104-498: Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Lovely and Amazing . She is also known for playing Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). She created and wrote
208-525: A 2009 interview, Matthew Lillard , who played Stu Macher in Scream , said that he had been contracted to reprise his role in Scream 3 as the primary antagonist, having survived his apparent death, orchestrating new Ghostface attacks from prison on high school students and ultimately targeting Sidney. Following the Columbine High School massacre shortly before production began, the script
312-465: A TV show, respectively for Scream 3 , their characters being the only central roles to survive the events of the previous two films. In an interview, Craven stated that convincing the central cast to return to film a new Scream film was not difficult but as with Scream 2 , their burgeoning fame and busy schedules made arranging their availability with the film's production period difficult. The consequence of Campbell's commitments in particular meant she
416-667: A budget of $ 80 million. She portrayed American educator Leonie Gilmour in the biographical drama Leonie (2010). Of her performance, The Hollywood Reporter opined that it was a "superb portrayal", which showcased her acting range. In 2011, she had a role in Our Idiot Brother as Liz, the sister of Paul Rudd 's titular character. In that same year, Mortimer appeared in Scorsese's Hugo , an adaptation of Brian Selznick 's book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret . Hugo won five Academy Awards from eleven nominations, but
520-426: A comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three daughters. Mortimer said of the role, "It was a wonderful experience as an actor to have that opportunity [...] You hear this terrifying phrase, 'being in the moment.' I have no doubt that I was in that moment. [Elizabeth] was exposed and ridiculous and brave." Mortimer won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role. In 2002, she had
624-521: A drastic departure for the series, but Craven directly intervened. According to Kruger, "[Craven ...] said 'Be serious, guys. Either we make a Scream movie or we make a movie and call it something else. But if it's a Scream movie, it's going to have certain standards.'" Bob and Harvey Weinstein approached Williamson in early 1999 to pursue a full script for a third installment to the Scream franchise , Scream 3 . However, following his successes with
728-425: A female corpse to needing a live actress with whom Schreiber could interact. Shortly after being cast, Mortimer was found to lack the necessary work permit to allow her involvement in the film, requiring her to be flown to Vancouver to obtain one. Scream 3 also featured the first live on-screen appearance of Sidney Prescott's mother Maureen Prescott , played by Lynn McRee, the actress previously having represented
832-465: A ferocious fight, Sidney ultimately outsmarts Roman and repeatedly stabs him. As Dewey and Gale arrive, Roman rises and tries to attack once more but is finally killed when Dewey shoots him in the head. Later at Sidney's house, Dewey proposes to Gale, who accepts. Sidney returns from a walk and leaves her previously alarmed front gates open. As she joins Gale, Dewey and Kinkaid to watch a movie, wind blows her front door open, but she ignores it. Scream 3
936-483: A gas explosion, killing co-star Tom Prinze . Elsewhere, Sidney is living in seclusion under an alias , fearing another killer may strike, and works as a crisis counselor for an abused women's hotline . Having uncovered her location, the killer begins taunting Sidney using a voice changer to sound like her deceased mother Maureen Prescott . Sidney travels to Hollywood, realizing she is no longer safe. Gale and Jennifer learn that Maureen briefly worked as an actress in
1040-587: A half-brother, Ross Bentley, from her father's relationship with actress Wendy Craig . Mortimer studied at St Paul's Girls' School in west London where she appeared in several pupil productions. She went on to the University of Oxford , where she read Russian at Lincoln College and performed in several plays. Before becoming an actress, she wrote a column for The Daily Telegraph and was screenwriter for an adaptation of Lorna Sage 's memoir Bad Blood . Mortimer performed in several plays while studying at
1144-605: A jittery, unlikable attorney". In 2009, Mortimer reprised her role as Nicole Durant in The Pink Panther 2 ; the film was panned by critics. In the last three episodes of the first season of 30 Rock , she played Phoebe , the mysterious love interest of Alec Baldwin 's character, Jack Donaghy . Mortimer appeared in Daniel Barber 's first film, Harry Brown (2009), as police detective Alice Frampton. The plot follows widowed veteran ( Michael Caine ), who takes
