Radio Silence Detail the Darker ‘Scream 7’ They Envisioned as Williamson’s Sequel Leads Box Office
The duo now say they departed for Abigail without seeing a script, offering only a privately discussed darker, ultra-contained concept.
Overview
- Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett say they left the project to make Abigail and never read any draft of Scream 7.
- They describe their intended tone as much darker, saying their take was meant to “f— you up.”
- The pair envisioned shrinking the scale into an ultra-contained, near real-time story, noting these talks were only between them and not with writers.
- Actor Skeet Ulrich has said their rough plan would have turned Melissa Barrera’s Sam Carpenter into a Ghostface, a reported idea not part of the released film.
- Kevin Williamson directed the finished Scream 7, which opened at No. 1 with a $64.1 million domestic weekend following a turbulent production marked by cast exits.