Scream 5 (January 14, 2022)

[Blu Myers]

I thought 4 was miles better than 3. I liked it better than 2 as well. Jerry O'Connell kind of ruined 2 for me.

[remake]

Originally Posted by leem6453

I thought 4 was miles better than 3. I liked it better than 2 as well. Jerry O'Connell kind of ruined 2 for me.

OMG YES!!!!!!!! The singing.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by undiscovered

OMG YES!!!!!!!! The singing.

Scream 2 - I think i love You! - YouTube

[Seymour]

You guys are crazy. Scream 2 absolutely crushes part 4.

If they ever do make a Scream 5, let's hope they don't invite Wes Craven back, or any other of the old has-beens for that matter. I guess they could bring back Courtney Cox, but just to kill her off.

[MarkJ801]

Originally Posted by Seymour

You guys are crazy. Scream 2 absolutely crushes part 4.

If they ever do make a Scream 5, let's hope they don't invite Wes Craven back, or any other of the old has-beens for that matter. I guess they could bring back Courtney Cox, but just to kill her off.

You'd absolutely have to bring back the three alum, even if they're barely in it or are killed off.

[Favre316]

As far as part fours go, Scream 4 was pretty decent. It could have been Alien Resurrection or Terminator Salvation, both of which I can't stand.

[The_Donster]

Just wrapped up 3 tonight and will watch 4 once it drops on Netflix next month. I have to say I liked this one the best, despite Cox's horrible bang or wig or whatever the hell that was. I'm thinking this was about the time she started getting a few nips and tucks. The way the wrapped things up I was a little surprised there was another movie. Not sure if they really need a 5th, other than the fans wanting it. I'll have a better idea once I see 4.

[MovieManiac82]

Originally Posted by Seymour

If they ever do make a Scream 5, let's hope they don't invite Wes Craven back, or any other of the old has-beens for that matter.

And whats wrong with Wes Craven? Also the so called "old has-beens" have made some of the best horror movies of all time.

[remake]

Originally Posted by Favre316

As far as part fours go, Scream 4 was pretty decent. It could have been Alien Resurrection or Terminator Salvation, both of which I can't stand.

The Scream 4 hate on this board disgusts me. It's one of the most quoteable, entertaining horror films in awhile. I know every line.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by MovieManiac82

And whats wrong with Wes Craven? Also the so called "old has-beens" have made some of the best horror movies of all time.

Nothing wrong with Wes Craven (except, have you seen My Soul to Take? ), but I think they need to inject some new life into the series. The best part about Scream 4 was the new characters, and unfortunately they were basically all killed off. Do we really need another Scream movie with Neve Campbell--I really don't think so.

Also, what other horror movies have Campbell, Cox, and Arquette been in, besides the Scream series? The Craft....Oh yeah, that's it. And the Scream films were not great because of those three, that's for sure. Yeah, I like them in the original trilogy, but enough is enough.

Edit: Just to be clear--by "old has-beens", I meant Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette.

[remake]

Joss Whedon should do Scream 5

[Moe Szyslak]

I personally rank them 1, 4, 3, 2. Was very surprised with how much I enjoyed 4.

[Pouyan]

Rank:

2, 1, 4, 3

The 3rd one is obviously the weakest entry in the series.

[NoFro]

1 was great, 2 was even better, 3 was ****ing abysmal and 4 was really quite good. A couple of missteps prevent it from being up there with 1 and 2 but it was damn good fun and a much better end to the series than 3.

Scream 5 interests me, though only if Kevin Williamson is writing, but I have to wonder where the series would go next. Slasher films, sequels, trilogies, reboots and then... what?

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by Pouyan

Rank:

2, 1, 4, 3

The 3rd one is obviously the weakest entry in the series.

Thats about how I would rank them as well except I think 3 and 4 are about equal. 3 has a better first half and 4 has a better second half.

[remake]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Thats about how I would rank them as well except I think 3 and 4 are about equal. 3 has a better first half and 4 has a better second half.

You are insane.

[Edword]

Originally Posted by undiscovered

You are insane.

[Yeti4928]

3
2
1
4

3 has the weakest opening, and second weakest finale. The middle is why it's probably the most entertaining movie of the series for me. Just so entertaining with all the chemistry and energy of the characters running around, trying to solve the mystery. Great, hilarious dialogue.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Yeti4928

3
2
1
4

3 has the weakest opening, and second weakest finale. The middle is why it's probably the most entertaining movie of the series for me. Just so entertaining with all the chemistry and energy of the characters running around, trying to solve the mystery. Great, hilarious dialogue.

