January 14, 2022
Scream is a 2022 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the fifth installment in the Scream film series; though billed as a relaunch of the film series, the film is a direct sequel to Scream 4. The first film in the series to not be directed by Wes Craven, following his death in 2015, the film is dedicated to Craven at the beginning of the closing credits. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar, with Marley Shelton, Skeet Ulrich, Roger L. Jackson, Heather Matarazzo, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell reprising their roles from previous installments. The plot takes place twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders from Scream, when yet another Ghostface appears and begins targeting a group of teenagers who are each somehow linked to the original killings. Similar to previous entries, Screamcombines the violence of the slasher genre with elements of black comedy and "whodunit" mystery to satirize the trend of reboots and legacy sequels ("requels"). The film also provides commentary on the horror fandom culture, particularly the divide between "elevated horror" and classic slasher films.
Although fifth and sixth Scream installments were discussed after the release of Scream 4 in 2011, Craven, writer Kevin Williamson, and executive producer Harvey Weinstein had doubts about proceeding with more films following the less-than-expected box office performance of the fourth film. After the 2017 sexual assault allegations against Weinstein and the closure of The Weinstein Company, the rights to the Scream franchise were obtained by Spyglass Media Group in November 2019, who confirmed a new film would later be made. The following year, Williamson, who was returning as an executive producer, confirmed the film would not be a reboot and that Betinelli-Olpin and Gillett had been hired in March 2020 to direct the film. Campbell and Arquette were confirmed to be returning later that month, with Cox and the new cast members joining throughout the middle of the year. The film's production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so filming took place between September and November 2020 in North Carolina. To avoid any plot leaks, numerous versions of the screenplay were produced and several additional scenes were filmed.
Scream was released in the United States on January 14, 2022, by Paramount Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it for honoring Craven's legacy and offering thoughtful meta-commentary on horror films, with some calling it the best of the Scream sequels. It was also a box-office success, grossing over $138 million against a production budget of $24 million. A sequel, Scream VI, was released in March 2023.
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- Hollywoodedge, 357 Magnum Pistol Sho PE092801 (A modified variant is used.)
- Hollywoodedge, Car Lng Peel No Rev Hot PE855302/Car Peel Out Quick Pul TE047001
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Meowing Clos PE022401
- Hollywoodedge, Doppler Car Horn By Ap PE077401
- Hollywoodedge, Forest Ambience Bird PE010101
- Hollywoodedge, School Bell Short Rin PE193301
- Hollywoodedge, Train Long From Dista PE064401 (Horn only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OCKnob PE180101 (Open sound.)
- Sound Ideas, ALARM - WARNING SYSTEM: ELECTRONIC BEEPS, SCI FI
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA, FLASH - ELECTRONIC FLASH: FLASH POP AND CHARGING WHINE (Used for the voice changer.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 02 (Heard from a YouTube video.)