SCRE4M Trivia...

At a table read on June 25, 2010, the actors were told to stop reading at page 75 to prevent those already cast in the film from knowing the climax.

With four installments, this landmarks the Scream franchise as being one of the only horror franchises to have its main characters return for all its sequels.

Due for release almost 15 years after the original Scream (1996/I).

Wes Craven stated he was not going to return as director unless the script was as good as the first Scream (1996/I).

Wes Craven has a cameo in the movie.

Neve Campbell and Emma Roberts, two of the lead actresses in the film, both admitted to being terrified of horror films. Emma Roberts stated she was hid under the covers while watching the first 3 'Scream' films. Also, Neve Campbell stated a while back that she can't watch the films, because she doesn't like being scared

Kevin Williamson, the writer of this film, has expressed a subtle annoyance towards the release of the film. During production producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein brought in Ehren Krueger (the writer of 'Scream 3') to polish up the script. Wes Craven later stated that the main ideas, story and concept of the movie were written by Williamson, with minor changes made by Krueger.