel that the...
As Jamie Kennedy's dearly departed Randy Meeks was so fond of reminding us, there are certain rules you need to follow in order to survive a scary movie. Likewise, the rules of scary movies have become an integral plot point to the "Scream" films. But one thing we're not entirely clear on is this: what are the rules of a scary movie trailer?
"It's tricky," Wes admitted when asked about what goes into making an effective scary movie trailer, adding that it's difficult to keep the viewer intrigued without spoiling too many surprises.
"I think the studio in general — and not just the studio, quite frankly, but most studios — feel that the...
- 4/6/2011
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
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