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Get ready to return to Woodsboro once again.

A sequel to the latest reboot of “Scream” has officially been greenlit by Paramount and Spyglass. The directors of the fifth “Scream” film, the team Radio Silence, or Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, will be back to direct, as will writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick to write the script. Thus far their film has grossed over $100 million at the box office on a budget of around $20 million.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe residents of Woodsboro may never catch a break.Another “Scream” sequel, from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media, is in the works on the heels of the recent box office success of “Scream.” (No word on what the title, the sixth “Scream” installment, will be called.)Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are returning to direct the next “Scream” story and James Vanderbilt (“Murder Mystery,” “Zodiac”) and Guy Busick (“Ready or Not,” “Castle Rock”) will co-write the screenplay.Principal photography is slated to begin this Summer. In keeping with “Scream” tradition, plot details are under wraps.“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film.

Scream 6 is a go!

Following the box-office success of the latest installment, Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures have given the greenlight to move forward with the next installment of Scream. Returning for the next film are directors Radio Silence with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett at the helm and James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick co-writing the screenplay. Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak are serving as producers. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of Radio Silence, Chad Villella, are executive producing alongside Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre.

“This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians,” James Gunn told us on today’s Hero Nation about the franchise’s conclusion with Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 due out on May 5, 2023.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Vampire Diaries” creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are teaming up again on the supernatural drama series “Dead Day” at Peacock.Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service. Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series.“We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson.

Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a TV adaptation of Ryan Parrott’s comic book Dead Day.

Angelique Jackson As Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston get embroiled in another international caper for “Murder Mystery 2,” the Netflix sequel has rounded out its ensemble cast.Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo and Zurin Villanueva have signed on for second installment, with Adeel Akhtar’s Maharajah and John Kani’s Colonel Ulenga returning.“Murder Mystery 2” will be directed by Jeremy Garelick from a script by James Vanderbilt, with revisions by Garelick.Sandler and Aniston produce the project under their respective banners (Sandler for Happy Madison with Allen Covert, and Aniston for Echo Films). Also producing are Tripp Vinson for Vinson Films, James Stern for Endgame Entertainment and Vanderbilt.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Rian Johnson was originally planned for Scream, according to the film’s co-director Tyler Gillett.Johnson, best known for directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out, is referred to in the fifth Scream film during a discussion around fan culture.Speaking to Fandom, however, Gillett revealed the original plan was to have Johnson appear as himself in the horror sequel.“Early in post-production we knew we wanted him involved,” Gillett said. “It was in the script: ‘Rian Johnson, Director of Stab 8.’“Jamie [Vanderbilt, co-writer] knows him peripherally and reached out to him and he gave us his blessing to be in the movie and kind of use, obviously, his story and what happened on Last Jedi.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen the new “Scream” movie. This story contains major spoilers.Neve Campbell admits she wasn’t too sure about signing on for the new “Scream,” the fifth installment of the horror franchise, because she couldn’t imagine doing it after the death of Wes Craven.But 25 years after the first film was released, directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin were able to convince not only her, but fellow legacy cast members David Arquette and Courteney Cox, to return to Woodsboro.“Wes was brilliant and the reason this is such a successful franchise.

Jack Quaid is sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets from the set of Scream!

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This story discusses crucial plot developments — including a major death and who is behind the murders in the movie — in the 2022 horror film “Scream,” currently playing in theaters.When the filmmakers behind the new “Scream” — directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and executive producer Chad Villella, collectively known as Radio Silence — first read the script by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, they loved how it applied this franchise’s self-aware sensibility to the state of franchise filmmaking itself.

“Scream” fandom, it doesn’t get much bigger than directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and producer Chad Villella, who are collectively known as Radio Silence. Talking to them, even for a few moments, it is very clear that there simply isn’t anyone else who could have brought this new “Scream” to life.The team, who last worked on the wonderful locked-door horror thriller “Ready or Not,” talked with TheWrap about what it was like working on their dream project, attempting to sway the legacy cast members to come on board the new film, and reproducing the special formula that made the initial films so special, only without director Wes Craven (who passed away in 2015) and screenwriter Kevin Williamson (who was an executive producer; the new script was handled by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick).

NEW YORK -- After a month at no. 1, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken at the box office. Paramount Pictures' “Scream” reboot debuted with $30.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.“Scream,” a self-described “requel” that is both the fifth film in the franchise and a reboot introducing a new, younger cast, led all releases over the Martin Luther King Jr.

Refresh for latest…: In its fifth weekend, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home swung past the $900M mark at the international box office to weave a $926.3M running cume after a $33.4M session in 63 markets. The worldwide total through Sunday is an Electro-fying $1.625B.

This story contains SPOILERS about the new “Scream” film. Like any great “Scream” movie, the fifth film in the franchise is movie-literate and wildly self-aware.

What’s your favorite scary movie?That is the question that kicked off the iconic “Scream” franchise way back in 1996. And the franchise is back, 11 years after the last installment (“Scream 4”) hit theaters.