Scream 5 in Development

[The Shape]

“And let’s face it, Sidney. Your mother was no Sharon Stone!”

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm due for a rewatch of these films.

 

[samsnee]

I just hope the new killer’s motivation isn’t some fame angle again.

 

[Closerframe]

At this point, I’d prefer the killer not having any connection to Sidney whatsoever—especially after we got back-to-back family members.

 

[CadeSkywalker28]

If the killer wants to kill Sydney, then there'll be some connection between them anyway.

 

[The Joker]

The first three focused on motives related to Maureen Prescott, but they all managed to be unique in why each killer was doing what they were doing. Even though I thought Roman's was dumb as hell, it was still unique to the previous killers.

Four had the fame angle and its pretty much a one and done because how can you want the fame Sidney had again and not feel like a repeat of four. They need to tread new ground with the killer's motive for it to feel fresh. Nothing to do with Maureen or the killer craving some kind of fame.

 

[Marvolo]

That blueish look to the movie reminds me of Scream 1 A LOT.

I thought they said they were doing a new mask this time? Should have made it look more evil or creepy.

 

[The Shape]

I thought they said they were doing a new mask this time? Should have made it look more evil or creepy.

 

[The Shape]

 

[Doctor Jones]

You know, all those movies had great selected music from artists. Usually they're shoehorned into these movies to be hip and can be dated, but for an older man, Craven and the music supervisor had a real ear for it and could capture the energy and mood of youth through the music like that. It's a real testament to Craven as a director to those films.

 

[The Shape]

Yes, and the song choices appeared at great times within the films. The song I posted above is part of one of the best music/scene transitions of the franchise, after Cici gets thrown off the balcony.

Another great one before the credits rolled in Scream:

 

[BatLobster]

You know, all those movies had great selected music from artists. Usually they're shoehorned into these movies to be hip and can be dated, but for an older man, Craven and the music supervisor had a real ear for it and could capture the energy and mood of youth through the music like that. It's a real testament to Craven as a director to those films.

Craven was the man. All there is to it.

 

[Marvolo]

At some point you'd think one of these killers would realize a prestine mask from Walmart for the fifth time is getting a bit stale and would endeavor to spice things up a bit. Show some small amount of originality. Hell, I would have been happy with the killer making their own ghost face mask and costume.

 

[BatLobster]

At some point you'd think one of these killers would realize a prestine mask from Walmart for the fifth time is getting a bit stale and would endeavor to spice things up a bit. Show some small amount of originality. Hell, I would have been happy with the killer making their own ghost face mask and costume.

There is a lot we still don't know about this film. Including rumors of

Spoiler

two separate Ghostface masks being used, with possible flashbacks.

 

[Dweet]

At some point you'd think one of these killers would realize a prestine mask from Walmart for the fifth time is getting a bit stale and would endeavor to spice things up a bit. Show some small amount of originality. Hell, I would have been happy with the killer making their own ghost face mask and costume.

I kinda agree. I like how they spiced up Myers mask in the new Blumhouse movies but it still looks like Myers. Ghostface getting something like that would be cool.

 

[Drizzle]

Unpopular opinion: I never thought the Ghostface mask was scary at all. Scary Movie didn't help its case either since pretty much any time I think about the mask all I can see is this:

The voice on the phone was always the scariest aspect to the killer.

 

[StarLord]

Yes, and the song choices appeared at great times within the films. The song I posted above is part of one of the best music/scene transitions of the franchise, after Cici gets thrown off the balcony.

Another great one before the credits rolled in Scream:

The first movie still has the best soundtrack.

 

[The Shape]

Unpopular opinion: I never thought the Ghostface mask was scary at all. Scary Movie didn't help its case either since pretty much any time I think about the mask all I can see is this:

The voice on the phone was always the scariest aspect to the killer.

Scary Movie definitely "hurt" the reputation of the Ghostface mask as being a "scary" costume.

But the Ghostface mask itself in Scream was never meant to be inherently scary on its own, much like Michael Myers' white William Shatner mask isn't really "scary" looking on its own. The Ghostface mask isn't gruesome or grimy looking or anything like that. It's a cheap and simple Halloween costume, relatively harmless looking in its own right. Something you'd see kids wearing to a Halloween party or trick or treating.

What made the Ghostface costume scary was the fact that this cheap, common, store-bought, almost silly looking costume could be used to do the kinds of horrible things these killers did. It was the fact that it could be anyone under the mask, whether it be some disgusting looking creep, or the kid who sat next to you in class, or your best friend. The fact that the mask and costume looked inherently "silly" made it so that the killers were almost mocking their victims by wearing it.

Beyond that, you're right. It wasn't only the costume. It was the combination of the costume, the phone calls, the games, the stalking and harassment, the misdirection and use of 2 killers rather than one -- all tactics the killers used to instill fear in their victims, accomplish what they set out to do, and also get their rocks off in the process. With their knowledge of horror movies, Billy and Stu used a series of horror tropes to their advantage.

 

[Drizzle]

Scary Movie definitely "hurt" the reputation of the Ghostface mask as being a "scary" costume.

But the Ghostface mask itself in Scream was never meant to be inherently scary on its own, much like Michael Myers' white William Shatner mask isn't really "scary" looking on its own. The Ghostface mask isn't gruesome or grimy looking or anything like that. It's a cheap and simple Halloween costume, relatively harmless looking in its own right. Something you'd see kids wearing to a Halloween party or trick or treating.

