Ahead ofScream VI’s digital and Blu-ray release, Collider is delighted to share a new exclusive featurette with the creatives behind the latest installment in the horror franchise.
The new video featuresdirectorsMatt Bettinelli-OplinandTyler Gillettaka Radio Silence, as well as executive producerChadVillellaand screenwritersJamesVanderbiltandGuyBusick, discussing how they wanted to create a more terrifying Ghostface in the latestScreammovie.
Scream VItakes"the core four"out of Woodsboro, and onto themean streets of New York Cityfor the first time, following Tara (JennaOrtega) in her first year at college and her big sister Sam (MelissaBarrera) as she tags along to keep an eye on her.
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Radio Silence proved they’re more than capable of shepherding this iconic franchise into the future with their “reboot” of sorts withScream(2022), andScream VIhas given them the opportunity to really show what they can do with it.
From the cold open’s Ghostface fake-out to a whole family filled with killers, Scream VI is a heart-pounding thrill ride from start to finish.
In the new featurette, Bettinelli-Oplin refers toTerminator 2andAliensas sequels that the directing duo used as touchstones forScream VI, explaining how they wanted to “flip the previous movie on its head.”
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In the new slasher sequel, Ghostface is no longer playing by the rules of the slasher genre as he terrorizes Sam, Tara, and their friends in public places that you’d assume would be safe in a horror movie.Screamhas always been a very meta franchise, with each installment serving up fresh commentary on the genre as it’s evolved over the last 20 years, andScream VIfollows that legacy of pushing past the audience’s expectations.
Scream VIPasses the Knife to the Next Generation
WhileScream VIis the first movie in the franchise not to featurethe original movie’s final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), her presence is certainly felt as Tara andSam come into their own, carrying on her legacy for a new generation.
Radio Silence knew that without Campbell returning, they had to make us “fall in love with these characters the way that we all fell in love with Sidney and Gale and Dewey.”
During an interview withPerri Nemiroff,Bettinelli-Olpin told Collider: “We took that responsibility really, really seriously and made sure that if we do our job right, you leave this movie going, Oh, I love the Core Four and I want their journey to continue the same way that we all want Sidney and Gale and Dewey to continue.”
According to Gillett, “the only way to really honor her was to also make a great Scream movie, and do the Core Four justice,” so that’s exactly what they did.
Scream VIwill be available on Digital on April 25 and on Blu-ray on July 11. it’s possible for you to check out the exclusive featurette down below.
