In each movie, who is the Ghostface murderer?

Scream With its sixth installment in cinemas 8 March, the franchise isn’t giving up on its title as the most successful slasher film franchise in cinematic cinematic history.

The movie, which was inspired by the real-life horrors that the Gainesville Ripper faced, was written and directed by Kevin Williamson. It became 1996’s biggest hit and helped to resurrect the horror genre.

While the movie featured already established stars such as Drew Barrymore and Courteney Cox, it catapulted rising actress Neve Campbell into superstardom — that too under the watchful eye of the never-ending carousel of Ghostface, the infamous masked serial killer who has since terrorised the fictional teens of Woodsboro while seeking vengeance on whoever wronged them.

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Over the past 27 years, the movie franchise has reinvented itself many times. Because of behind-the-scenes disputes, Neve had to step down from the Scream universe in the upcoming sixth film. But, she has left the screams & kills in good hands thanks to a new group of actors like Jenna Ortega or Melissa Barrera who are determined for Ghostface’s brutalities finally to be put to rest.

We’ll be looking back at the storylines and actors that put Scream on top of the movie charts.

1996| 1996

Box office (global). $173,046,640

Plot: Sidney Prescott, a high school student, has been living in Woodsboro, California for one year since her mother was killed. She is trying her best to live her life as normal. Sidney begins to wonder if her mother was involved in all the murders when Ghostface, an evil and mysterious killer, soon targets the town. She suspects everyone around her as she attempts to solve the mystery. This leads to very fatal consequences.

Ghostface: Who were you? Sidney was wrongly killed by her boyfriend Billy Loomis (Skeet Urich) and his best friend Stu Maker (Matthew Lillard).

Ghostface commits murder There were four innocent deaths: Steven Orth and Casey Becker, Tatum Riley, Tatum Riley, Kenny, and Principal Himbry.

Sidney dropped a TV onto Stu’s head and he was left bleeding. Sidney and Gale Weathers, a news reporter, killed Billy shortly after.

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Behind-the-scenes: The cast of Scream is well-known and beloved by all. However, it may have turned out differently. Drew Barrymore was originally meant to play Sidney Prescott.

She convinced her team to play Casey Becker, which would have been a shocker and give the audience the feeling that no character was safe. Kevin Williamson, Scream’s screenwriter, loved the idea and told The Ringer that he wanted it to be “this big, massive Janet Leigh.” [in Psycho] moment. You’re then like “Wait a minute!” when she passes away. Isn’t she on that poster? Wait. “Wait.

Courteney Cox also had to fight for the role of Gale Weathers, a ruthless reporter. She was well-known in the industry as being sweet. Matthew Lillard initially auditioned to portray Billy Loomis.

Scream 2 | 1997

Box office (global). $172,363,301

Plot: Two college students are killed at a sneak peek of “Stab”, which is based on the original film. Sidney and Gale Weathers (David Arquette), quickly realize that there’s a copycat murderer on the loose. They must race against their clock to stop the murderer, before they all suffer the same fatal fate.

Ghostface: Who were you? Debbie Loomis (Laurie Metcalf), was seeking revenge for her serial killer son Billy Loomis’ death. To help her on the killing spree, she even recruited Sidney’s new college friend Mickey Altieri (“Timothy Olyphant”).

Ghostface commits murders Ghostface claimed the lives of eight people, including Maureen Evans (Cici), Casey Cooper (Cici), Randy Meeks and Officer Andrews. Officer Richards, Officer Richards and Hallie McDaniel also perished.

Sidney was able to stop the murders again with the assistance of Cotton Weary & Gale. Evil Debbie and Micky were eventually killed.

Behind-the-scenes: Jada pinkett Smith’s Maureen Evans was the victim of one of the most horrifying murders in the Open Scene. The surprising part is that Wes was actually asked by Red Table Talk host Maureen Evans to commit the murder.

“I recall saying to the director at that time, ‘I would like to die the most horrendous death in horror films’,” she said to PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing 2018 in 2018. “I want it long and painful.’ He’s like, “Cool.”

2000| 2000

Box office (global). $161,838,076

Plot: Hollywood is calling in the third movie instalment in the movie franchise. Gale, Dewey and their assistants Jennifer Jolie are on set of Stab 3 as advisors. Ghostface is back on the rampage, attempting to kill everyone in the order that the screenplay has ordered. Sidney is the only remaining victim, and this is what the killer wants to finally get…

Ghostface: Who were you? Roman Bridger (Scott Foley), Sidney’s son, was the one who chose to have nothing to do. He was also Sidney’s half brother. Talk about sibling rivalry.

Ghostface commits murders Christine Hamilton, Cotton Weary and Sarah Darling were among the nine victims.

Roman was shot in the head by Dewey Riley, who met his match.

