Scream 4 has just killed off a major player. Zap2It reports that “significant script changes have created some tension on the set” and that screenwriter/series co-creator Kevin Williamson has left the project. This follows the news that Lauren Graham dropped out after her role was reduced to almost nothing and Hayden Panettiere’s is “beyond frustrated” that her part was “dumbed down significantly.” In an attempt to stop the bleeding, screenwriter Ehren Kruger has come on board to handle the script. Kruger penned the screenplay for Scream 3 and most recently wrote the script for Transformers 3 (he was also a co-writer on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen).
Williamson is reportedly out of the project entirely so I wouldn’t count on his continued participation for Scream 5 and Scream 6, which he was working on according to Wes Craven. Hit the jump for a list of people still involved with Scream 4, which hits theaters on April 15, 2011. [UPDATE - New details on the current situation after the jump.]
UPDATE: Shock Till You Drop reports that Williamson isn’t “out”, but is working on the second season of the CW’s Vampire Diaries. As for Graham, it also looks like a scheduling conflict as she’s off to shoot the second season of NBC’s Parenthood.
Furthermore, I may have misread Zap2It’s story. They don’t make it clear if the controversial script changes were from Williamson and Kruger had to be brought in for a clean up or if Kruger is responsible for the changes that are frustrating Panettiere
Wes Craven will return to direct that once against the plot centers on a masked killer running around and killing folks. Original stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette will all be returning. Here’s a list of the new characters:
- Emma Roberts: Jill, cousin of Neve Campbell’s character and the film’s protagonist.
- Hayden Panettiere: Jill’s nerdy best friend.
- Rory Culkin: Jill’s love interest.
- Adam Brody: A cop recently graduated from college who was raised on the CSI TV series.
- Marley Shelton: A deputy cop who knew Sidney in high school.
- Erik Knudsen: A character who is familiar with horror movie conventions and a provider of comic relief, similar to the role Jamie Kennedy played in the first two films.
As we reported yesterday, Alison Brie and Mary McDonnell have joined the cast but their roles are currently unknown.
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They should of stopped after the 2nd one and even that was just meh..
End of Line
Fuck You Ehren Kruger for Transformers 2. That was last years Airbender
I think this is a bullshit rumor getting spread. here's what just popped up at STYD –
http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id…
SOunds like Williamson is still on the project but getting help from Kruger while he's off set.
Hopefully Wes Craven will send out another update with what's going on. Looking forward to Scream 4 regardless!
Kruger could't write a good movie even if Shane Black was whispering it into his ear.
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I was an extra on the set for 2 days and there didn't seem to be any noticeable tension, though Craven was reading the script intently between set-ups. There's nothing strange about a director reading a script, however, so I'm not that worried. I would definitely prefer Williamson over Kruger, but I'm confident they've taken the story in the right direction.