When Scream opens in theaters on Friday, it will be a bittersweet franchise first. The fifth film in the overall Scream franchise will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett instead of the legendary Wes Craven, who passed away in 2015. Now, just days before the film s eagerly [.]
The movie industry hopes the pandemic is on the way out, and it's betting on blockbusters to bring people back into cinemas in 2022. But as David Levitz finds out, Tinseltown is taking no chances and sticking to some familiar formulas.