Some ‘Scream 4’ newcomers felt daunted about stepping into the franchise
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After 11 long years, the ‘Scream’ franchise will finally be back on the big screen this weekend. Because it’s been so long since moviegoers have seen the iconic ghost-faced killer, director Wes Craven wanted to reinvigorate ‘Scream 4,’ which opens Friday, with some fresh blood.
But some of the new players who ended up in the film admitted that acting alongside franchise veterans Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell was daunting.
‘You do have to have a respect for the fact that it’s something that’s so established, that it’s a family that’s been created over the past 15 years,’ said Hayden Panetierre on the red carpet at the movie’s Hollywood premiere Monday. ‘But [the old cast] were so nice and so welcoming and so cool about it that you didn’t really feel that ‘Oh my God, don’t mess up, you gotta come in with your stuff together.’’
Anna Paquin, the actress now best known for her role on HBO’s ‘True Blood,’ said she didn’t have any trepidation about joining the ensemble. When asked if she was nervous about taking on a cameo role in the thriller, she responded directly: ‘I don’t mean to sound disrespectful, but no. I mean, it’s nice coming into a franchise that’s already been around for a long time and is really loved and it just feels like an easy choice. ... It’s like your work’s already been done for you in a sense because they established everything years ago.’
To watch video interviews with both actresses, as well as co-star Emma Roberts, click beyond the jump.
--Amy Kaufman
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