4
1
2
3
To me none of them are weak and I enjoy them all, one of them has to be on the bottom though. Still holding out hope for 2 more to give us 2 trilogies in this film franchise.

When Scream 4 hit theaters this past April, it wasn’t the box office smash that director Wes Craven and producer Bob Weinstein had hoped for – especially compared to its predecessors. While it made a little over twice its $40 million budget worldwide, it made $2 million less than that domestically. (Eek.)

Which is why it’s surprising, some five months later, to hear Wes Craven say that Scream 5 is almost definitely a go — though he might not be directing.




When asked if a Scream 5 was on the way, courtesy of Movieweb, Craven said:

“Yes. The odds are that there will be [a Scream 5]. It is something that Bob Weinstein wants to do. He tends to do what he wants to do. So I am inclined to think that there will be [another sequel]. Whether I will be a part of it or not? I don’t know. My contract gives me the first look. If they show me something that is really wonderful? Of course I will be a part of it.”

Wes Craven’s box office track record in the past few years doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in his money-making abilities. Scream 4 notwithstanding, My Soul to Take and Cursed were both terrible fiscal failures. Only Red Eye, starring Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams, made its money back. So it’s easy to imagine a scenario where additional Screams were made with a new director at the helm.

When asked what his plans for Scream 5 would entail, Craven said:

“I’d have to kill you if I told you. Its better to have an ending where you can’t tell where it’s going to go next. Than to have an ending where you go, ‘Oh, that is the hook for the sequel. That is the hook for the next one.’ We felt it was better to let the audience speculate than to have all of these clues placed in their lap. It’s not a matter of not being smart enough [to figure out how 4 ties into 5]. We’re clever at this. Let’s just put it that way.”


The cast of 'Scream 4'

On how the films are concocted:

“Most people think that I sit around and think up [the] ideas, then I send them to the studio. With Scream, that is not the case. Kevin Williamson has been the writer since day one. He has been the writer on all of these projects, at least at the beginning of them. That relationship with him and Bob Weinstein is very old, and close. Typically what will happen is that Bob Weinstein or Kevin Williamson will come up with a new idea, and they will pitch it to one or the other. If they both like it, they will toss it around and see if they can develop it into an overarching concept. Then I get the telephone call. They say, ‘We have something to show you.’ It will either be a scene, or if it is Kevin Williamson, he will run through the idea with me from beginning to end. That is what happened on this one. There were a few pages. Not many. At some point there was a first draft. But it mainly started with me and Kevin Williamson sitting down in a restaurant in Los Angeles. He showed me how it would go, and I really thought he had something there. So I signed on. Before that point, I am at a position where I don’t want to be involved with something until the script is there. That makes me not a part of the original process, of banging out the idea. I think that Kevin Williamson is the best at that. And Bob Weinstein is all over that too. I don’t want to play another guy in that. Going into [Scream 4], the first meeting I had with Kevin Williamson, he did sketch out a Scream 5 and 6. The idea was that we were doing the first in a new trilogy. We had to wait to see if we made enough money on each film to make the next one viable. If that happens, those two will come up with the concepts and an idea that is worth fulfilling.”

It’s interesting to hear about the relationship between Kevin Williamson – who has had two TV hits recently with The Vampire Diaries and Secret Circle – and Bob Weinstein, especially considering the admitted friction they had on the Scream 4 set (which may or may not have led to their parting of the ways, which may or may not have been the reason Kevin Williamson has yet to watch the fourquel). Would Williamson really be up for rounding out the second Scream trilogy after all that?

Despite its less-than-impressive box office take, Scream 4 was a fun, tongue-in-cheek – to the point of self-parody – horror flick. There were a lot of clever, funny, and creative ideas throughout with regard to recent industry movements like “torture porn” and “horror-movie-remake-itus”. And even though it was nothing to write home about (and definitely a lesser picture than the original), it was easily as good or better than 2 and 3.

The point being: this particular writer would welcome a Scream 5, if said sequel ended up being as entertaining as number four.

But what about you guys? Are you interested in seeing a fifth Scream, or was the fourth the straw the broke the camel’s back? Let us know in the comments.

And stay tuned for more Scream 5 news.

Source - http://screenrant.com/scream-5-wes-craven-benm-133728/

[remake]

^^ That article is from last year.