Scream 4 Gains More Cast, But a New Script Creates Problems« FirstShowing.net

Apparently the people of Woodsboro aren't theonlyvictims as Wes Craven begins shooting his slasher film sequelScream 4.Lauren Graham's departurefrom the project seems to be only one ofmanyproblems that recent re-writes have brought upon the production. Despite the fact that the filmgained new talenttoday in the casting ofAlison Brie("Community") andMary McDonnell("Battlestar Galactica"),Zap2Itreports that much of the cast isn't pleased with the new direction the most recent draft of the script has taken. The source of the problem seems to be that writerKevin Williamsonhas been replaced withEhren Kruger.

Originally, Williamson was a source of much excitement from franchise fans, especially since the best of the series (the first two films) came from his mind. Meanwhile, Kruger was responsible for the lackluster, shark-jumping sequelScream 3, not to mention last summer's favorite film to hateTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The news of dissension amongst the cast concerning the scriptcame this morningfrom Zap2It and then theyfollowed upwith word that Williamson is no longer involved with the project at all (really?), and that the proposed sequels to followScream 4(as a trilogy) seem to be up in the air along with his departure.

So what the hell's the problem with the new script? Well, Lauren Graham's departure is due to the re-write which reduced her part from"a fun role"which"had some meaty scenes"down to a role where"she had like four lines."Meanwhile, apparentlyHayden Panetierre'scharacter"used to be really sharp"but has been"dumbed down significantly"and theHeroesactress is"beyond frustrated with the changes."One might be thinking why horror masterWes Cravenisn't keeping everyone in line, and the director addressed these issues ever so brieflyvia an update on Twitterstating that"I havenot been given control of the script."

Apparently a representative for Dimension Films andScream 4said that they'll havecorporate bullshit and damage controlan official comment as soon as possible, but until then we're left waiting to see if all of this is legit or not. This doesn't sound good at all, but stay tuned for any more updates.Anyone else concerned?

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