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#17327811691501248-410: A later date, requiring them to obtain access to locations or build sets. Additionally, a three-minute scene featuring the character of Randy Meeks had over two hours of footage filmed. The script for the film was so in flux that the epilogue scene was filmed with three variants of Patrick Dempsey's character – one with him absent, one where his arm is bandaged and one with him in a normal condition – as
1352-473: A lot of motivation for pursuing a project like this. To help in developing the script, Kruger read copies of Williamson's scripts for Scream and Scream 2 , as well as watched the earlier films to better understand the characters and tone. In an interview, Kruger admitted that his lack of involvement with the development of the principal cast of Scream hampered his ability to portray them true to their previous characterization. Early scripts for Scream 3 had
1456-526: A major part as the assassin in The 51st State (also known as Formula 51 ), starring opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle . Upon release, the film was a critical and commercial failure. In 2003, Mortimer appeared in Stephen Fry 's British drama, Bright Young Things , based on the 1930 novel Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh . It is about young and carefree London aristocrats and bohemians, set in
1560-439: A nominating committee. In 1985, Peter Coyote and Jamie Lee Curtis presented winners with a Plexiglas pyramid designed by Carol Bosselman, which contain a suspended shoestring, printed with sprocket holes, representing the shoestring budgets of independent films. The Reel Gold Award, also designed by Bosselman, was given to Steve Wachtel for allowing Independent Features Project/West continuing free use of his screening room. It
1664-402: A performance of naked courage, Emily Mortimer shows that she is prepared to go to extreme lengths of masochism in her depiction of a woman undone by love". Sight & Sound magazine thought the cast performances were "edgy", and Mortimer made the most out of an underwritten role. She also had a supporting part in the romantic drama The Sleeping Dictionary (2003). In 2004, Mortimer played
1768-409: A script based on Williamson's notes. The environment for Scream 3 ' s development had become more complicated than with previous films. There was increased scrutiny on the effects of violence in media and the effect it could have on the public in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre which occurred shortly before production would begin on the film. In addition, since the release of
1872-454: A struggling widow", and Variety magazine opined that it was "A fine, sensitive leading turn" for the actor. The Bookshop grossed $ 12 million worldwide. In the small-scale feature, Write When You Get Work (2018), Mortimer played a member of the elite class. A family drama, about a man with Alzheimer's , Head Full of Honey (2018), was Mortimer's next release. She played the wife of Matt Dillon 's character. The Los Angeles Times gave
1976-461: Is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger . It stars David Arquette , Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox Arquette , Parker Posey , Patrick Dempsey , Scott Foley , Lance Henriksen , Matt Keeslar , Jenny McCarthy , Emily Mortimer , Deon Richmond , and Patrick Warburton . It is a sequel to Scream 2 (1997) and the third installment in the Scream film series . The film's story takes place one year after
2080-442: Is knocked unconscious by Ghostface. Sidney is lured to a secret screening room where Ghostface appears and reveals himself to be Roman. Roman explains that he is Sidney's half-brother and the product of Maureen's sexual assault. Four years prior, he tracked Maureen down, only for her to reject him. Roman began stalking her and filming the men she philandered with. He showed Billy Loomis footage of his father with Maureen, setting off
2184-470: Is later attacked by Ghostface on the Stab 3 set, forcing the police to hold her for protection. Dewey, Gale, Jennifer, and the remaining cast, Angelina Tyler and Tyson Fox , attend a birthday party for Roman at Milton's mansion. Ghostface attacks the group, killing Angelina, Tyson and Jennifer while taking Gale and Dewey hostage. Ghostface contacts Sidney, and she travels to the mansion. Kincaid follows but
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#17327811691502288-769: The Chicago Sun-Times called Mortimer "excellent" in her portrayal of a workaholic mother. That same year, Mortimer played Sharon in the science fiction series Don't Look Deeper. In 2021, Mortimer wrote, directed, and starred in the miniseries The Pursuit of Love , which earned her a BAFTA TV nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Mortimer is set to replace Sally Hawkins , who had played Mrs. Brown in previous Paddington films, for Paddington in Peru . In 2000, Mortimer met American actor Alessandro Nivola while both were starring in Love's Labour's Lost . They married in
2392-468: The 2008 Sundance Film Festival to a positive response; Variety magazine's critic thought Mortimer's character was well-developed, and it was "a very flavorful performance as a reformed bad girl". A year later, she was cast in David Mamet 's martial arts drama Redbelt , playing attorney Laura Black. The film gained fair reviews, and The Telegraph critic wrote, "Emily Mortimer is impressive as
