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- One of the beloved legacy characters had to die in Scream 2022, but the script’s original plan for Dewey made his death even better. Reviving the franchise over 10 years after Scream 4 and the passing of Wes Craven in 2015, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett needed to prove the fifth installment had serious stakes.
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Jan 29, 2022 · Scream 2022's original Dewey plan would have made his death even more impactful, with a strong evolution culminating in Dewey's return to his selfless nature. Clashing with Vince would have added another trademark injury for Dewey, who'd been stabbed nine times .
- Murray Ferguson
Jan 22, 2022 · During a 45-minute Scream spoiler interview, the filmmakers explained why a certain character had to be killed off in Scream 5.
- Perri Nemiroff
- Senior Producer
Nov 22, 2023 · Campbell, who played the central character Sidney Prescott before deciding not to return to the sixth Scream movie, says she was ultimately disappointed at the choice to axe Dewey.
Jan 21, 2022 · Speaking to Variety, Campbell says that the brutal death of Dewey was devastating and she's still not sure it was the right call to kill him off, saying: I was devastated. I still have trouble wrapping my head around it.
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- Scream 4 Is The only Movie Dewey Isn’T Attacked with A Knife
- Why Scream 2022 Killed Dewey
Nobody takes Deputy Dewey seriously in Wes Craven’s original Scream. He is undermined by his teenage sister, Tatum (Rose McGowan), and doesn’t exactly strike an imposing figure when trying to uphold the law. One of his most memorable moments is when he screams in terror after Scream's Sidney (Neve Campbell) runs into him holding a Ghostface mask. N...
If anyone doubted Craven’s decision to have Dewey survive, the underrated Scream 2 perfectly demonstrated why he made the right call. Dewey rushes to Windsor College to help Sidney as soon as he learns of the new Ghostface attacks. It’s revealed he has a limp due to a severed nerve from his first stab wound, but this doesn’t deter him and he teams ...
Although remembered as the weakest movie in the franchise, Scream 3 did give Dewey an interesting role as a technical advisor on Stab 3. After two Ghostface massacres, he has matured somewhat and is better prepared for the current killing spree, even shooting Ghostface during one sequence. He is also one of the very few people Sidney trusts with he...
Dewey has already been stabbed nine times, so Scream 4 decides to subvert expectations without entirely dropping the running gag. Perhaps in keeping with his role as sheriff and his personal growth over the last three movies, Dewey is treated as a more competent authority figure. On this occasion, it is his now-wife Gale who is stabbed, with Dewey ...
Dewey’s death in Scream 2022 is a bold, but necessary choice. As described by Randy’s replacement and niece, Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), the latest massacre is a “requel,” and the rules state not even a legacy character is safe. Although Gale could have been killed by Ghostface, Dewey is the most obvious contender. He had already survived being sta...
- Murray Ferguson
Jan 20, 2022 · Now, fans know that those swings include the deaths of both David Arquette's Dewey Riley and Marley Shelton's Judy Hicks, as well as the return-via-hallucinations of Skeet Ulrich's Billy Loomis...
Jan 28, 2022 · Despite Campbell's hesitations to enter into the film, along with Dewey's unexpected death, the newest addition to the Scream franchise has performed well, which is something Campbell has...
