Scream again

Looks like my 2nd favourite Sydney (#1 here!) might be back soon(ish)! I had no idea there were plans for another Scream, until I saw rather exciting news today. I love the Scream films, with the first two being 2 of my favourites films.

The original Scream was a clever, exciting and scary movie that certainly deconstructed the slasher genre for laughs, but also managed at the same time to deliver the jump-outta-your-seat spooks and guess-the-killer fun that the audience expects.

Scream 2 was about the best sequel you could make. It was impossible to make a sequel that was going to be fresh and original. Nevertheless, it's still one of my favourites and has some great scary/tense scenes in it.

Scream 3... well, Scream 3 was about the best second sequel you could make given that the whole thing had already been done... twice. And let's leave it at that :)

Here's what we know (source: Major update on Scream 4! )

"While SCREAM 4 is still very much in the early stages of development, we have a few exclusive facts to kick start the hype.

Fact #1: Kevin Williamson (writer of two of the SCREAM films (character credit on third)) is going to start writing a draft, although it may or may not become the shooting script (which is typical).

Fact #2: Wes Craven may or may not direct, but there is a very good possibility that he will return.

Fact #3: They are making financial offers to David Arquette, Courtney Cox Arquette and Neve Campbell to play cameos.

Fact #4: This will be a younger version of the SCREAM movies.Watch for more soon as we'll been staying close to this highly anticipated project."

I also found a comment from someone who suggested Scream 4 should be like Craven's New Nightmare, where the film stars all the original cast playing themselves. Some Scream-fan, dressed in the costume would be hunting down all the original cast from the first Scream, including Drew Barrymore. That actually sound like a great idea, and another way to play with all the scary movie cliches. The one thing I ask is that they don't go all "porn-gore" a la Hostel/Saw, otherwise I won't be able to watch it (at least without fainting...)