Scream Movie Reboot Reportedly In Development

Spyglass Media Group is reportedly move forward with a reboot of theScreammovies . Created by director Wes Craven and author Kevin Williamson , theScreamfilms are famous for their self - cognizant approach to the slasher genre . They ’ve gross over $ 600 million at the box office over four movies , which is more than five time their conflate budget . With returns like those , it ’s little wonder why any studio would want to revive the enfranchisement .

AScreamanthology seriespremiered in 2015 and has ventilate three seasons so far , but its mythology exists on an individual basis from the motion-picture show . There was talking ofScream 5happening prior to Craven ’s passing four days ago , but it ’s been receiving set muteness ever since . Neve Campbell , who played the supporter Sidney Prescott in all four of Craven’sScreamfilms , saidshe doubt a 4th sequelto the original movie will ever happen just last year . Of naturally , that does n’t rule out the opening of a relaunch , instead .

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grant toBloody Disgusting , Spyglass is presently in the process of modernise aScreammovie reboot . The company gain the rights to the franchise after its original home , Dimension Films , was put into failure following the allegations against its co - school principal , Harvey Weinstein . Blumhouse was rumored to be moving forrader with its ownScreamreboot this summertime , butwas warm to shoot the idea down .

Screamis far from the only ' 80 and ' 90s horror dimension that ’s being actively rebooted at the moment . Spyglass is also working on a revival meeting of theHellraiserfilms and has David S. Goyer ( Terminator : Dark Fate ) go under to write the script Elsewhere , Universal has aCandymansequel - reboot from cowriter / producer Jordan Peele scheduled to arrive next June ( Candyman , likeHellraiser , was created by Clive Barker ) , even asFriday the 13thremains stand by in limbo over rights yield . Meanwhile , The Grudgeis countersink to make a comeback in January , reviving the franchise that begin with the Japanese revulsion seriesJu - Onin the late ' 90 .

The firstScreamwas part of a waving of post - innovative slasher film released in the ' 90s , and at last paved the way of life for the various meta takes on the genre ( thinkThe Cabin in the Woods ) that’ve come out since then . There ’s even beensomething of a re - examination ofScream 4of late , as the larger horror fan community has since come to reckon the 2011 sequel as an under - apprehended accession to the serial . The timing could be perfect for aScreamreboot , in other words , as a reception to the ongoing trend of recreate famous slashers for the grown blind . Then again , for the very same understanding , it might be better if Ghostface simply stay in retirement and skipped their try replication entirely .

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