Scream 6 directors address potential return of Scream 4’s Emma Roberts

The creators of Scream 6 have been discussing the potential return of Scream 4’s killer Jill, the character played by Emma Roberts. Jill, the granddaughter of late consummate Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) only appeared in the 2011 film, as she was killed at the end of the film once it was revealed that she was responsible for the latest Ghostface massacre. However, Scream 6, which hit theaters this weekend, has already reversed the supposed fate of Scream 4 character Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) by returning him as an FBI agent investigating a new wave of murders in New York. city.

This week, Dread Central sat down with the makers of the new Scream 6, including co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella. As Kirby returned and Roberts expressed interest in returning to the franchise, they were asked how dead Jill was. While Villella expressed assurance that she was dead, Gillett joked that “anyone can come back.” Read their full quote below:

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin: Tell us, Chad. (How dead is she on a scale from 1 to 10?)Chad Villella: 11?Tyler Gillett: I think everyone can come back.

Did Kirby’s retconned death open the door for Scream Legacy characters?

Up until now, Scream hasn’t been a franchise inclined to retcon and bring back characters for fan service. When a character died, they stayed dead, although actors sometimes reprise their roles, such as Jamie Kennedy’s appearance via videotape as his dead character Randy Meeks in 2000’s Scream 3. This may change in the future, if you bring the fan favorite character back to life. the character Kirby is the first harbinger of more character reprisals to come.

However, despite what Gillett says in his quote, Scream 6 had some restraint when it came to legacy characters. Prior to the film’s release, rumors abounded that the killer would be Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard), the presumed dead killer from the original film. That didn’t materialize, showing that as important as the legacy characters still are, the filmmakers are keen to keep the franchise moving forward when it comes to Ghostface’s identity.

It seems far more likely that Roberts’ Jill will return similarly to Billy Loomis, Skeet Ulrich’s killer in 1996. The actor appeared several times as a digitally aged hallucination in both Scream 2022 and Scream 6. However, Scream 7 hasn’t been greenlit yet, so that could all change when the film is announced and its premise is finally revealed. .

Source: Central Terror