How an 11-Year-Old Hater Convinced Wes Craven to Stick With the Horror Genre and Make ‘Scream’
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Scream 7's Director Opens Up About Signing On After The 'Bummer' Of Losing Jenna Ortega And Melissa Barrera, And I Love How Neve Campbell Was Involved
Scream 7's Kevin Williamson shares what happened after Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barera left the film, and how Neve Campbell nudged him to direct.
How an 11-Year-Old Hater Convinced Wes Craven to Stick With the Horror Genre and Make ‘Scream’
After transitioning from academia (he had a masters in philosophy and writing) to movies via adult videos, Wes Craven was surprised at the success of his first non-pornographic feature film, The Last House on the Left (1972). The writer and director allowed himself to create such an outrageously violent horror movie because he’d assumed it would mostly be watched by grindhouse audiences. While the success was welcomed, Craven felt it also pigeon…
Kevin Williamson, screenwriter and producer of the Scream series, reveals that Neve Campbell convinced him to lead the new delivery of the slasher horror franchise.
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