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NEVE'S RETURN ?




Will Neve Campbell Return for Scream 3?
That is the burning question regarding the progress and production of Scream 3. After Scream was filmed, it was basically assumed and confirmed that Neve would return for Scream 2. After she finished filming Scream 2 in the summer of 1997, Neve began expressing doubt whether she would return she would return for the final film. Well Neve's character, Sidney, did indeed survive Scream 2, so will she be back for Scream 3? Or will her fear of being typecasted as a "Scream-Queen" force her to pull a Jamie Lee Curtis and bow out of Scream 3? We track the ongoing process of Neve Campbell's decision.

 

April 1999: E! Online confirms that Neve will indeed reprise her role of Sidney one last time for "Scream 3." May I speak for everyone when I say, "Whew!" Looks like the end of this section! :(

March 10, 1999: At the annual Showest Convention in Las Vegas, Miramax Pictures presents their annual 1999 film line-up. Among the "official" logo for "Scream 3", Miramax reported the film's stars are Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette.

March 1, 1999: Variety reports that Dimension Films has greenlighted "Scream 3." It reports the return of key crew members Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven while returning stars like David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Neve Campbell are "certain" to reprise their roles.

February 1999: Neve Campbell announces her post-"Party of Five" season hiatus plans. She has signed on as the star in film entitled Me . Don't panic! Remember, Neve managed to film Wild Things and Scream 2 during the summer of 1997, so there's still hope.

November 1998: Wes Craven confirms that Neve is STILL undecided and will make a decision based on the script she receives from Kevin Williamson after he begins writing it in January.

October 1998: Movie websites are now reporting that Neve Campbell has signed on for Scream 3, in part of a deal with Miramax to produce and star in an independent project with her brother, Christian.

October 1998: Reports are now stating that if Neve has any kind of role in Scream 3 that it will be small and might perhaps, be the infamous opening scene role. (You all know what that means!) This will definitely not obligate Neve to Scream 4, 5, 6.

July 1998: Neve's publicist, Wes Craven, and Kevin Williamson say that Neve is sitll undecided, despite the Ireland TV & Film Net interview. Wes Craven states that there is plenty of time for Neve to change her mind, since Scream 3 doesn't begin production until late spring 1999.

June 16, 1998: In an exclusive interview with Ireland Film & TV Net, they ask her about Scream 3. Here is her repsonse: "I think because of the success of the Scream movies, and the fact that the only other hit movie I've been involved with is The Craft, people think I'm some sort of scream queen, if you'll excuse the pun," says Campbell. "But that's something I really want to avoid. In each case with these films, the scripts were just too good to pass up." Suprisingly, Campbell says she won't be returning for Scream 3. "I'm sure Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first two scripts, will make a great job of it, but it's just that fear I have of being typecast," confesses Campbell. "I've really enjoyed these first two movies, and I'm very proud of them, but I think I could easily become 'that girl from the Scream movies' if I stuck around for the third installment." But Campbell hopes that the fans will not take it personally. "I'm not doing Scream 3 because I don't want to end up being typecast, that's all. It's a career decision, not a personal one."

May 1998: Neve wins an award for Best Actress for Scream 2 at the MTV Movie Awards and is asked about Scream 3. She says she is talking to Bob and Harvey Weinstein at Miramax about it and still has to make a decision.

April 1998: Supposedly, Kevin Williamson stated in an interview that Neve is signed on for Scream 3.

March 1998: Neve is asked about reprising her role in Scream 3 in Fangoria magazine. She is quoted by responding, "I haven't decided whether or not I'll do it. I'm a little scared of that. I don't want to think that the Scream movies are all I can do. That's why I've been trying to do other films as well. We'll see. It depends on whether I fond something else I really want to do during my hiatus of Party of Five. It depends on the script. If I had a choice between doing Scream 3 or some other role I love. I'd do the other role."


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