Kevin Williamson reveals how the studio tried to change Cotton Weary's role in 'Scream 2.'
After the success of Wes Craven’s Scream in December 1996, the studio wanted more, and they wanted more fast. Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson were asked to release a sequel in December 1997, which demanded an extremely quick writing and production process. Given that lightning-fast turnaround, while chatting with Williamson for the 25th anniversary of Scream 2, Collider's Perri Nemiroff was curious about who or what changed the most along the way.
With the movie becoming such a hit, the studio immediately wanted to cash in on a sequel. Because of the timeframe that Williamson was given, and because he was simultaneously writing for the hit series, Dawson’s Creek, the writer said working on the script for Scream 2 “was a nightmare. That whole year was a blur.” And that's without even considering the mayhem of the script leaks.
"I wanted the ending where Sidney throws it to Cotton at the end and lets him be the hero. All he wanted to do was to be exonerated and so all the press went to him, and I wanted that moment at the end because I thought it was very heroic of Sidney to do that, and winning for her, and also good for him.
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