Scream 4

[socketlevel]

the weakest link is williamson. i wish he would jj abrams it and develop the story instead of penning the script itself. i think he's gotten worse over time. not to say his early stuff was bad, i just think he is better at story/plot then dialog. his current stuff watches like someone trying to be kevin williamson.

[Pubrick]

damn, you're right. i forgot about that guy.

whereas i could defend Wes Craven, Williamson came and went in the 90s and would have to majorly rediscover himself to be relevant again. he was a fresh voice with scream and dawson's creek but what has he done for me lately? craven has proved himself over two decades (80s and 90s) and in the last ten years his two major features have been forgettable but not overly offensive -- his small output makes it easier to contain the damage.

but williamson? what the hell are the vampire diaries? i don't wanna know.. and is he still writing like Diablo Cody 1.0? i don't wanna know..

[socketlevel]

ya i feel that, i've been a huge craven defender with friends in the past. his films are great. he and carpenter owned the 80s imo. love people under the stairs. first NOES is a masterpiece, and the first 90% of New Nightmare is amazing.

i've saw a couple episodes of vampire diaries with my ex-GF, it's really bad. It just doesn't take any character risks. It's prime time TV, and this is a feature. but last time craven and williamson teamed up it was that werewolf flick, and it was really bad cuz it played like TV... the dialog i mean.

[Pas]

We got Vampires Diaries on french tv and they translated it to the equivalent of : "Vampires, Werewolves, etc.''

which at first glance looks really stupid but really I'm sure it's the translator being disgusted at the series. it's almost "Vampires, werevoles... aww whatever''

[tpfkabi]

is there any confirmation that Denise Richards is in this?

i saw Wild Things on TV the other day and was reading up on her and this came up a couple times, but with no 'legit' sources that i could find.

maybe people are mixing it up with a possible Scary Movie 4 (oh, wait, there already was one i think)?

not that it makes much difference.

[MacGuffin]

Will Ashley Greene, Hayden Panettiere join 'Scream 4'? (exclusive)
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Dimension is taking the first steps to casting "Scream 4," which is heading toward a July start date.

Lake Bell is in negotiations to join the franchise, and offers are out to "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene, "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin ("Twelve") for key starring roles.

"Scream 4" reunites Wes Craven with Kevin Williamson, who kicked off a horror- movie revival with his "Scream" script in 1996. The story brings back original cast members Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, though the new flick is seen as a passing of the baton to a new generation of slasher victims, with Williamson already under contract to write a fifth installment.

If deals are concluded, Greene would play Campbell's cousin Jill, essentially the heroine of the movie, and Panettiere would play her best friend, a nerdy film geek. Culkin would play a potential love interest for Jill.

Bell is negotiating to play a police officer who knew Sidney (Campbell) from high school.

Casting is proceeding slowly because Craven and Dimension are not sending the script to agencies in order to protect its secrecy. With only character descriptions, actors are having a difficult time deciding whether certain roles are for them. Reps for the actors declined comment.

Craven, Williamson and Iya Labunka are producing the feature, which is slated for an April 15 release. Original producer Cathy Konrad is not aboard the production and is suing the Weinsteins, alleging that she was cut out of "Scream 4."

The film will shoot in incentive-rich Michigan. The original was shot in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Bell, repped by UTA and Joannie Burstein, most recently was onscreen in "It's Complicated." She voices a role in "Shrek Forever After," which bows today, and stars in the upcoming features "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" and "Little Murder."

[Stefen]

"Vampires, Werewolves, etc.''

haha, I don't know why this made me laugh so much. Maybe it's because it's a really funny topical title or maybe it's because I'm easily amused while eating tortilla chips. Funny title.

Also, Hayden Panitittie would so fit in a Kevin Williamson movie 15 years ago. I bet she wishes they would remake Scream.

[MacGuffin]

"Scream 4" catches Emma Roberts

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Emma Roberts has been cast as the new leading lady in "Scream 4," taking a role that was first offered to "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene.

Roberts will play the cousin of returning "Scream" star Neve Campbell, and essentially the heroine in the rebooted horror franchise.

Greene's deal was never completed, and -- as first reported by Entertainment Weekly -- in stepped Roberts. The 19-year-old daughter of Eric Roberts starred in the feature version of "Nancy Drew" and was last seen in New Line's ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day."

Wes Craven is returning to the director's chair for "Scream 4," and Kevin Williamson is back writing the script. Shooting begins June in Michigan.

[Neil]

man these peanuts are salty

[squints]

these pretzels are making me thirsty?

[Neil]

that's the one.  ha  ha ha.

I can't believe I said that. 

[Stefen]

lol. Marquee.

[MacGuffin]

Panettiere and Culkin Confirmed for Scream 4
Source: ComingSoon

Dimension Films has confirmed that Hayden Panettiere ("Heroes") and Rory Culkin will star in Scream 4 as well.

They join original "Scream" cast members Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox Arquette, as well as newcomer to the franchise, Emma Roberts.

To be directed by Wes Craven from a Kevin Williamson script, the anticipated follow-up starts shooting in June for a release in theaters on April 15, 2011.

Iya Labunka is producing along with Craven.

[Stefen]

CALLED IT!

[Reel]

I'm watching the first Scream right now, which I think is the only really good one however dated or predictable its become and I just don't see how they're going to elaborate on this plot line again of someone trying to kill sydney. The only way they can get down to the core of anything is if they explain why her Mom got murdered and the story behind that. Theres no way they can introduce this story again like she's gotten past it and some new killer has come out of the woodwork to stalk her. It'd be better if people started fucking with her just playing around and she goes all psycho, finally. Thats the only course I'd be willing to see this thing take, which most likely means they'll try to flip it somehow.