Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett aka Radio Silence made a name for themselves with the excellent 2019 original horror hit, “Ready or Not.” From there, as they say, the horror world was their gory little oyster. So, what did the up-and-coming team decide to take on next? A “Ready or Not” sequel? Hogwash! It turns out that the duo was basically gifted a much more enticing prospect in the form of a “Scream” sequel — the first that wouldn’t involve the late Wes Craven.

While at first, they were skeptical—not a huge fan of horror sequels— ultimately they relented when they discovered that the producers wanted to make a thoughtful horror film that avoided the trap of bad horror films. "You never want to be the outlier. And especially because it’s movies that we love and we also just don’t want to ruin that legacy. It just matters too much. Luckily Guy and Jamie are also mega-fans, so we knew it was going to be treated with love and respect.”

And the rest, as they say, is history. “Scream” (2022) was a big hit and the sequel was immediately greenlit when critics and fans responded positively. The duo is hard at work on breaking the story of the next “Scream” film and admitted they might even be developing another sequel when asked about their first hit, “Ready or Not.”

All this and more on this week's episode of the Discourse brought to you by host Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist Podcast Network.

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The New 'Scream' Directors On A Possible ‘Ready or Not’ Sequel & The Next ‘Scream’ Film [The Discourse Podcast]