What made the Ghostface costume scary was the fact that this cheap, common, store-bought, almost silly looking costume could be used to do the kinds of horrible things these killers did. It was the fact that it could be anyone under the mask, whether it be some disgusting looking creep, or the kid who sat next to you in class, or your best friend. The fact that the mask and costume looked inherently "silly" made it so that the killers were almost mocking their victims by wearing it.

Beyond that, you're right. It wasn't only the costume. It was the combination of the costume, the phone calls, the games, the stalking and harassment, the misdirection and use of 2 killers rather than one -- all tactics the killers used to instill fear in their victims, accomplish what they set out to do, and also get their rocks off in the process. With their knowledge of horror movies, Billy and Stu used a series of horror tropes to their advantage.

I agree with everything you said except for the Michael Myers mask not looking scary on its own. Something about that mask is deeply unsettling even when it isn't being worn.

 

[Gothamsknight]

Rewatched all 4 last week. Still love this series so much.

 

[Nardz937]

Unpopular opinion: I never thought the Ghostface mask was scary at all. Scary Movie didn't help its case either since pretty much any time I think about the mask all I can see is this:

The voice on the phone was always the scariest aspect to the killer.

Scary Movie definitely "hurt" the reputation of the Ghostface mask as being a "scary" costume.

But the Ghostface mask itself in Scream was never meant to be inherently scary on its own, much like Michael Myers' white William Shatner mask isn't really "scary" looking on its own. The Ghostface mask isn't gruesome or grimy looking or anything like that. It's a cheap and simple Halloween costume, relatively harmless looking in its own right. Something you'd see kids wearing to a Halloween party or trick or treating.

Can confirm. I wore the Ghostface mask at a Halloween gathering a few years ago and someone called me "The Wazzup guy" lol.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Matthew Lillard hints at Stu's return to the Scream franchise!

The thing I love about this idea (Stu coming back as the lead killer) is that it fits with the modern trope of reboots.

Instead of the Platinum Dunes/Rob Zombie style reboots from a decade ago that remade the first film with younger actors playing the original roles (the trope that Scream 4 called out), we now get the Blumhouse horror reboots like Halloween 2018 that "bring things back to the original" by bringing back the older protagonists as PTSD suffering, scar wielding, grizzled badasses, as well as bringing the killer back to "their original form" from the first movie.

So I can see Stu working with a couple of college age or teenage dudes (maybe he radicalized them on the Internet), and trying to lure Sydney out of hiding so he can finish what he started in the first movie. Basically, the original idea of Scream 3 modernized (just like Halloween 2018 was H20 modernized).

 

[Closerframe]

The thing I love about this idea (Stu coming back as the lead killer) is that it fits with the modern trope of reboots.

Instead of the Platinum Dunes/Rob Zombie style reboots from a decade ago that remade the first film with younger actors playing the original roles (the trope that Scream 4 called out), we now get the Blumhouse horror reboots like Halloween 2018 that "bring things back to the original" by bringing back the older protagonists as PTSD suffering, scar wielding, grizzled badasses, as well as bringing the killer back to "their original form" from the first movie.

So I can see Stu working with a couple of college age or teenage dudes (maybe he radicalized them on the Internet), and trying to lure Sydney out of hiding so he can finish what he started in the first movie. Basically, the original idea of Scream 3 modernized (just like Halloween 2018 was H20 modernized).

I honestly both love and hate this idea. On one hand Stu being behind the whole thing would fit the current concept of online radicalization, but on the other, it seems like a convoluted twist to explain. I don’t need to see the killer(s) visiting him in prison and seemingly becoming obsessed with finishing what he started.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, it’s one of those ideas that in theory could be really amazing, but could also be executed horribly on screen. Scream was always just on the borderline of camp and that could cross over into it done wrong.

 

[Pennywise]

https://hellosidney.com/content/exclusive-radio-silence-answers-scream-questions/

The SCREAM legacy was the focus during the second part of my conversation with Radio Silence, the innovative and talented, collective filmmaking unit formed by producer Chad Villella and directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

“With all the SCREAM movies, legacy is very front and center. And they all build so successfully on one another while also being totally original in their own right. And, that was something that, from the start, we knew was going to be essential in this work and that was a love letter to all the movies and, of course, to Wes. But also was going to take some of its own unique risks”, says Gillet.

One of those risks was losing the numeral near the title. According to Matt, their mission was to make “A standalone good movie“.

But, how could it be possible to merge legacy and a fresh new start?

“A lot of it came from the script, where the entry point is accessible to everybody. This isn’t a movie that you need to have seen 27 other movies to understand […] But, your experience will be extremely heightened the more knowledge you have of those previous four“, he explains, and then promises: “We have a ton of easter eggs“.

The new film continues another SCREAM tradition, which would be unfathomable if broken: the self-aware commentary and current state of horror.

“It wouldn’t be a SCREAM movie if it wasn’t self-referential and didn’t talk about, you know, where the genre is at in a kind of pop culture sense“, recalls Tyler.

Regarding the trailer, there’s something that could be further delaying the first peak at the anticipated sequel : The puzzle of assembling footage without revealing many specifics about the plot, death scenes, or other spoilers, like “Halloween Kills” fell victim to with its most recent trailer.

“That’s going to be the challenge with the trailer. There’s a lot in this movie that can be spoiled really easily. We’re so curious to see how the marketing department is going to thread the needle. Because it’s a very narrow one“, teases Gillett.

But, if the plot is under a lot of secrecy, the rating was predictable: “The movie is rated R“, confirms Chad Villella.