2496-784: The FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards , and later as the Film Independent Spirit Awards , are awards presented annually in Santa Monica, California , to independent filmmakers . Founded in 1984, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards in 1986. The ceremony is produced by Film Independent, a not-for-profit arts organization that used to produce the LA Film Festival . Film Independent members vote to determine
2600-409: The Scream series and other projects such as I Know What You Did Last Summer , Williamson had become involved in multiple projects including the development of the short-lived TV series Wasteland and directing his self-penned film Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) which Williamson had written prior to Scream and which had languished in development hell since. Unable to develop a full script for
2704-625: The University of Oxford . While acting in a student production, she was spotted by a producer who later cast her as the lead in a television adaptation of Catherine Cookson 's The Glass Virgin (1995). Subsequent television roles included Sharpe's Sword (1995) and Coming Home (1998) . She followed this with the 1996 television film Lord of Misrule , directed by Guy Jenkin and filmed in Fowey , Cornwall . In 1996, Mortimer appeared in her first feature film opposite Val Kilmer in The Ghost and
2808-533: The interwar period . Playing fiancée Nina Blount, Mortimer was described as "a character who gives Peter O'Toole a marvelous few minutes of playing dottiness to the hilt", by Washington Post ' s Stephen Hunter . Her last release of 2003 was Young Adam , in which she plays the girlfriend of a cruel barge worker ( Ewan McGregor ). Based on the novel of the same title , Mortimer's role in Young Adam garnered her acclaim; Evening Standard 's critic wrote, "In
2912-476: The "adorable" secretary Nicole Durant. In 2007, she had a role in the comedy drama Lars and the Real Girl as Karin, the supportive sister-in-law of Ryan Gosling 's title character. The film received generally positive reviews; Deborah Ross of The Spectator thought Mortimer played her character well despite the film's repetitive comedic moments. Next in 2008, Mortimer starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in
3016-412: The 1960s under the stage name "Rina Reynolds" and had been raped at a party held by Stab 3 producer John Milton. Martha Meeks , the sister of Sidney's murdered friend Randy , visits Sidney and the others to deliver a videotape that Randy made before his death. Randy posthumously warns them the rules of a horror film do not apply in the third film of a trilogy and that any of them could die. Sidney
3120-557: The Collector's Edition version of their US release including deleted scenes, outtakes, theatrical trailers, music videos, and commentary from each respective film's crew. Additionally, the three films were collected together in a single pack, again released on February 26 and released as "Scream Trilogy". Scream 3 was released on the Blu-ray Disc format on March 29, 2011, alongside Scream , and Scream 2 , two weeks prior to
3224-573: The Darkness , and in the coming-of-age story, The Last of the High Kings . 1997 saw Mortimer play the central character of Katherine Lacey in the pilot episode of Midsomer Murders . In 1998 she appeared as Kat Ashley in Elizabeth , and played Miss Flynn in the television mini series Cider with Rosie , which was adapted for television by her father. In 1999, she played three roles: she
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3328-473: The Dimension Home Video label). The video was later released as a bonus edition on October 24, 2000. The DVD version was only released as a Collector's Edition featuring deleted scenes, outtakes, audio commentary, music videos of songs featured in the film, trailers for the film, and biographies of the cast and crew involved in the film's production. Following the release of Scream 3 as what
3432-619: The Ghostface character appear more dominant and completely excised the attempted skylight escape. Cox's character is introduced during a seminar which takes place within a classroom at UCLA , a location previously used in Scream 2 to represent the fictional Windsor College. The film studio where the fictional Stab 3 is filmed is represented by the CBS Studio Center in Studio City , San Fernando Valley while scenes at
3536-563: The Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Hugo (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Relic (2020). Mortimer was born on 6 October 1971 in Hammersmith , London , to dramatist and barrister Sir John Mortimer , and his second wife, Penelope (née Gollop). She has a younger sister, Rosie; two older half-siblings, Sally Silverman and Jeremy , from her father's first marriage to author Penelope Fletcher ; and