Behind-the-scenes: The year that saw the horrific Columbine High School massacre in Colorado began filming for the third Scream movie. Filmmakers were told not to use any blood or violence on-screen to protect their viewers.

Wes Craven opposed the film’s depiction of cruelty on the screen, but he did make changes. He used ten gallons of fakeblood instead of fifty and thirty, respectively, and he also didn’t use a high school for the background of the murders.

Scream 4 | 2011

Box office (global). $95,989,590

Plot: Sidney, who was traumatized by the Woodsboro massacres, has written a self help book. Gale and Sheriff Dewey are reunited when she returns to Woodsboro as part of her book tour. Ghostface returns, but she isn’t quite ready for the end of their masks yet.

Ghostface: Who were you? Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts), Sidney’s estranged cousin, was responsible for the latest round of murders. Why was there so much bloodshed? She was jealous of Sidney, and she wanted all the attention she could get. So she brought Charlie Walker (Rory Culkin) to make it appear that she was also a victim of Ghostface’s attack.

Ghostface commits murder Scream 4 saw 14 of the movie’s characters be killed by Ghostface. This was the highest number of movies in the franchise. Trudie Harold, Sherrie Markini, Rachel Barnes and Marnie Cooper were among the victims. Jenny Randall, Olivia Morris and Rebecca Walters were also killed by Ghostface, as was Officer Hoss, Officer Perkins. Kate Roberts, Robbie Mercer Kirby Reed, Trevor Sheldon, and Charlie Walker.

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Charlie was eventually stabbed in his stomach and heart by Jill. Sidney later killed Charlie in the chest.

Behind-the-scenes: Scream 4 was Wes Craven’s final film before his death in 2015. The movie was not an easy film for Wes as there were many setbacks. Courteney had to be re-filmed several times. [Cox] While Kevin was writing, Kevin was filming Cougar Town. [Williamson] was busy working on the series The Secret Circle.

Cox and David Arquette also had their moments of awkwardness as they were going through a separation at the time. But they handled filming together as professionally as possible.

Scream | 2022

Box office (global). $138,874,789

Plot: Scream 5 is directed by Matt BettinelliOlpin and Tyler Gillett. It has been 25 years since Woodsboro, a quiet Californian town was rocked by a long string of murders. Old habits are hard to break, so a new killer targets a group innocent teenagers and brings back deadly secrets from the town’s cursed past.

Ghostface: Who were you? Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison) — who was supposedly the lead protagonist Tara’s friend — was behind the murders. She grew up in the house of Stu Macher, the original Scream killer. She was also obsessed with the Stab movies franchise and became motivated to bring terror back to Woodsboro. But she wasn’t all alone. She was also a serial killer with Richie, Jack Quaid, who was originally thought to be Sam’s faithful boyfriend. Amber, however, met her on a subreddit for Stab.

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Ghostface commits murders These five murders were committed by Vince Schneider, Judy Hicks and Wes Hicks. Liv McKenzie was also involved. And, most controversially, Sheriff Dewey Riley died from Ghostface’s terror shortly after surviving all of the movies.

The murderous suspects were stabbed and killed by a team of fierce tag sisters Sam and Tara as well as Sidney Gale and Gale.

Behind-the-scenes: Neve Campbell was so well versed with the Scream franchise that she came up with the iconic line: “I’m Sidney f***ing Prescott — of course, I have a gun” when Dewey calls her about her safety.

In the meantime, Scream 5 brought in a new generation of Woodsboro actors. Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera and the original cast of actors were all introduced to the scene. The latter is so talented, she was offered the job without having to audition. Samara Weaving, an Australian actor was also supposed to be in the movie. However, conflicting schedules meant that it did not happen. Be assured, though, that she will be joining the Scream universe in the sixth installment.

2023| 2023

Box office (global). N/A

Plot: The chaos moves to the East coast when the four remaining teens from the fifth instalment head to New York to start afresh. Ghostface follows them wherever they go and the teens must fight for their lives once more as the killer goes on a bloody rampage.

Ghostface: Who were you? Unknown

Ghostface commits murders Unknown

Behind-the-scenes: Scream stalwart Neve Campbell is not returning for the sixth offering due to salary issues. “I didn’t feel that the offer I was getting was comparable to the value I bring to this franchise. the 49-year-old actor told People.

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“And as a woman working in this industry, it’s important that we are valued and fight for our value. It’s hard to believe that, if I was a man and had completed five instalments of a blockbuster franchise that has spanned 25 years, the number I was offered would match the number offered to a woman. In my heart, I knew that I couldn’t do it.

“I couldn’t walk on set feeling that – feeling undervalued and feeling the unfairness, or lack of fairness, around that.”

Scream VI is available in cinemas beginning 6 March 2023. Check out the trailer.