Production Details
Scream, 2022, USA.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett.
Screenplay by Guy Busick & James Vanderbilt.
Filming locations: Wilmington, North Carolina.
Runtime: 114 minutes.
Working Title: Parkside Alpha
Budget: $24 million
Filming Dates: September 22, 2020 – November 17, 2020
Release Date: January 14, 2022
Opening Weekend: $30 million (across 3,664 screens)
Total Gross (Worldwide): $138.9 million
Official Site: Scream Movies
Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott)
David Arquette (Dewey Riley)
Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers)
Roger L. Jackson (The Voice)
Marley Shelton (Judy Hicks)
Heather Matarazzo (Martha Meeks)
Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter)
Jenna Ortega (Tara Carpenter)
Jack Quaid (Richie Kirsch)
Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy Meeks-Martin)
Mason Gooding (Chad Meeks-Martin)
Dylan Minnette (Wes Hicks)
Kyle Gallner (Vince Schneider)
Sonia Ben Ammar (Liv McKenzie)
Mikey Madison (Amber Freeman)
Reggie Conquest (Deputy Farney)
Chester Tam (Deputy Vinson)
Director of Photography: Brett Jutkiewicz.
Production Design: Chad Keith.
Art Director: Jonathan Guggenheim.
Costume Design: Emily Gunshor.
Release date: January 14, 2022.
Companies: Paramount Pictures, Spyglass, Project X
Rules of a Requel
“There are certain rules to surviving a requel. Rule number one: Never trust the love interest. Rule number two: The killer’s motive is always connected to something in the past. Rule number three: The first victim always has a friend group that the killer is a part of. And rule number four: The movie always goes back to the original. That’s what makes it a requel.” – Mindy Meeks-Martin
Plot Overview
Twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders, the quiet town is once again plunged into chaos as a new Ghostface emerges, targeting a group of teenagers connected to the town’s dark history. At the center of this nightmare are Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and her younger sister Tara (Jenna Ortega). When Tara is viciously attacked, Sam is forced to return to Woodsboro to protect her sister and uncover the truth behind the killings.
Sam’s return unveils dark secrets, including her own disturbing connection to the town’s violent past. As the body count rises, Sam and Tara must rely on help from survivors of the original murders: Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and Dewey Riley (David Arquette). Together, they face a Ghostface more brutal and calculated than ever before.
In this new chapter, the rules of survival have changed, and no one can be trusted. With old wounds reopened and new threats emerging, the Carpenter sisters must fight to survive in a world where the line between victim and killer is razor-thin.
It’s not just a sequel—it’s a requel. And everyone’s a suspect.
