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First images from Scream released ahead of Tuesday’s trailer

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Earlier today we got a teaser poster for Scream, and now a batch of images have been released from the next instalment in the slasher franchise offering a look at returning stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Marley Shelton alongside series newcomers Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Dylan Minnette, […]

Ghostface returns on poster for new Scream movie

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With the first trailer set to arrive tomorrow, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group have unveiled a poster for Scream, the fifth instalment in the iconic slasher series, which features the murderous Ghostface along with the tagline, “It’s Always Someone You Know…” Scream is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group […]

Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy

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Ricky Church on why Scream is a perfect black comedy… When Scream was released in 1996, it revitalized the slasher genre with new life and energy after it was on the verge of dying out. Scream had plenty of aspects that made horror slasher films great with its memorable kills, scares and great direction by horror legend Wes […]

Master of Horror: The Best Wes Craven Horror Movies

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Marvelous Videos explores Wes Craven’s best horror movies… Alongside George A. Romero, David Cronenberg, and John Carpenter sits Wes Craven, and that is no small feat. Like the others, Craven was an auteur of the horror genre. During the 70s and 80s, at a time when advances in special effects were being exploited by hacks, […]

Scream has completely finished production, reveals co-director Tyler Gillett

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Scream co-director Tyler Gillett has revealed via an Instagram post that the next instalment in the long-running horror franchise has completely finished production ahead of the film’s 14th January 2022 release date.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by tylergillett (@tylergillett) While Scream is the fifth film in the series, star Courteney Cox has […]

Courteney Cox clarifies new Scream film is “not Scream 5” but a “brand new launch”

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With the latest instalment in the Scream set to arrive on 14th January 2022, returning star Courteney Cox, who plays fan-favourite character Gale Weathers, has clarified the continuity of the new film. During an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Cox revealed that the latest film is not Scream 5 but it’s the start of a new franchise within […]

Scream 5 co-director explains how the sequel is influenced by Jordan Peele’s horror movies

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the directors of the film has explained how director Jordan Peele and his acclaimed work has influenced the film. During the film’s Virtual Production Press Day (via ComicBook), co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin discussed how they’ll continue to reflect on genre films like previous […]

Courteney Cox pens tribute to late director Wes Craven as filming wraps on Scream 5

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the stars of the franchise has penned a tribute to the late director Wes Craven who unfortunately passed away five years ago. Taking to Instagram, Courteney Cox, who has played Gale Weathers in every instalment in the horror series, commemorated the ending […]

Scream 5 co-director explains how late director Wes Craven influenced the sequel’s violence

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the directors of the film has discussed how the highly-anticipated sequel has approached its violence. In an interview with CinemaBlend, co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin explained how the film is approaching the violence while taking inspiration from the way the late director Wes Craven […]