Ghostface vs. Spoilers
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This misdirection on the part of “Scream,” even among its actors, has an old precedent in movies like “The Empire Strikes Back,” where George Lucas kept a key twist regarding Darth Vader (you know the one) a closely guarded secret from almost everyone — including David Prowse, the actor walking around in Vader’s costume on the set all day. Yet it’s also in keeping with 21st century pop culture tradition: whether it be ABC’s “Lost” shooting multiple coffin scenes, Christopher Nolan making his actors read scripts in locked rooms, or big franchise movies manipulating the footage in their trailers (something we just saw happen with “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”)
“Scream” is enough of a horror institution now that it’s not surprising to hear it utilizes similar secrecy tactics. The real killer, some might say, is spoilers. Now, if Paramount Pictures could just find some way to prevent the general moviegoing public from being loose-lipped about “Scream” plot points on social media, we’d be all set. “Scream” is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind “Ready or Not.” The movie is in theaters now.
Scream Had Multiple Fake Scripts To Keep Those Darn Actors From Spoiling Things
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So, is Quaid playing a victim or a killer in “Scream” … or both? It turns out there was some multiple choice going on with the scripts. Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Quaid explained:
“In terms of my character… especially in the beginning of filming, we all got different scripts. I was never really quite sure what the situation was. In some versions some characters die, in other versions other characters die. In some versions somebody’s the killer, in other versions someone else is the killer. It was like a big game of ‘Among Us.’”
Ghostface vs. Spoilers
This misdirection on the part of “Scream,” even among its actors, has an old precedent in movies like “The Empire Strikes Back,” where George Lucas kept a key twist regarding Darth Vader (you know the one) a closely guarded secret from almost everyone — including David Prowse, the actor walking around in Vader’s costume on the set all day. Yet it’s also in keeping with 21st century pop culture tradition: whether it be ABC’s “Lost” shooting multiple coffin scenes, Christopher Nolan making his actors read scripts in locked rooms, or big franchise movies manipulating the footage in their trailers (something we just saw happen with “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”)
“Scream” is enough of a horror institution now that it’s not surprising to hear it utilizes similar secrecy tactics. The real killer, some might say, is spoilers. Now, if Paramount Pictures could just find some way to prevent the general moviegoing public from being loose-lipped about “Scream” plot points on social media, we’d be all set. “Scream” is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind “Ready or Not.” The movie is in theaters now.
“Scream” is enough of a horror institution now that it’s not surprising to hear it utilizes similar secrecy tactics. The real killer, some might say, is spoilers. Now, if Paramount Pictures could just find some way to prevent the general moviegoing public from being loose-lipped about “Scream” plot points on social media, we’d be all set.
“Scream” is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind “Ready or Not.” The movie is in theaters now.