3640-541: The TV section. Current categories Retired categories The Independent Features Project/West was founded by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas . In 1984 the FINDIE Awards (Friends of Independents) were conceived by Independent Features Project/West board member Jeanne Lucas and Independent Features Project/West President Anne Kimmel and director/writer Sam O'Brien was an event producer. The awards are voted on by
3744-427: The aftermath of the incident, many parties began looking for rationales for their actions and this led to an increased scrutiny on the role of the media in society, including video games and film, and the influence it could have on an audience. With the production of Scream 3 not yet underway, there were considerations about whether the film should be made at that time, aware of the potential for negative attention but
3848-413: The antagonist Ghostface and Jamie Kennedy reprised his role as Randy Meeks in spite of the character's death in Scream 2 . Negative feedback following the death of Randy had the production consider methods to have had his character survive to appear in Scream 3 including having the character's family hide him away for safety while recuperating from his injuries, but it was deemed too unbelievable and
3952-557: The bare budgets of independent films. Since 2006, winners receive a metal trophy depicting a bird with its wings spread sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole. In 2020, new categories were announced for the 36th Independent Spirit Awards , which would honor the best in television productions and performances. These categories included Best New Scripted Series , Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series, Best Male Performance, Best Female Performance , and Best Ensemble Cast. In 2022, it
4056-411: The character in photographs during the previous films. Lawrence Hecht and C.W. Morgan appeared in minor roles reprising their characters of Sidney's father Neil Prescott and Hank Loomis respectively. Nancy O'Dell appeared as an unnamed reporter, having previously appeared in Scream 2 and would go on to appear in Scream 4 in the same role. Scream 3 featured several cameo appearances including
4160-465: The character of Sidney Prescott much like " Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day " – a more action-orientated heroine – at which point Craven would intervene and correct the script to bring the characters closer to their previous appearances. Kruger admitted that despite not receiving any writing credit, Craven had a significant hand in developing the script for Scream 3 . Like Scream 2 ,
4264-452: The comedy Chaos Theory . Critical reception was mostly mixed, and Ruthe Stein of San Francisco Chronicle thought Mortimer and Reynolds lacked chemistry. The psychological thriller Transsiberian (2008), directed by Brad Anderson , saw Mortimer cast as Jessie. She co-stars with Woody Harrelson , and they portray a couple who befriend a pair of mysterious travellers. The film premiered at
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4368-649: The conversation entailed. Unable to return to Hollywood Boulevard, the scene was reshot on a street outside of the production studio in San Fernando Valley and intermixed with footage taken on the Boulevard. The opening attack scene was filmed partially at the exterior and interior of Harper House in West Hollywood but changes were made to the scene including introducing a live girlfriend for Cotton instead of her being dead when Cotton arrives. It
4472-556: The day of filming, and scheduling difficulties with the main cast. Principal photography took place from July to September 1999, and the ending was re-filmed in January 2000. Scream 3 premiered on February 3, 2000, in Westwood, Los Angeles , and was theatrically released the following day, grossing $ 162 million worldwide on a budget of $ 40 million. The film received mixed reviews but has been reappraised in recent years in
4576-468: The fictional characters of Jay and Silent Bob from the 1994 film Clerks and sequels played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith , and director Roger Corman as an on-set studio executive. Carrie Fisher made a cameo in the film as former actress Bianca Burnette at the suggestion of Bob Weinstein ; Fisher helped to write her character, who makes reference to having almost been cast as Princess Leia . In
4680-417: The film a negative review, and thought Mortimer and the cast were "all over the place". She then joined the cast of Mary Poppins Returns , a 2018 musical fantasy directed by Rob Marshall . It is loosely based on the book series Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers . The film was a box office hit, and Christopher Orr of The Atlantic magazine praised Mortimer's "charming" performance. Mortimer returned to
4784-473: The film was "an angry indictment of sexual misconduct in Hollywood, predatory men and the casting couch". He noted several instances of "transactional sex" within the film, including the characters Jennifer and Angelina both making references to having sex with filmmakers in order to secure roles in the fictional Stab film, and Carrie Fisher in a cameo role (as a lookalike of Fisher herself) who claims that
