Scream 6 Will Risk Everything to Subvert Fan Expectation
The recently announced Scream 6 will risk everything to subvert expectations, says its co-director, Tyler Gillett. After 25 years, theScream franchise headed off in a new direction with the release of its latest installment. For the first time ever, a Scream film was released that wasn't directed by franchise co-creator and horror filmmaking legend, Wes Craven. Having passed away in 2015, Craven's absence from the teen slasher horror franchise made many fans nervous about any new entries.
Thankfully, Gillett and co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin not only managed to bring the original surviving cast members back together on 2022's Scream, but they delivered a film that many felt was the best sequel the series has seen. This was no easy feat, as coming up with a suitable story and justification for bringing the Ghostface killer back yet again needed to be done with a certain degree of care. After four entries in the series under Craven's careful eye, a new sequel needed to feel seamless in its continuation of the Scream mythology. It also required a return to the tongue-in-cheek tone that the franchise was born out of. For Scream fans, the fifth film was the litmus test – could the series continue on without the man who made it all possible? And if it did, would it still feel fresh and fun? As it turned out, the answer to both of those questions was a resounding yes.
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Having proven itself as a box office hit, the fifth Scream film was left with just one more question lingering in its bloody wake: would it be followed up with a sequel? Fans were delighted to discover that there will indeed be a Scream 6, and its arrival is barely over a year away.
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