“Scream VI” is the sixth installment in the film series and one of the most critical acclaimed.
So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.
- Scream VI is a 2023 American slasher film
- It is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
- The film is written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick
- It is the sequel to Scream (2022)
- It marks the sixth installment in the Scream film series
- The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere, and Courteney Cox
- All reprising their roles from previous installments
- The star alongside Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devyn Nekoda, Tony Revolori, Josh Segarra, and Samara Weaving
- Film series star Neve Campbell announced she would not be returning as Sidney Prescott because she felt the offer presented to her was unacceptable
- Making this the first film in the series not to feature the character
- Scream VI is the third film of the series to be set outside the fictional town of Woodsboro, California
- With the film’s events taking place in New York City
- Following a new Ghostface who targets the surviving members of the “Woodsboro legacy attacks”
- The film combines the violence of the slasher genre with elements of black comedy and a “whodunit” mystery
- It satirizes the trends of film franchises and subversion of audience expectations
- Scream VI premiered at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in Manhattan on March 6, 2023
- It was theatrically released in the United States on March 10 by Paramount Pictures
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics
- Critics praised the kills and performances
- Prior to the release of Scream 4, series creator Kevin Williamson claimed he had already “mapped out” Scream 5 and Scream 6
- He would wait to see the box office success of the fourth installment before signing on for any more films
- In July 2014, Williamson revealed that Scream 4 was intended to kick off a new trilogy of films, but the film “never took off in a way they hoped”
- Williamson also said that he would likely not be involved in any further entries, as the series director Wes Craven and his team were “done” with him
- In Williamson’s initial pitch, Scream 5 saw Jill Roberts being stalked by a killer at her college campus
- While Scream 6 would feature Gale Weathers as the main character and deal with her relationship with Dewey Riley
- In January 2022, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Tyler Gillett expressed interest in making future films in the series
- Courteney Cox would later express an interest in a sequel while doing publicity for Shining Vale
- A sixth film was officially green-lit on February 3, 2022, by Spyglass Media Group. Olpin and Gillett of Radio Silence would return to direct while James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick would write the script once again
- By the end of the month, Campbell was approached to return for the film
- The following month, Cox had received the script and was courted to reprise her role
- Also in March 2022, the sixth film’s release date was set for March 31, 2023
- By May, plot details emerged, setting the film outside of Woodsboro
- Instead, the film will take place in New York City
- In June, Ortega said the film would feature a more “aggressive and violent” Ghostface than in previous entries
- In May 2022, it was announced that Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and Jenna Ortega would also return for the sixth film
- The following day, it was announced that Hayden Panettiere would reprise her role of Kirby Reed from the fourth film
- When asked about her involvement in the film, Cox claimed that her contract was not yet completed
- Also in June, it was announced that Dermot Mulroney had joined the cast, playing a police officer
- Cox officially confirmed her involvement with the film
- On June 16, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda and Josh Segarra joined the cast, followed by Henry Czerny on June 23
- Samara Weaving and Tony Revolori were both announced as cast members on July 14
- The film has a production budget of $35 million
- Principal photography began on June 9, 2022, in Montreal, Canada
- Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak produced under Project X Entertainment, while Chad Villella, Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena and Williamson served as executive producers
- Hayden Panettiere posed for a set photo on August 6, along with Jasmin Savoy Brown, that was picked up by various media outlets given her return to the franchise
- Courteney Cox revealed she had finished filming her part as of August 14
- Filming ended in late August
- In the United States and Canada, Scream VI was released alongside 65 and Champions, and was projected to gross $35 to 40 million from 3,670 theaters in its opening weekend
- The film made $19.5 million on its first day
- Including $5.7 million from Thursday night previews
- Besting Scream’s $3.5 million the year prior
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76%
- Based on 202 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.8/1
- The site’s critical consensus reads, “Certain aspects of horror’s most murderously meta franchise may be going stale, but a change of setting and some inventive set pieces help keep Scream VI reasonably sharp”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100
- Based on 50 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale
- The same score as Scream 2 and 2022’s Scream
- While those polled by PostTrak gave it an 87% positive score
- With 74% saying they would definitely recommend it
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