Scream VI (2023) (Scream 6)

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‘Scream’ Sequel a Go from Spyglass and Paramount



Paramount and Spyglass are headed back to Woodsboro. A sixth installment of the Scream franchise has been greenlit, with the creative team from the successful 2022 film back in action.

Once again, Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct, with James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick returning to pen the script. Production is slated to begin this summer.

“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film. We can’t wait for audiences to see what Radio Silence, writers Jamie & Guy and Project X have in store for our Woodsboro family,” Spyglass and Paramount said in a joint statement.

Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak will produce. Kevin Williamson, who created the franchise 25 years ago with his genre-skewering script, will executive produce, as will Radio Silence member Chad Villella and Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre.

“Working with such a wonderful and talented family of creators — and in the lineage Wes and Kevin so expertly built — has been the thrill of a lifetime, and we’re so excited to bring the next chapter in the Scream saga to life,” Radio Silence said in a statement.

The latest Scream successfully relaunched the franchise when it opened in January. To date, it has earned $62.6 million domestically with a combined global haul of $106.7 million, a strong showing amid theatrical challenges posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It brought audiences back to Woodsboro, where a new killer wearing a Ghostface mask stalked a group of young friends.

The Scream franchise debuted in 1996, with writer Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven crafting a generation-defining horror film. The new Scream was the first since Craven’s death in 2015 and featured original stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. It also introduced a new cast, including Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Dylan Minnette. No casting has been announced, but not all the characters survived the last outing, so audiences can likely guess who will be returning.

Like its predecessors, the latest installment skewered modern horror tropes, taking on hot topics such as “elevated horror,” reboots and legacy sequels.

Screenwriters Vanderbilt and Busick said in a statement announcing their return, “Is this real life? Getting to collaborate once again with our friends on the next installment of the Scream story is more than we could have hoped for. We are overwhelmed that we get to continue to play in the sandbox that Kevin and Wes created. It is, as Ghostface would say, an honor.”

Added Project X Entertainment partners: “We have become a big family and are eager to continue telling stories in the wonderful Scream universe.”

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last month, executive producer Villella pondered what it might take to make a sixth Scream. Said Villella: “In order to make it special, you need to subvert things that have been established as the new rules and play outside of those parameters. Let’s break the rules now that we just re-created. And just go for it. I think you have to really go there.”

The Hollywood Reporter

[CyberpunkCentral]

Haven't seen Scream 5 yet. Waiting for it to come out on Paramount+.

[DarkEco910]

Fantastic news. I'm excited.

[DR Herbert West]

This should get us 2 & 3 in 4K.

[Guydowood]

I wonder what they will call it. Scream 2.6, Scream Louder, Scream Kills

[mwynn]

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[dallywhitty]

I enjoyed the new Scream, but I won't lie, I'd be more enthused if this had different writers/directors involved...

[MazeRunner]

I orgasmed seeing the news on twitter.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

I enjoyed the new Scream, but I won't lie, I'd be more enthused if this had different writers/directors involved...

The directing was decent. They need to learn how to do wide angle shots though.

They definitely do need new writers though.

[rooboy78]

I was pretty confident we would get a sequel but I figured at the earliest it would be two years. If they start production this summer, this could realistically come out in early 2023. That is amazing news and reminds me of the one year wait between Scream and Scream 2. The studio is super smart to move quickly with this and strike while the iron is hot, however, I truly hope the script is as strong as the last one. And they NEED to bring Neve and Courteney back! I have a feeling that they have probably already secured deals with them before writing them into the script this time.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by rooboy78

I was pretty confident we would get a sequel but I figured at the earliest it would be two years. If they start production this summer, this could realistically come out in early 2023. That is amazing news and reminds me of the one year wait between Scream and Scream 2. The studio is super smart to move quickly with this and strike while the iron is hot, however, I truly hope the script is as strong as the last one. And they NEED to bring Neve and Courteney back! I have a feeling that they have probably already secured deals with them before writing them into the script this time.

I'll be fine with no Neve or Courteney if we get Hayden Panettiere back in a lead role.

[samlop10]

Awesome news. Have watched Scream (2022) three times in cinemas so far and each time just solidifies it as my favorite sequel so far.

It would be cool to get Hayden Panettiere back if she is down for it for Scream 6. Maybe even cooler if she survives again and returns for Scream 7 (unlike

[Show spoiler]Judy

which I actually liked; but definitely made her big scene suspenseful and shocking).

[badfingerboogie]

If they want to continue the trend of lame 'requel' titling, then they could call the next one The Scream.

Could even have the marketing make reference to the Munch painting, ie. character posters with each character mimicking the iconic pose.

[mikeinvegas7]

Cautiously optimistic.

[1924]

Scream 5 was better directed than Scream 4 (with all respect to Craven there no real scenes of suspense or terror in S4 and it looked like a TV film despite a 40m budget) and Ghostface felt genuinely threatening again but Scream 4 I felt had a better cast and motive


Wish they could combine the new directors with Williamson writing or someone else

[HorrorBlu]

Hoping for some chase scenes and suspense set-pieces this time around, as those were noticably MIA in the non-Wes entry.

I get that SCREAM is meta and a dissection of the slasher genre, but up until this last one they still always delivered a solid slasher movie while doing so.

[Donl1282]

When do you think this will be released?

[AaronWilson]

Nice ! Hope Neve will be back again and it would be awesome too if Kevin Williamson helped pen the script too.

[AnthonyGG]

According to the announcement above, executive producer Chad Villella states “In order to make it special, you need to subvert things that have been established as the new rules and play outside of those parameters. Let’s break the rules now that we just re-created. And just go for it. I think you have to really go there.”

Good. Perhaps all the survivors from part 5 will be offed in the first 10 minutes (I'll spare Mindy) and we can get a more interesting cast of characters this time around. Barrera wasn't able to carry the 5th film, PLEASE do not cast her as the main character again. She's no Sidney, she's certainly no Neve. Admittedly I wasn't a big fan of the latest installment so I'm in the minority but I agree with even the fans that enjoyed Scream 5 who've said things need to get the shakeup when it comes to the cast and writers.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by Donl1282

When do you think this will be released?

Since they had success in January I wouldn't be surprised if they do that again.