In Hollywood’s endless quest to reboot each single property they personal, a brand new “Scream” movie was inevitable, and Kevin Williamson knew that. He figured, although, that he would no less than be requested to be concerned, regardless of the very fact he is not tied into the rights. “Scream” is his child, in any case. Nicely, they did not, and at first, he was really nice with that as a result of his director was now not with us, as he defined to The Hollywood Reporter:
“[Spyglass Media Group] acquired the ‘Scream’ rights, which excluded me. So that they did not have to make use of me, and I believed, ‘Nicely, I do not need to be concerned anyway as a result of Wes is not right here. How may I probably do something?'”
Because it occurred, although, he was reached out to not by the studio however by co-writer James Vanderbilt, who wasn’t simply searching for Williamson’s blessing however to actively have him take part within the new movie as an government producer and the steward of the “Scream” franchise. Although he wasn’t writing the movie, he nonetheless discovered he may have fairly a little bit of artistic enter on the brand new “Scream” and located the expertise to be a optimistic one, happening to say:
“And now I am so blissful I stated sure. […] I believed, ‘With out Wes, what’s “Scream?”‘ However I used to be so incorrect. Radio Silence [Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Chad Villella] is superior, they usually’ve turn into actually nice mates. The complete staff. What I really like in regards to the first film is that it grew to become such a household, and it is nonetheless such a household after I run into the forged round city.”
Kevin Williamson is continuous on in the identical function for the upcoming “Scream VI.” I’ll miss the arms of Wes Craven, however I am glad Williamson continues to be within the trenches.
