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Scream 4

Scream 4 (stylized as SCRE4M) is a 2011 American slasher film and the fourth installment in the Scream film series. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream and Scream 2. It stars an ensemble cast of David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts and Hayden Panettiere.

The plot involves Sidney Prescott returning to Woodsboro after ten years as part of her book tour. As soon as she arrives, Ghostface once again begins killing students from Woodsboro High, including her younger cousin's friends. Prescott, Gale Weathers Riley, and Dewey Riley once again team up to stop the murders, but not before having to learn from a new generation the "new rules" of surviving horror films.

Originally, the series was intended to be a trilogy, but after ten years, Bob Weinstein thought it was the right time for another film. Depending on the box office, Scream 4 is intended to be the first of a new trilogy. Williamson had to leave production early due to contractual obligations and Ehren Kruger (Scream 3) was brought in for re-writes. Campbell, Arquette and Cox are the only returning cast members from the previous films and were the first to sign on to the film in September 2009. Panettiere and Rory Culkin were the first of the new cast to sign on in May 2010. Ashley Greene was initially the choice of the lead character, Jill, but the role eventually went to Roberts. Filming took place in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan in June 2010 to September 2010, with re-shoots in early 2011.

Scream 4 was released on April 15, 2011 to mixed reviews. It took in $19.3 million its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, making it the second-lowest opening since the first film.

Plot

On the fifteenth anniversary of the Woodsboro massacre by Billy Loomis and Stu Macher, high school students Jenny Randall (Aimee Teegarden) and Marnie Cooper (Brittany Robertson) are attacked and brutally killed by a new Ghostface.

The following day, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) returns to Woodsboro to promote her new book. There she becomes a suspect in the murders after evidence is found in her rental car, and she must stay in the town until the murders are solved. Her cousin, Jill (Emma Roberts) who is dealing with the betrayal of her ex boyfriend, Trevor Sheldon (Nico Tortorella) and her two friends, Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) and Olivia Morris (Marielle Jaffe) are also questioned about the murders after they received calls from the killer earlier that day. Dewey Riley (David Arquette) is now the sheriff of the town, and Gale Weathers Riley (Courteney Cox) is struggling from writer's block.

Finding the evidence in Sidney's rental car

Sidney stays with Jill and her aunt Kate Roberts (Mary McDonnell). Later that night, Olivia, who lives next door to Jill, is attacked and murdered by Ghostface as Jill and Kirby watch in horror. Since Sidney was also attacked and Jill gets her arm injured by the killer, Sidney goes to the hospital where her publicist, Rebecca Walters (Alison Brie), is also killed in the parking garage. Gale who is trying to solve the murders, enlists the help of two high school movie geeks, Charlie Walker (Rory Culkin) and Robbie Mercer (Erik Knudsen), who explain that the killer is using the rules of movie remakes to murder with. Charlie explains to Sidney and Gale that the killer will probably strike at a party being held that night.

Gale goes to the party that night to investigate but is attacked and injured by Ghostface who then leaves after Dewey arrives, and takes Gale to the hospital. Shortly afterwards at Jill's house, policemen Anthony Perkins (Anthony Anderson) and Ross Hoss (Adam Brody) are killed with Hoss being stabbed in the back, and Perkins being stabbed in the head. Sidney discovers that Jill has left and gone to Kirby's house, and goes down to tell Kate, but the two are chased by the killer. Kate is also killed by being stabbed in the back. After Deputy Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton) and other policemen appear to clean up the bodies, Sidney rushes to Kirby's house to save Jill.

At the house, Jill, Kirby, Charlie, Robbie and Trevor are watching some scary movies when Ghostface appears and kills a drunk Robbie who is outside. After, Kirby is forced to answer horror movie trivia to spare the life of Charlie who is tied up outside, while Sidney goes upstairs to find Jill. After the questions, Kirby goes outside to untie Charlie, and he reveals himself as the killer and stabs Kirby repeatedly in the stomach, killing her. Sidney is then attacked by Charlie, and his accomplice is revealed to be Jill. She explains that Sidney always got attention, and that the two want to gain fame by being the survivors of the murders and framing Trevor for it. But then Jill kills Charlie and explains that she will get more attention if she is a sole survivor. She then pulls out Trevor from the closet and shoots him in the head. Then she stabs Sidney, supposedly killing her. Jill then hurts herself to make it look like she was attacked by Trevor.

Afterwards, Jill is taken to the hospital and discovers that Sidney is still alive. She goes to Sidney's room and attacks her, but with the help of Dewey, Gale, and Judy, Sidney shoots Jill in the chest, killing her.

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