While we wait for next year’s franchise relaunch Scream, Wes Craven‘s original classic Scream is coming to 4K Ultra HD just in time for Halloween, we learned last week.
In celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, Scream is coming to 4K Ultra HD for the very first time on October 19, 2021, and a Steelbook release is also coming on the same day.
Additionally, a newly remastered Blu-ray is also releasing on October 19.
The official press release sent out today details, “The new Scream 4K Ultra HD, Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook, and Blu-ray include a brand-new look back at the film and director Wes Craven, featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage and new interviews with stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, as well as screenwriter Kevin Williamson and the directors and other cast members from the new installment in the franchise scheduled to premiere in theaters in 2022 from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group.”
Here’s the full breakdown:
- A Bloody Legacy: Scream 25 Years Later— NEW!
- Audio commentary by director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson
- Production featurette
- Behind the Scenes: On the Scream Set, Drew Barrymore
- Q&A with Cast and Crew: What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?, Why are People so Fascinated by Horror Films?
You can pre-order Paramount’s new 4K Ultra HD release over on Amazon today!
In the 1996 horror classic, “A teenage girl becomes the target of a killer who has stalked and killed one of her classmates. A tabloid news reporter is determined to uncover the truth, insisting that the man who raped and killed Campbell’s mother one year earlier is the same man who is terrorizing her now. Campbell’s boyfriend becomes the prime suspect.”
David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, and Skeet Ulrich star in Wes Craven’s Scream, which was written by Kevin Williamson.