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21.05.2022 - 20:23 / usmagazine.com
A killer concept. Following the success of the Scream franchise, MTV introduced a more long-term slasher concept in the form of a TV series.
In 2015, Scream premiered as a separate entity based on murders that take place in the fictional town of Lakewood. Emma Duval (Willa Fitzgerald) finds herself taunted by the killer due to her connection to the town’s dark history.
Ahead of the horror show’s debut, season 1 showrunner Jill Blotevogel explained how the writers room approached creating a slasher for the small screen.
“It really came down, to make it feel like Scream, that Scream is about a real physical killer and the mask that he wears,” she told Collider in 2015. “It was about getting that meta tone down, the humor and really tapping into the idea of technology and how kids today make themselves incredibly vulnerable with what they expose about themselves on the internet. … And how we all wear masks by what we put out on social media, with the photos we put out there and the information that we release.”
The producer noted that the TV series was focused on getting the audience invested in the core story. “With this show, we really wanted to start with the characters and this amazing cast and get you to care for them and fall in love with them, so you’re rooting for them to survive,” Blotevogel continued. “A lot of times, in a horror movie, you don’t have enough time to get to know them well enough to care that much. We want to keep that uncertainty. We want to keep people off-balance, so that they don’t know necessarily when, if or how someone might die.”
For the Harper’s Island alum, the “trickiest aspects” of Scream came with the murders. “As soon as you create characters and you start working with them, you fall in
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.
A coffee giant has appealed the council’s decision to reject its plans for a third cafe in Dumbarton.
19 students and two adults were killed when a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. Abbott said the shooter is also dead, and is believed to have been killed by responding law enforcement officers. Abbott's comments came after the district reported an active shooter at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, which is approximately an hour and a half west of San Antonio. Abbott said the shooter was an 18-year-old male who resided in Uvalde.
The Eagles have confirmed a number of additional special guests for their BST Hyde Park show in London this summer.Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, along with Vince Gill (who joined the band in 2017), will return to the UK and Ireland next month for a string of dates in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dublin and London.The Eagles previously confirmed that they will be supported in London on June 26 by Robert Plant + Alison Krauss and Little Big Town, and the band have now added a number of additional special guests to the Hyde Park gig.Singer/songwriter Cam, Nashville artist Morgan Wade, London band The Wandering Hearts and New Jersey-raised musician Patrick Droney will all perform before the Eagles in June, with more artists set to be announced soon.“We are absolutely beside ourselves to be included in this line-up,” The Wandering Hearts said in a statement.“The Eagles have been a huge influence on us growing up and especially as a vocal harmony group.
The Young and the Restless is one of the most popular soap operas in television history and the show is still going strong after nearly 50 years on the air.
The delivery of social security benefits in Scotland has been praised in a new report, but “substantial” risks remain.
Harry Styles is shedding some light on rumours that a song on his new album is about his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift.
Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser has shared the second song from her new project, Sun’s Signature – listen to ‘Underwater’ below.Sun’s Signature is the project of Fraser and her partner, former Spiritualized and Echo and the Bunnymen drummer Damon Reece.The project was announced last month with the first single ‘Golden Air’, and both tracks will feature on Sun’s Signature’s forthcoming self-titled EP, which is set to arrive on June 18 via Partisan for Record Store Day.Fraser announced the forthcoming Sun’s Signature EP back in March. ‘Underwater’ is a rare 2000 single which Fraser performed at the ANOHNI-curated Meltdown Festival in London in 2012, where ideas for Sun’s Signature first began.Listen to ‘Underwater’ below.Fraser’s last single was 2009’s ‘Moses’, though she has collaborated extensively with other artists since then.
Eurovision entry Sam Ryder has announced details of a new 2022 London show.Ryder came second during the weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, with Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra winning the event with a massive 631 points. It was the UK’s best performance result since 1997.Viral TikTok sensation Ryder went into the competition as the bookmakers second-favourite to win with his song ‘Space Man’.He will now play brand-new London venue Outernet in London on November 24.
, the HBO series ended on a high note with the surprise return of original cast member and star Quinta Brunson. The season 3 finale opened with an action-packed sketch that saw her reuniting with her former co-stars -- and series creator Robin Thede breaks down how it all came together. “It was a really fun sketch for her to be a part of for a number of reasons,” Thede tells ET about getting Brunson to return for the finale, which saw her walking down a back alley in “Rain Fighter” as she’s forced to face off with Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, who play various villainous hair styles. Of course, getting their former co-star back on the sketch series was no easy feat. “Quinta [had to] move mountains to be a part of the finale because she loves us and we love her,” Thede says, explaining that the actress was busy working on the ABC breakout sitcom, which first premiered in December 2021.
Bling Empire. is back… and not all that glitters is gold. Season 2 ends with more questions than answers, but thankfully ET got the cast on the record to fill in some of those gaps.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Charmed,” “Dynasty,” “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have been canceled at The CW, Variety has learned.Both “Roswell, New Mexico” and “In the Dark” have already completed filming on their upcoming seasons, and will conclude after those episodes have aired.Also canceled Thursday by the younger-skewing broadcast network were “Naomi” and “4400.”Based on the original WB/CW series of the same name, “Charmed” was currently airing its fourth season. The reboot starred Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery, Lucy Barrett, Rupert Evans and Jordan Donica.
Party time! Adam Sandler celebrated 13-year-old daughter Sunny’s Bat Mitzvah with the help of his celebrity pals, including Jennifer Aniston and Taylor Lautner.
Shay Mitchell is embracing her ever-changing body.
Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer are enjoying a sunny day in NYC!
Shirley Ju The rapper Russ headlined Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, performing to the biggest crowd of his career so far. It’s a long way from his days at the Echoplex in L.A.’s east side, a venue which held a few hundred, and even more impressive that he filled the 17,000-seat bowl as an independent artist.Knowing that it was a celebratory gig for the 29-year-old, surprise guests were in store and included Ty Dolla $ign, who popped out for “3AM”; and BLXST, who performed “Chosen,” which also features Ty$ and is, per Russ, his mom’s favorite song.