18 details you probably missed in ‘Scream’
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Sidney’s dad says the name of the hotel he’ll be at in his first scene.
He says he’s staying at the Hilton by the airport. Dimension Films
During their first conversation, Mr. Prescott tells Sidney that he’ll be staying at the Hilton by the airport.
Later on, when Dewey says he isn’t registered there, it’s suggested that Sidney may be wrong about which hotel her father was staying at. But viewers who were paying attention earlier will realize she’s correct.
‘Yellowjackets’ star Jasmin Savoy Brown on ‘different ways’ of exploring violence in new ‘Scream’
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Even though actress Jasmin Savoy-Brown has been working steadily in film and TV for the past decade, she’s having a bit of a moment right now in horror circles, co-starring in two of the buzziest titles in the genre: Scream (2022) and Showtime’s original series, Yellowjackets.
In the critically lauded Yellowjackets, the actress plays Taissa, a soccer player on the high school championship Yellowjackets team who is one of the survivors of a harrowing plane crash in the remote wilderness. The series reveals the ordeals she and her teammates go through to survive in the aftermath, and then what becomes of them 25-years later after some are rescued. Meanwhile in the latest Scream, Savoy-Brown is Mindy Meeks-Martin a Woodsboro resident terrorized by a new killer in town.
“It’s funny because I don’t really like watching horror,” Savoy-Brown admits to SYFY WIRE about her current projects. “I really hate blood. I hate violence. But I think [horror] can be cathartic and it’s important. And Yellowjackets and Scream obviously explore violence in very different ways.”
Diving into the genres for both TV and film, Savoy-Brown says she’s been able to appreciate how the horror genre is able to confront and address topics other genres won’t touch. “You know, human beings are inherently violent, and we always have been.” She notes: “The Salem Witch Trials, nailing Jesus to a cross, burning people at the stake, stonings, and then these days, it’s mass shootings and sexual violence. We have violent impulses, and I think those impulses themselves aren’t what’s bad, but it’s how they come out. I think if we can put those impulses into art, which is what we’re doing with films and shows like these, then we can explore them.”
With the Season 1 finale of Yellowjackets airing on Showtime Sunday night, Savoy-Brown says the series has been unique in exploring female violence in a frank and realistic way. “[The series] is a safe space to look at violence, let the impulses out and say ’let’s talk about it.’ Let’s see how we can evolve beyond some of our violent impulses. So, I think that horror really does a service to human beings and it’s really great that I get to be a part of that.”
She’s also thrilled to be part of the long-time legacy of the Scream franchise as the next generation of actors to join legacy icons like Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell. “It’s been another honor,” Savoy-Brown enthuses. “This franchise is a legacy franchise for a reason. It was the first of its kind. It broke so many boxes and started so many great trends in horror, but no one can do it quite like Scream and that is really cool.”
With production pending on the next season of Yellowjackets, the actress may have a little down time which she hopes to fill with something very different. “I would love someone to put me in a romantic comedy next though,” she laughs. “I would like a [horror] break for a minute. Just real quick.”
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Scream Writer Confirms Original Plans for Scream 5 & 6
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It’s been over ten years since Scream 4 hit theaters, but the fifth installment is finally here. The new movie, which is simply titled Scream, was released last night and it’s been met with mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. The new horror film is currently up on Rotten Tomatoes with a 76% critics score and an 89% audience score. The new movie is the first of the franchise that wasn’t helmed by the late, great Wes Craven. Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett stepped in with original Scream writer Kevin Williamson producing. In a recent interview with Bloody Disgusting, Williamson revealed the original plans for the fifth and even sixth Scream movies. At one point, Scream 4’s Jill (Emma Roberts) was supposed to return.
“Jill went to college, and then murders started on the campus. And it was a killer who knew she was the killer from the last film. So the killer kept trying to expose her, so she would have to kill to keep it covered up. So it was killer meets killer. And Sidney [Neve Campbell] was a professor at that school,” Williamson shared. “Scream 6 was gonna answer whatever happened between Dewey [David Arquette] and Gale [Courteney Cox] … Sidney was in it, but it was more focused on Gale’s storyline.”
During a recent virtual reunion event, Williamson spoke about doing Craven proud with the new film.
“I had been really apprehensive about doing one of these films without Wes,” the writer noted. “The directors actually sent me a letter when the offer was sent and said the reason they are directors is because of Wes. So they’re even so honored to even be asked to make this film, and that they’re such huge fans of him and the films themselves, and of the cast, and that they really wanted to honor his voice, which I really, really believe they did.”
In addition to Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, Scream will see the return of Scream 4’s Marley Shelton as Deputy Judy Hicks. Jack Quaid leads an extended roster of newcomers that will appear in the film alongside Melissa Barrera, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, Kyle Gallner, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mikey Madison.
What are your thoughts on the original idea for the new Scream? Do you wish Emma Roberts would have returned or do you prefer the new story? Tell us in the comments!
The new Scream is now playing in theaters.
Scream fans can now pre-order an exclusive steelbook
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Scream fans can now pre-order themselves the slasher legacyquel’s 4K Ultra HD steelbook.
Available via right now, this nifty piece of home entertainment comes immediately after the movie’s theatrical release – bringing back Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox for a fifth terrifying turn on the Ghostface merry-go-round.
It’s priced at £29.99 and the (frankly pretty terrifying) cover features the iconic Scream mask being worn under a black hood by someone holding a seriously sharp and bloody knife. Creepy!
Scream (2022) - Zavvi Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Paramount Home Entertainment zavvi.com £29.99
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If you pre-order now, you’ll get two discs and will be able to enjoy the latest installment in all its glory in wondrous 4K Ultra HD.
Though you can get your order in early to make sure you get your hands on this spooktacular movie, there’s still a while to wait until it’ll actually pop through your door. The steelbook currently has a release date of December 31, though, of course, that could still change.
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If you’re not into the steelbook though, there’s also the for £19.99 (there’s also a limited time 30% off horror 4k UHD titles using the code HORROR30, so you’re going to want to snap it up quickly!) or for £7.99.
As for whether Scream is worth a trip to your local cinema or whether it’s worth pre-ordering to watch it at home later this year, here’s what we here at Digital Spy wrote in our four-star review of the movie: “It’s always a risk when a key aspect of your movie is to provide meta-commentary on the genre as a whole.
“The first two Scream movies walked that fine line between sharply hilarious and being too smug, while the latter two got a bit lost in the meta-ness of it all. Fortunately the new one manages to repeat the trick perfectly by taking a shot at itself too.”
Scream is now in cinemas.
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