Starting in 1996, the Scream franchise has given followers a number of the most beloved characters in horror historical past. Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott, Jamie Kennedey’s Randy Meeks, Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers, and, after all, David Arquette’s Dewey Riley. Sadly for Arquette, his time within the collection got here to an finish in 2022 after he was brutally dispatched by Ghostface, and now, star Mikey Madison is apologizing to us all for killing off everybody’s favourite sheriff.
Showing on an episode of Collider Girls Evening (seen under), Madison – who wasn’t even born when the franchise started – mentioned she’s approached on a regular basis by followers who aren’t afraid to share how they really feel about her killing Dewey. Whereas the star always apologizes for the brutal slaying, she additionally has to remind everybody that she was simply following orders.
“I keep in mind being form of unhappy as a result of I used to be like, ‘Oh, such an important character. It’ll be unhappy to see him go.’ After which I spotted afterward the heartbreak that so many individuals felt. Folks have come as much as me, they usually’re like, ‘I hate that this occurred. I’m mad at you.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry, I didn’t write the script!’ I didn’t wish to do it.”
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It could make sense contemplating he is imagined to be Sidney’s husband.
Dewey’s loss of life got here after he and Sam (Melissa Barrera) halted Ghostface from killing Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Richie (Jack Quaid) in 2022’s Scream, permitting each Carpenter sisters to flee together with Sam’s boyfriend. Sadly, the Woodsboro sheriff wasn’t so fortunate, and bravely fell in battle after being a continuing presence within the collection for greater than 20 years. With Scream 7 on the horizon, Arquette lately admitted that he has “excessive FOMO (concern of lacking out)” over not showing within the sequel, however has full religion that director Kevin Williamson will do proper by the followers.
“I am actually excited to see what Kevin does since he wrote the primary one and he is such an important filmmaker and artist and author. How he understands that world, it will be actually attention-grabbing to see his tackle it [as director] and bringing the entire authentic crew again collectively, it’s a very FOMO second.”
Mikey Madison Has No Thought How Standard the ‘Scream’ Franchise Was
Born in 1999, Madison wasn’t even alive when Wes Craven’s Scream hit theaters on Dec. 20, 1996, nor was she alive when the sequel, Scream 2, dropped a 12 months later in 1997. Heck, she was nonetheless in diapers when Scream 3 debuted in 2000, and as such, the actress had no thought what the franchise meant to followers when she stepped into the position of Amber Freeman for the 2022 sequel. The nerve of those Gen Z children, proper?
“I’ve to be sincere, after I did the movie, it sounds naive, however I wasn’t so conscious of the massive fan base that the franchise has, that I’ve now been in a position to uncover. Scream and horror followers and individuals who love horror movies are the perfect individuals ever, however I actually naively went into it.”
Whereas Madison didn’t essentially perceive the gravity of the scenario when it got here to killing off Arquette’s character, no less than she now realizes what the Scream franchise means to us all, and can hopefully take that to coronary heart ought to she ever step into one other beloved collection. Till then, you’ll be able to catch her most up-to-date flick, Anora, which is offered on all VOD platforms, and stream 2022’s Scream on both Paramount+ or Netflix.
