Claim: Emma Roberts has a career.

Scream 4 -LRB- stylized as SCRE4M -RRB- is a 2011 American slasher film and the fourth and final installment in the Scream series . Directed by Wes Craven , his final feature film before his death in 2015 , and written by Kevin Williamson -LRB- who returned to the series after writing the first two films -RRB- , the film stars an ensemble cast which includes David Arquette , Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox , Emma Roberts , Hayden Panettiere , Anthony Anderson , Alison Brie , Adam Brody , Rory Culkin , Marielle Jaffe , Erik Knudsen , Mary McDonnell , Marley Shelton and Nico Tortorella . The plot involves Sidney Prescott returning to Woodsboro after ten years , as part of her book tour . As soon as she arrives , Ghostface once again begins killing students from Woodsboro High .   Originally , the series was intended to be a trilogy , but film production for a fourth installment was approved by Bob Weinstein . Filming took place in and around Ann Arbor , Michigan , in June 2010 to September 2010 , with re-shoots in early 2011 .   Scream 4 was released on April 15 , 2011 and grossed $ 97 million against its $ 40 million budget . It received mixed reviews from critics although many noted it as an improvement over Scream 3 .