It appears that Scream 4 is still happening and the word is that it will be some sort of restart? We get wind of these rumblings from our friends at moviesonline:
Not exactly new news since we already knew about Scream 4 but today as part of the 7 year deal between Showtime and The Weinsteins comes word that Scream 4 is still on tap. It is going to be what they are calling a restart to the franchise. We will see if they can pull that one off. The Weinsteins say “The Scream franchise has become a cult classic. Together, all three movies have grossed over $300 million at the box office, just in the United States alone. The fans have been asking for a 4th Scream movie for years and we’re finally giving it to them. As far as details go, we’re only in the planning stages and we may not get around to it [Scream 4] for quite some time, but rest assured, it will happen.”
I am not certain what they mean by a restart …if they still plan to contact the original cast? Are we going to follow the cast anew in another time and place? Is this going to be a bizarro world or alternate dimension where we see the same players act out another new and fresh horror film?
….Now that I think of it, that may not be a bad option at all. If they did a back and white horror film that was set in the 1950’s in small town USA, it could be the best sort of re-imagining possible whilst paying homage to the franchise by using the familiar cast of characters. This is probably not what they are planning – but it’s an idea.
International Friends – what do you think we have in store?
