Scream Directors Open Up About Jaw-Dropping Death Scene

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Scream has now been in theaters nearly a week, reigniting the franchise for a new generation--and ushering in a new era where the movies are made without the late Wes Craven serving as director. Once more, Ghostface is cutting and slashing his way through Woodsboro, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake–and we've already broken it all down for you. There's one particular moment that needs some serious discussion, though.

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for the latest Scream film, which is in theaters now. If you haven't seen the movie, you should stop reading now. This is your final warning.

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After somehow surviving four separate Ghostface attacks, Dewey Riley (David Arquette) met his end at the masked killer's blade. Dewey's death was foreshadowed early in the film when he explained that he'd survived being stabbed nine times in the past, not unlike how a cat has nine lives. And true to that, the tenth (and eleventh) stab wounds proved to be fatal as Ghostface plunged one knife into his stomach, and another into his back--essentially splitting Dewey in half as both knives were pulled upward.

So why, after all of this time, kill Dewey? According to Tyler Gillett, one of the movie's directors, it was an important choice to make. «It plays such a key role in the story, it really is kind of like the keystone of connecting the new cast to the legacy,» he explained to GameSpot.

That said, whether or not Dewey should die wasn't always set in stone--in fact, there was a backup plan just in case. «Even