Scream 5 Spoilers: Radio Silence on Kills, Easter Eggs & The Franchise’s Future

Perhaps it’s because the original Scream is my second favorite movie of all time, but I can’t imagine a more exciting opportunity than directing a new installment of that franchise. Pre-Scream, the filmmaking collective, Radio Silence, was widely known for its downright brilliant blend of horror and dark comedy in 2019’s Ready or Not. But scoring the Scream opportunity wasn’t as simple as whipping up an A violent twist on the game hide-and-seek and then riding that wave to dream gigs. The group, consisting of producer Chad Villella and directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, not only had to pay their dues, but they had to do so while holding tight to their voice, approach to their work, and creative goals. Their new Scream movie, penned by James Vanderbilt and their Ready or Not scribe Guy Busick, sees the return of the original three — Neve Campbell’s Sidney, Courteney Cox’s Gale, and David Arquette’s Dewey. When Ghostface returns to Woodsboro to pick off more victims, the trio steps in to