Scream 5 Pulls Inspiration from Jordan Peele’s Us and Other Contemporary Horror Movies – MovieWeb

Filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who were behind the 2019 breakout horror-comedy hit Ready or Not, have next geared up for a new installment in Wes Craven's Scream franchise. During their upcoming film's Virtual Production Press Day, Bettinelli-Olpin revealed that the one current filmmaker whose work had a marked influence on Scream 5 is Jordan Peele, of Get Out and Us fame.

The upcoming Scream movie is not a reboot but will serve as a continuation of the story from Craven's original 1996 feature Scream and its sequels. The movie has much of the lead cast from the previous movies reprising their roles, along with a host of newcomers. According to Gillett, the new Scream will serve up some commentary on the existing state of the horror movie genre today, which is at a very different place now than when the original Scream was released twenty-four years ago.

The previous Scream movies are well known for the meta-narrative that runs through their stories regarding the state of the slasher-horror genre. It will be interesting to see how the new movie will honor that tradition by commenting on the modern horror movie landscape.

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Scream features Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Dylan Minnette, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Melissa Barrera, and Jenna Ortega. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on January 14, 2022. This news first appeared at ComicBook.com.

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