‘Scream’ Filmmakers on the Provocative Ending, [SPOILER]’s Death and the ‘Star Wars’ Cameo That Could Have Been

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 1, Episode 7 of Lucasfilm’s “The Book of Boba Fett,” currently streaming on Disney Plus.Prior to the debut of “The Book of Boba Fett,” the titular bounty hunter with the Mandalorian armor was at once one of the most beloved and least explored characters in the “Star Wars” universe.

What’s the real story about Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s unceremonious dismissal from the directing job of “Solo: A Star Wars Story?” That’s a question that people have been wanting an answer to for years now, after the acclaimed comedic filmmakers were dumped after three months of filming and replaced by Ron Howard, who ended up reshooting almost the entire film. Well, even though the directing duo isn’t keen on spilling all of the details, they did shed some light on the learning experience that was “Solo.” Speaking to The Business podcast, hosted by Kim Masters, Lord and Miller talked as openly as we can expect about the “Solo: A Star Wars Story” situation.

Scream film has been given the green light following the success of the fifth entry in the slasher movie franchise.It comes after the new chapter, which saw the original films’ core cast reprise their roles, with Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette all returning to face off against the notorious masked serial killer Ghostface, pulled in $106.7million (£78.4million) globally following its release last month.Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will return to direct, with James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick penning the script. Production is set to begin this summer.“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film.

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!

Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster film “Moonfall” returns him to the Moon yet again, after exploring it in “Independence Day: Resurgence” and in a greater capacity with his lesser-known 1990 sci-fi actioner “Moon 44.” He’s now on the press tour to promote his latest studio event movie and, of course, has been asked about the current state of cinema, blockbusters, and the movies business in general.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in Season 1, Episode 6 of Lucasfilm’s “The Book of Boba Fett,” currently streaming on Disney Plus.The penultimate episode of the first season of “The Book of Boba Fett” has everything: The return of Grogu! And Luke Skywalker! And Ahsoka Tano! And Cobb Vanth! And Yoda’s lightsaber! And Order 66! And the Krayt dragon skull! And Cad Bane! CAD BANE!What this episode did not have, however, was Boba Fett speaking words out of his mouth.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMaster Chief is closer to landing a new commander.David Wiener (“Brave New World”) is in talks to take over showrunner duties on Paramount Plus’ “Halo,” executive producer Justin Falvey announced on Tuesday during the TCA panel for the hotly anticipated video game adaptation.Wiener’s status with the show remains in flux, as Paramount Plus has not yet officially renewed “Halo” for Season 2.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This post discusses major plot developments in Season 1, Episode 5 of “The Book of Boba Fett,” currently streaming on Disney Plus.Throughout the first season of “The Book of Boba Fett,” it always felt like a matter of time before Pedro Pascal’s Mando from “The Mandalorian” sauntered back into the story.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 is not currently in development at DICE according to a new report.Following the news that three new games in the Star War franchise are in development at Respawn Entertainment, a new report has suggested that publisher EA may be done with the Star Wars license once these games have been completed.According to VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb; “But beyond the Bit Reactor game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s sequel, and the FPS project, EA is done with Star Wars.“He continued; “DICE, which is still putting out fires with Battlefield 2042, is focusing on the Battlefield franchise going forward. And EA is looking to once again emphasize its own properties.”Among the three games announced to be in development at Respawn is a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

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 WriterNearly 40 years after it first debuted, the holiday movie classic “A Christmas Story” is finally getting a sequel, with original star Peter Billingsley set to reprise his role and produce.

“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).