The Scream franchise will return to theaters on January 14, 2022, and we know Scream fans the world over are hungry for any and all updates on the project. This latest one comes courtesy of directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, V/H/S), letting us know on their Instagram pages this week that the picture is locked and scoring is complete!
“Picture locked. I promise it’ll be worth the wait,” Gillett writes.
Bettinelli-Olpin adds, “Picture is locked and we just finished scoring on the Newman Stage! Thank you so much to all of the amazing artists who have worked so tirelessly on this movie.”
While you wait for more, check out some behind the scenes teasers below…
The score for Scream is being composed by Brian Tyler (Furious 7, Ready or Not).
Dylan Minnette (Goosebumps), Mason Gooding (Let It Snow), Kyle Gallner (Ghosts of War), Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Love”) and Mikey Madison (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) recently joined an ensemble that also includes Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, David Arquette and Courteney Cox who will return as Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers, as well as new cast members Jack Quaid (“The Boys”), Melissa Barrera (“In The Heights”) and Jenna Ortega (“You”). Marley Shelton is also returning as Scream 4 character Deputy Judy Hicks
Scream is being directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock).
Kevin Williamson is back as executive producer.