Wes Craven is out and about, chatting it up with Digital Spy about his thoughts regarding Scream 4 and the "new trilogy."
He tells the site his stance remains secure on whether he'll return to the director's chair. Until he reads a script - which will happen possibly in August - he's not open or closed to coming back. Craven also reveals that the "deals are set" for David Arquette and Courteney Cox-Arquette to reprise their roles. Everyone else in the cast "will be new."
Regarding all of this "reboot" talk, Craven says: "I don't think it's a reboot and Kevin, when he talked to me, said, 'Remember, it's not just Scream 4, it's Scream 5 and 6. So I guess he has a trilogy in mind."
He also addresses the dangers of continuing the series, and how he felt when Scream was satirized as Scary Movie. Read the answers to those questions below:
You satirised the horror genre with the original Scream trilogy. Is there a danger that it'll either lose its edge or fall into self-parody the more films you make?
"There are a host of dangers in making more films. We have a saying in the United States, 'Jump the shark'. You don't want to do that, you don't want to drive it into the ground. You're avoiding those kind of dangers, hopefully, making the kind of film that has self-awareness from the characters where they're talking about film. I'm sure you can run that into the ground very quickly. I don't have a clue what Kevin is writing. He might be completely going around me, I don’t know."
Were you flattered or annoyed by the Scary Movie series poking fun at Scream?
"I laughed but it was also annoying because somebody used my very shots and I didn't have any financial participation in it! It was less than a year after we'd finished Scream 3 that that came out. You just have to keep moving in Hollywood because somebody will be right on your heels making parodies of what you've just done."
Source: Digital Spy
I think if Kevin Williamson has some ideas regarding the Scream franchise, then why not continue the series? I heard Kevin didn't have much of a hand in the involvement with Scream 3 (which in my opinion was the worst of the series), then why not see your vision to the end. Hell, if Lionsgate continues to create more sequels for SAW, I don't see the issue with another Scream. My only question. What's up with Neve Campbell returning?
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