Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
Acting
Emma Roberts' unhinged finale — camp villainy at maximum volume.
Writing
Kevin Williamson's script savages reboot culture while being one.
Direction
Craven's final film — still playing audience expectations like a fiddle.
Director
Wes Craven
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Emma Roberts
Jill Roberts
Hayden Panettiere
Kirby Reed
Anthony Anderson
Deputy Perkins
Adam Brody
Deputy Hoss
Rory Culkin
Charlie Walker
Mary McDonnell
Kate Roberts
Marley Shelton
Deputy Judy Hicks
Alison Brie
Rebecca Walters
Marielle Jaffe
Olivia Morris
Nico Tortorella
Trevor Sheldon
Erik Knudsen
Robbie Mercer
Anna Paquin
Rachel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hayden Panettiere's character Kirby was confirmed alive in Scream (2022) after a decade of fan debate over her ambiguous death scene.
The film's box office underperformance killed planned Scream 5/6 trilogies until the 2022 relaunch — making it a meta-casualty of the very remake fatigue it mocked.
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