Wes Craven is a funny guy to figure out. I don’t mean “Ha-ha” funny, I mean he’s the “What the heck?” type of guy. Having his share of hits (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THE HILLS HAVE EYES) and misses (CURSED, THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2), Wes is an enigma. Now, it looks like he’ll be revisiting one of his hits (which turned into a miss, in subsequent sequels): SCREAM.
According to Icons Of Fright, during his panel discussion at the Monster Mania convention in Cherry Hill, NJ, Craven revealed that he had recently had breakfast with Neve Campbell. He told the crowd that she had recently spoken with the Weinsteins about coming back for SCREAM 4. Wes made it clear that this was the first he’d heard about it, but Campbell seemed to be seriously considering another stab at Sidney Prescott.
Also at the convention, news of another franchise that was in SCREAM’s shadow during it’s heyday was making a return. Don Shanks, who donned The Shape’s mask in the forgettable HALLOWEEN 5 said that he had been cast as the Fisherman in I’LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, but he did not reveal any other casting information on the project. Excuse me while I go pray for our souls…