David Arquette Has Said Filming ‘Scream 5’ Will Be Different Without Wes Craven
By George Robbins
Now that studios are back in the development phase for their movie making processes’ they are going to be busy again. One of the biggest reasons why they will be so busy is because even though there are many ongoing projects, there are new projects in the works as well. Movie makers weren’t just sitting at home twiddling their thumbs while waiting for the lock-down to end. They were at home thinking about how they want to make movies moving forward and what they will be able to do moving forward with these movies. So now that productions have started again, new productions are beginning to take form as well.
Among the newer films that are starting to be worked on is the next film to enter the ‘Scream‘ franchise, ‘Scream 5.’ This franchise is one that began at the tail-end of 1996 and it has been pervasive ever since, moving along with society. Every movie in the franchise followed the story of Sydney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell, and her fight against a serial killer that never leaves her alone. This is a part of the meta-commentary that is seen through the film because it is supposed to be something of a parody on other horror films. Many tropes from other horror movies are often discussed at length in these films and they follow beats that are similar to other films.
All of the meta-commentary seen throughout the films was Wes Craven’s idea to try and poke fun at other horror movies. Not only to do this, but to also show the flaws that other movies possess as it will show people what they maybe wouldn’t notice on their own. This was meant to be a way to make the movie original in its own way and for the most part, it succeeded with only the third film not doing so well critically. The movies would even go on to spawn a television series that lasted for awhile. Now that talk of a fifth entry for the franchise has taken hold, there are a lot of people with renewed interest in the franchise. There was even more talk after it was confirmed that David Arquette and Courtney Cox would return as Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers, respectively, with Neve Campbell in talks to return.
Needless to say, Arquette has been excited recently knowing that he will be making a return and that he will get to be a part of the franchise again. Recently he has talked at length about wanting to return for multiple new installments as well as reasons for why the third entry didn’t do very well. Unfortunately, the man responsible for making the franchise, Wes Craven, passed away which means that this will be the first thing in the franchise that he hasn’t worked on. While the new directors have said that they will be doing their best to make the film the way Craven would have, everyone knows that it just won’t be the same. Arquette even acknowledged that filming the movie without Craven on set will be “bittersweet,” but it is an opportunity to feel like he is there with them again.