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Trivia: Star Alyssa Milano once humorously quipped in an interview that her "Poison Ivy days are over!" It is believed that she was referring to taking roles that are overly erotic in tone or require nudity.

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Trivia: Jamie Pressly, who would later go on to star in the third film, appears uncredited as the body double for the photographs and brief flashes we see of Ivy's body. (Although her face is never shown because Drew Barrymore played the role in the first film.)

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Trivia: The only film in the franchise where the "Ivy-equivalent" character is a protagonist and not an antagonist.

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Trivia: To date, the last feature film directed by Brett Ratner. A few years after its release, he was hit by several sexual harassment allegations, effectively ending his Hollywood career. His only work since has been producing a small biopic and directing an as-yet-unreleased documentary about Melania Trump.

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Trivia: This film underperformed so poorly at the box office that it led to Disney indefinitely halting production on their planned live-action remake of "Tangled."

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Trivia: The film was primarily shot on "prosumer" grade digital camcorders due to how fast and cheap they were and for the visual style. This is part of what gives the film its unique and extremely gritty visual aesthetic. In contrast, the final scene was actually shot on proper film to give it a much cleaner aesthetic and a sense of finality.

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Trivia: Actor Danny Pudi has a cameo in one scene, where he's seen sitting in the background watching the characters before dramatically running away. It might have seemed random and out of nowhere, but it's actually a pay-off to a joke set up in the show "Community," on which Pudi co-stars. In an episode of that series, Pudi's character Abed mentions that he appeared as a background extra on "Cougar Town," but got nervous during a take and soiled his pants, explaining why he suddenly runs away.

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Trivia: The film was envisioned as being an "alternative" to the James Bond series for a younger, hipper crowd. As a joking reference to this, the secret agent in the opening scene was purposely made to resemble James Bond, including having gadgets and a tuxedo on under his uniform. However, once he stumbles into a modern rock concert, he becomes confused and ends up getting quickly shot and killed. This was to (presumably) show he wasn't "extreme" enough to fight the bad guys in this story.

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Trivia: Bill Skarsgård, who portrays Count Orlok, also famously portrayed the evil clown Pennywise in the two theatrical "It" movies. A rule he had for himself with those films was that he didn't want to frighten his co-stars or the crew, so he always went out of his way to be friendly and joke around with everyone between takes. He repeated that tradition here. Many crew members, including producer Chris Columbus, were initially terrified of him in his costume... until he started cracking jokes.

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Trivia: To make Count Orlok more imposing, the already 6'4" tall Bill Skarsgård wore heeled shoes that made him nearly 7', and worked with a vocal coach who helped him train to lower his voice a full octave.

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Trivia: Harry Styles and Anya Taylor-Joy were originally cast to star in the film in 2017, but both had to bow out because production was pushed back considerably and scheduling conflicts arose.

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Trivia: Tina Fey's 2021 series "Mr. Mayor" was originally meant to be a spin-off centering on Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy as he starts a political career. However, Baldwin ended up having to leave the project, and it was rewritten to be a stand-alone show.

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Trivia: In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, the cast reunited to promote NBC's content (including the new streaming platform Peacock) with an hour-long special episode, seven years after the series ended. While the performances and plot were praised, the fact it was essentially an hour-long promo for NBC was widely criticized.

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Trivia: The original "Scream" was released in 1996. "Scream 2" was released one year later in 1997. And then there was a slightly larger gap before "Scream 3" was released in 2000. (Technically three years later even if it isn't literally three years.) Ironically, the same thing has happened with this "requel" trilogy. The fifth film was released in 2022. "Scream VI" was released one year later in 2023. And there will be a slightly larger gap before "Scream 7" is released in 2026, three years later.

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Trivia: In the rich couple's penthouse apartment, some of the "modern art" paintings on their walls are actually sprites and textures from the various early video games (notably "Super Mario Bros. 3"), albeit recoloured slightly.

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Trivia: This film made more money in its opening day ($31 million) than the entire domestic run of the 1993 film in unadjusted dollars ($20 million). By the end of its theatrical run, the 2023 movie out-grossed the 1993 film domestically by over 25x.

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Trivia: Kevin Smith stated that days before news broke about Harvey Weinstein's sex abuse, Weinstein called him out of the blue asking about making a "Dogma 2" due to the first film being a cult favourite. Smith began brainstorming ideas, only to be shocked when the news broke. Smith stated that he believed Weinstein was trying to make people loyal to him by offering them dream projects before the news broke. Smith also said he knew Weinstein cheated on his wife, but not that he was a sexual predator.

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Trivia: With this film, Courteney Cox ("Gale Weathers") and Roger L. Jackson (voice of "Ghostface") will be the only actors to appear in all seven "Scream" films, as Neve Campbell did not appear in "Scream VI" due to a pay dispute.

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Trivia: The film will be released in 2026... the 30th anniversary of the original film.

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Trivia: Originally, Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega were meant to return, with filmmaker Christopher Landon taking over as director. Barrera was controversially fired after comments she made about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with many finding her firing unjust. Ortega then dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with her show "Wednesday." Finally, Landon left, citing the drama behind the scenes. The movie was then completely retooled with a new plot and a bigger focus on legacy characters.

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