With Scream VII set to take the franchise again to its roots, Matthew Lillard is worked up to see what’s subsequent.
After Scream (1996) authentic author Kevin Williamson was introduced to return to the franchise to direct the upcoming seventh installment, the actor expressed his pleasure to see which route the following slasher sequel goes.
“I feel it’s in a superb place. I feel that [the movie being] again within the palms of Kevin Williamson is nice,” he instructed GamesRadar+. “I really like what [Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin] have been doing earlier than. nothing in opposition to them. Actually, I believed they have been taking a very thrilling manner.”
Lillard famous that he wasn’t a fan of the shotgun scene in Scream VI. “I believed the film acquired too violent,” he stated. “I feel 6 was, like… I don’t suppose Ghostface ever wants a shotgun. I feel that the flicks are – all the things is attempting to repeat what we did within the first film in a variety of methods. Like, a maniacal monologue on the finish. It’s actually arduous to do. I hope that Kevin takes it in a model new, courageous, and thrilling route in order that we will form of discover completely different colours and completely different joys.”
After OG star Neve Campbell sat out Scream VI (2023) attributable to a wage dispute, she introduced in March that she’s again for the following movie, together with Williamson as director and a script by Man Busick.
Ghostface in Scream VI.
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Though Campbell famous in July that she’d but to see a accomplished script, she signed on as a result of the brand new movie focuses as soon as once more on her ‘last lady’ character Sidney Prescott.
“We’re going to comply with Sidney,” she instructed Leisure Tonight. “They did pitch the idea to me, and it’s the rationale that I jumped on board.”
The casting information got here after Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023) star Melissa Barrera was fired from the franchise over her help for Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas battle, which was considered by Spyglass Media as antisemitism.
