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Do we need another Scream movie?

You read that right; there's a new Scream movie headed our way, and it's being developed at Gary Barber's Spyglass Media Group... and that's all we know about the project. Well, Bloody Disgusting also reported franchise creator/screenwriter Kevin Williamson isn't involved in the project. Just in case you're wondering. We have no idea if this is a continuation of the original series of four films starring Neve Campbell, or if this will go the reboot root so many horror franchises have taken. Or if they'll do what David Gordon Green did and ignore all the sequels. A few days ago I wrote not everything old needed to be new again, and that's definitely how I feel about a new Scream movie. I don't think there's any burning demand for another entry in the series, much like The Grudge or Bad Boys, although they both look decent. I'm sure the box-office performance of those films will impact how a new Scream turns out. Yes, Halloween made...

A look at Kevin Williamson's The Following

Which, upon first glance, looks like just another serial-killer-on-the-loose movie, only with high-class talent like Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy and Maggie Grace. Surprise, surprise . . . it's a TV series! Scheduled to premiere next season on Fox, this dark drama centres on a diabolical serial killer (Purefoy) who uses technology to create a cult of serial killers, and the FBI agent (Bacon) who finds himself in the middle of it. Grace plays one of Purefoy's would-be victims. If this were a movie, I'd say been there, done that. As a TV series, I'm intrigued. I don't know how much mileage they can get out of the idea, but I'd been willing to tune in for a few weeks and give it a chance. And Williamson, who wrote three of the four Scream films and I Know What You Did Last Summer, certainly knows the material. No word yet on exactly when the show will premiere, but we'll keep you posted. Give the preview a peep and sound off if you please.