SCREAM 4. New Decade. New Rules. Not New Poster

Hard to believe the last film of the inital trilogy, SCREAM 3, came out over a decade ago now.  The horror genre has changed quite a bit since, and Wes Craven, Kevin Williamson and crew seem to want to take another stab at it.  Yes, that was a pun.  No, it wasn’t funny in the slightest.

Of course, if they want to bring about another, fresh take on the genre that had, in 1996, become quite the parody of itself, they’ll have to do better than this first teaser poster released for SCREAM 4.  I don’t think I was really expecting much out of a teaser poster for a film that hasn’t even begun shooting yet.

Here you go, nonetheless, courtesy of EW:

Also in the article that introduced this new poster is a little interview with Craven where he discusses the origin of this new film a little on what we might expect out of it.  In a nutshell, we can expect the three, lead characters (Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette) to be integrated well into a story that follows a new set of characters.  The new film does take place in Woodsboro, though, this time around, it is being shot in Michigan.  The film is going to touch heavily on the direction the horror genre has taken in the last 10 years, with films like SAW and HOSTEL becoming the norm and with more and more remakes being made.

Time will tell, of course, if SCREAM 4 is going to be worthwhile.  It’s always a good thing whenever Craven steps behind the camera on a new, horror film, regardless of how awful that film may be (CURSED is not easily excused).