‘Scream 7’ Tested a Different, More Audacious Ending

It involved Matthew Lillard's character, Stu, who plays a different role in the film now.

, we know not only that Lillard is back, but also that he plays a key role in the film. What we didn’t know was that before the film was released, the role was a little different and, frankly, kind of shocking.

Spoilers follow.you know that Matthew Lillard’s character, Stu, returns in the film. Sort of. He only appears on screens, so the characters are unsure if he’s actually alive or not. We all watched him die 30 years ago in the original film, after all. Well, at the end of the movie, we learn that Stu was just an AI creation of the real killers, played by Anna Camp and Ethan Embry.So Stu is dead, and his likeness was used by AI to cover for the new killers. But, in a new interview,being alive, but they also filmed a scene that confirmed it. “ wrote all the AI stuff,” Williamson“The first time I read it, I was like, ‘How is this going to work? How is he going to be alive?’ Furthermore, if it is AI, will part of the audience be disappointed that he’s not real? We were playing that game. And I’d be lying if I said we didn’t shoot it both ways.” The reporter then asked Williamson to clarify that last point: “Oh, really? There was an alternate ending where Stu really is alive?” “ We shot a little coda at the end that we had in our back pocket,” the director said. “But oddly enough, the decision was thatwanted him dead.” Williamson then confirmed that test audiences saw the “little coda” of Stu being alive but didn’t like it.stretch. We live in a world now where with fake AI, we know that’s possible.” While Williamson is right that Stu somehow being able to fake his death and stay incognito for 30 years is not as believable as him just being dead, it’s the movies. We aren’t here for belief. We’re here to be entertained. Test audiences are there to give their honest opinions, but sometimes, you just have to believe in the choice, be bold, and go for it. Also, if you read between the lines, it sure sounds like he’s saying the film played out exactly the way it does now and then revealed Stu to be alive at the very end, setting him up for the future. We wonder if that’s actually the implication or not.is in theaters, and Stu is dead. Would you have preferred that not be the case? Let us know below. And read more from Williamson over at8:30 amThe horror sequel overcame early production woes to score a big box-office haul, but apparently not every star got the memo about avoiding online controversy.Radio Silence Wanted Their ‘Scream 7’ to Stab Your Teeth In If you thought 'Scream 5' and ''6' were too nice, Radio Silence seemed to agree and would've made 'Scream 7' mean as hell.Wayans gives you a little bootlegged sneak peek at what you'll laugh at in 'Scary Movie 6.'

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