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Horror History: ‘Scream 3’ Turns 20 Years Old Today!

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4 years ago

February 4, 2020

It’s almost hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Scream 3 made its big screen debut, and yet, the final film in the original trilogy debuted February 4, 2000.

The third film finds the actors in the Stab franchise being picked off one by one in a sometimes convoluted effort to draw Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) out of hiding. In the meantime, Dewey (David Arquette) is on-set as a technical adviser and Gale (Courteney Cox) is brought in by Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey) to help provide insight into the killings.

Moreover, the studio upped the star-power in the third film while also underlining the “trilogy theme” of the third film.

Everyone from Lance Henricksen to Roger Corman to Jay and Silent Bob got involved in Scream 3, but my personal favorite was, of course, Carrie Fisher in the role of Bianca, a studio archives secretary who missed out on the role of Princess Leia because she wouldn’t sleep with the director! (It was rumored that Jamie Lee Curtis was offered Fisher’s role. Can you imagine how that would have played out?!)

Campbell was filming both Drowning Mona and Party of Five during the shooting schedule for the film, so Sidney’s role was cut back to fit into the total 20 days she was available to spend on set. This opened the door to really concentrate on other characters in the franchise as well as some who were newly added for this film.

The legendary Parker Posey was particularly good as neurotic Jennifer, an actress who has been playing Gale in the Stab films. Watching Posey trying to out-Gale Weathers Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers was hilarious. The film also boasted British actress Emily Mortimer as a young ingenue, who isn’t quite as innocent as she looks, to play Sidney in Stab 3.

The film brought in $34 million on its opening weekend going on to gross over $161 million in the worldwide box office despite the fact that it got just a tad more complex than it ultimately needed to be.

In fact, by the end of Scream 3–director Wes Craven shot three endings and didn’t event tell the actors which he was going to use–it almost seemed like they were throwing plot points at the wall to see what would stick. A film can only become so meta before it outgrows itself, after all. Despite its faults, however, it was a fun, fast-paced end to the franchise…until Scream 4 was released 11 years later!

Take a look at the film’s trailer below. Tonight may just be the perfect night to settle in with some popcorn and watch some Scream!

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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2 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
— Netflix (@netflix) April 30, 2024

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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3 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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BET Releasing New Original Thriller: The Deadly Getaway

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3 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Cameron McFarland

BET will soon be offering horror fans a rare treat. The studio has announced the official release date for their new original thriller, The Deadly Getaway. Directed by Charles Long (The Trophy Wife), this thriller sets up a heart racing game of cat and mouse for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

The Deadly Getaway is written by Eric Dickens (Makeup X Breakup) and Chad Quinn (Reflections of US). The Film stars, Yandy Smith-Harris (Two Days in Harlem), Jason Weaver (The Jacksons: An American Dream), and Jeff Logan (My Valentine Wedding).

Showrunner Tressa Azarel Smallwood had the following to say about the project. “The Deadly Getaway is the perfect reintroduction to classic thrillers, which encompass dramatic twists, and spine-chilling moments. It showcases the range and diversity of emerging Black writers across genres of film and television.”

The Deadly Getaway will premiere on 5.9.2024, exclusively ion BET+.