Scream 4

Scream 4 (styled as SCRE4M or Scream IV) is a 2011 slasher film and the fourth installment in the Scream film series. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, returning from the first two films, Scream (1996) and Scream 2 (1997). It is the final film ever directed by Wes Craven who passed away in 2015.
As with the other films, it combines straight-forward scares with dialogue that satirizes conventions of slasher films; in this case slasher film remakes, which became trendy in the 2000s, reboots, and endless sequels. It also parodies the "torture porn" horror sub-genre that developed in the same decade, and the rise of internet culture, such as social media, vlogging and fame.
The film is led again by Holly Marie Combs and Neve Campbell; it also stars David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Rosario Dawson, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Danielle Rose Russell, and Marley Shelton among others. Rewrites were done by Ehren Kruger, Craven himself and several others, including Paul Harris Boardman, by request of Bob Weinstein.
Despite this, Williamson is sole credited writer of the project, and Craven stated the film is still entirely Kevin's themes, concepts and ideas. Williamson desired it to be the first act of a new trilogy, but Weinstein intervened, opting for a stand-alone project, feeling a television series would be a suitable successor later on.
Principal photography began on June 28, 2010 and concluded on September 24, 2010. It was extended from the planned September 6 conclusion. Re-shoots occurred in January 2011, following poor test screenings for the original Jenny/Marnie opening sequence and Rebecca's death. The film was released on April 15, 2011, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of the original film's first day of production.
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