After a long wait, with multiple setbacks due to the pandemic,Screamis finally making its big debut to theaters. Now, actor Jack Quaid has revealed just how far the filmmakers went to keep the story’s secrets safe.
With new directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the fifth film has beena huge secret toScreamfans. Other than knowing that someone else will be stepping into the Ghostface armor, not much else has been shared about the newScreamfilm.
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The overall plot and the fate of the returning characters has been raking fans' minds for some time now, yet they had no idea thatthe cast ofScreamhas been as much in the dark as them. Cast member Jack Quaid revealed that early on, the filmmakers kept giving the cast different versions of the script to keep them on their toes. Quaid stated during an interview with Bloody Disgusting, “In terms of my character, especially in the beginning of filming, we all got different scripts. I was never really quite sure what the situation was. In some versions some characters die, in other versions someone else is the killer. It was like a big game ofAmong Us.”
This is the fifth movie added totheScreamfranchise, with its origins going all the way back to 1996 with Wes Craven in the director’s chair. Craven continued to fulfill his vision for the franchise on screen, credited with making all fourScreamfilms up until his death in 2015. This may have been the most shocking, tragic news for the cast and crew, whose fearless leader was now completely missing.
The death of Craven naturally triggered a massive transformation for the future of theScreamplot. The first film in the series introduced the main characters that audiences have developed a kindred connection with over the years. The fifth film is set to pay tribute to the first in that a brand-new set of victims will be introduced as well.Beloved stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette will be reprising their roles.
This idea that the filmmakers wanted to somehow channel the same suspense and fear that the audience has into the cast is quite brilliant. It adds this level of not only top-secrecy and thrill, but also walking this fine line of adding even more suspicion and tension within the characters. It keeps the actors even more on edge than they already would be while making a slasher film, and that should translate onto the screen beautifully.
Screamis now playing in theaters nationwide.
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