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The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Scream 7 with Kevin Williamson and Paul Feig (Ep. 605)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6848 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Director Kevin Williamson discusses his new film, Scream 7, with fellow Director Paul Feig in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how the original concept of Scream came to be, how he balanced horror and comedy to establish the tone, and the importance and careful use of score needed to maintain the film’s tension. In the newest installment of the Scream franchise, original victim Sidney Prescott hopes to reinvent her life in a different town. But when a new killer emerges, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes his prized target. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/april2026/scream7_qna_0326

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0:00.0

It's a little more in line with Screen 5 in terms of the toxic fandom, and this is the toxic hero worship.

0:05.6

The tagline for the first film was someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far.

0:10.1

And I remember when I first got the script, when Guy sent me the draft, and I read it and I was like, oh, this is someone has taken their love of Sydney Prescott one step too far. Hello and welcome back to the director's' Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

0:43.4

In this episode, the ghost-based killer is back and out for fresh blood,

0:48.1

and director Kevin Williamson's horror mystery, Scream 7.

0:53.0

In the newest installment of the Scream franchise,

0:56.0

original victim Sidney Prescott hopes to reinvent her life in a different town.

1:01.0

But when a new killer emerges, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes his prize target.

1:07.0

In addition to Scream 7, Williamson's other directorial credit includes the feature film

1:13.4

Teaching Mrs. Tingle.

1:16.7

Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Williamson spoke

1:21.4

with director Paul Feig about filming Scream 7.

1:25.6

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

1:34.8

What's up everybody?

1:36.4

Hello.

1:37.9

Have we all run on the marathon today?

1:40.1

How'd you do?

1:42.0

Oh, my God.

1:43.2

I just ate at Dantan's and they can barely butt my coat. So there we go.

1:47.5

Hello, Kevin. Hello. Hello. Scream King, Kevin Williamson.

1:54.8

I love this franchise so much. I just think it's great. And just, I mean, let's just start at the beginning. I know this

2:03.2

directors, but I want to know as a screenwriter also, like, just where did this all come from?

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