And for the first time ever, it wasn’t directed by horror master Wes Craven, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 76.
While the horror film genre has expanded immensely over the past few decades, there’s still some annoying stereotypes that just won’t go away.
The new film, though, is decidedly not a reboot that wipes away the history of the franchise that Craven created with writer Kevin Williamson; the new Scream is the fifth film in the franchise, and stars returning cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette as Ghostface survivors Sidney, Gale, and Dewey.
For the first time in ten years, there’s a new Scream film coming to theaters.