July 28, 2008, 8:35 pm : Wes Craven Confirms Weinstein Contact
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More Wes Craven quotes are pouring out of Comic-Con Weekend. This from MTV Movies Blog:
“My last experience [with the Weinsteins] was kind of rough with “Cursed” so it would have to be under very very controlled circumstances,”
“There has been talk between Bob Weinstein and me about doing another ‘Scream.’”
“I don’t know whether that’s been made public so I’ll deny this. I never said it!”
“It would be with Kevin [Williamson]. Bob always liked that combination.”
And this from Shock Till You Drop:
“There has been contact. I haven’t spoken to Bob Weinstein but they have checked with my agent. I’m not saying ‘no.’”
“It really is: Is there a script? What I found increasingly in the series is that the script were being written while we were shooting. The first one was a written script, it went out to the whole town and the Weinsteins jumped on it. There was very little changed in that. But 2 and 3? There were a lot of other people, including myself, writing on those.”
July 28, 2008, 8:57 am : Wes Craven At Comic Con
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The boys at BD hit up both Wes Craven and Jamie Kennedy at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Nothing terribly exciting to report, but after all these years something is better than nothing, yes?
While partying around at the San Diego Comic Con, we stumbled into Jamie Kennedy who talked with us a bit about the Scream 4 rumors. “Bob (Weinstein) wants us all to return in another film,” Kennedy tells BD. “I don’t know how I’d return, but he wants me back,” he jokes. He also reveals that a whole new batch of teens would be part of the film. This morning we caught up with Wes Craven who confirms the heavy talks, but denies being approached to return, while his assistant gave us a firm “no comment.” More info soon.
July 24, 2008, 11:37 am : The Internet Killed Scream-Trilogy.net
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We had a crash today and it first wiped out the site, then reverted it back to a 3 days ago form. I’ve reposted what we lost, so all is well now. Carry on.
July 24, 2008, 11:35 am : Jamie Kennedy Talks Scream 4
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This from IF Magazine:
SCREAM veteran Jamie Kennedy was on hand at the TCA’s CBS afterparty to promote his new role on CBS’s THE GHOST WHISPERER.
iF Magazine caught up with the funnyman to get an exclusive on the rumored fourth SCREAM movie. The Weinstein Company has been notoriously hush-hush so far on the project except to announce that they’re planning to reboot the franchise.
Despite having having been killed off in the franchise, it seems as if Kennedy could still be involved.
“I actually had a conversation with somebody very big in the organization, and there’s a way,” he tells iF. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but they have plans for a lot of things. You can see new faces that you wouldn’t expect and you can see old faces that you wouldn’t believe. There’s a way to bring a lot of things around.”
When asked if director Wes Craven would be involved, Kennedy confirmed that it’s “the only way they’re going to do it.”
And what are the chances the project will actually go through? According to Kennedy, “Why wouldn’t they” he says. “Great franchise. There hasn’t been one in eight years, so it’s due. It seems like it was just yesterday.”
An update from BD:
Wes Craven’s assistant tells Bloody-Disgusting that she’s 99.9% sure that Wes Craven has yet to be approached for the project, contrary to reports. We’ll have official word by days end.
No, they didn’t.
July 18, 2008, 3:42 pm : Scream 4 Script Gig Up For Grabs?
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This from Moviehole, sounds like this is a lot of fan speculation/promotion if you ask me (but no one asked me):
The Weinstein’s might be seeking script submissions for a “Scream 4″.
One insider tells us that he knows of a couple of specs that may be getting a look-in.
One of those is a “Scream 4” spec by a chap named Michael T. Kennedy. TWC insider ‘Cassandra’ tells us that “TWC/Dimension accepted a packet regarding the film about 6 months back from that guy’s agent – they contacted Kevin Williamson as well but his assistant stated he currently had no piece of the franchise and all decisions were made at TWC/Dimension. As of last month they said they were still mulling the materials over.”
Hmmm.. so sounds like the film might be moving ahead quickly? Not so.
Our contact says it’s no more than an idea at this stage.
“[The Weinstein's] might be taking a look at scripts, and talking about a possible Scream 4, but there is nothing in the works more so than there was 8 years ago. Basically the studio, Bob, Harvey, and Kevin [Williamson] all want to do a 4th film but Neve [Campbell] herself is the holdout. They feel there is no franchise without her and that they will wait for her to come around.”
Apparently “Scream 4? was included in the press release to merely garner buzz. Seems its still a couple of years away.
Update : We have confirmed that Kennedy’s script is indeed being read. But by no means does that mean he’ll get the gig.
July 15, 2008, 8:24 am : Scream 4 Official Announcement
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Forget every supposed supposed update about Scream 4 in the past 8 years since the trilogy concluded with Scream 3 (2000). This is the very first time Scream 4 has been officially announced as an upcoming film. It all went down in a press release about The Weinstein Company (Dimension) signing a 7 year deal with Showtime. This is promising news for screamers indeed.
The output deal … includes the remake of David Cronenberg’s “Scanners,” re-starting the “Scream” franchise with “Scream 4,” and “Piranha 3D.”
This deal furthers the relationship between Showtime Networks and TWC’s Dimension Films which began in 1997 with Showtime airing “Mimic,” and “Scream 2.”
That’s all about Scream 4 for now, but you can read more about the deal here.