4888-499: The film was changed from Woodsboro to Hollywood upon which Kruger commented that he believed the characters should be moving to "bigger" places from high school , to college , to the city of Hollywood. Behind the scenes however, the move away from Woodsboro was mandated as it was considered that a film containing violent acts of murder in and around the small town of Woodsboro and the associated school would attract significant negative criticism and attention that could be detrimental to
4992-493: The film's metafiction commentary a poor imitation of Craven's own horror film Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). Of the characters, Roger Ebert said "[the characters] are so thin, they're transparent" but praised Campbell's appearance saying, "The camera loves her. She could become a really big star and then giggle at clips from this film at her AFI tribute." In a positive review, the Los Angeles Times called
5096-431: The film's director, Roman Bridger . Additional cast included Lance Henriksen as film producer John Milton , Patrick Dempsey as detective Mark Kincaid , Patrick Warburton as bodyguard Steven Stone , and Kelly Rutherford as Christine Hamilton , girlfriend to Cotton Weary. Rutherford was cast after filming had begun as the production was undergoing constant rewrites and the opening scene evolved from requiring only
5200-440: The film's editor, Patrick Lussier, discussed those particular themes and Wes Craven's approach to them, saying of Henriksen's character: "Wes, I think, was very interested in that character as not necessarily the villain—he certainly is a villain—but as a catalyst for the villain's motivation. He's really the spark for the events, or retconned that he is the spark for the events, in the entire series." In 2020, Adam White wrote that
5304-531: The film's reception was warm, her role in City Island was noted by two critics as "vague" and weak. She appeared as Rachel Solando in Martin Scorsese 's 2010 thriller Shutter Island . Several critics thought Shutter Island was unexciting, and that Mortimer and her fellow actors were not utilised to their full potential. The film found moderate success at the box office, grossing $ 294 million from
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#17327811691505408-399: The film's score. He experimented with new styles of sound production by recording instruments in abnormal circumstances such as inserting objects into a piano and recording at various velocities to create a distorted, unnatural sound and modifying the results electronically. Beltrami continued to incorporate a heavy vocal orchestra throughout the score as he had with the previous films. There
5512-500: The film, "Genuinely scary and also highly amusing", and the BBC stated that "as the conclusion to the trilogy it works more effectively than anyone had a right to expect". Variety also praised the film as the end of the Scream trilogy, saying "Aficionados will be the best able to appreciate how wittily Craven has brought down the curtain on his much-imitated, genre-reviving series" while Empire called it "satisfying" though believed
5616-412: The final scene of Sidney in her home. The production considered that this amounted to essentially three endings, damaging the pacing of the film and there was also consideration that, being the concluding chapter of the trilogy, the audience needed to believe that Sidney could lose and die, something her easy victory did not achieve. To create the alternate ending, the fight scene between Sidney and Roman
5720-415: The franchise falling back on the same old horror formulas and cliches it once hacked and slashed with postmodern abandon." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On CinemaScore , audiences gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Time Out London was particularly critical of the film, calling
5824-520: The highest weekend debut for a horror film and also for a Miramax film. It went on to gross $ 89.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 72.7 million in other territories, for a world lifetime gross of $ 161.8 million. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 125 reviews and an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite some surprising twists, Scream 3 sees
5928-724: The home of Posey's character were filmed in the Hollywood Hills at Runyon Ranch in Runyon Canyon Park . The finale, featuring the final attacks of the film and confrontation between the antagonist and Sidney, was filmed at the Canfield-Moreno Estate , a mansion in Silverlake. A scene in the film involved Campbell being pursued by Ghostface through filmset replicas of locations from the original Scream including her character's home. The scene
6032-415: The idea was replaced with the character appearing in a minor role via a pre-recorded video message. Many of the supporting cast played fictitious actors taking part in the film within a film Stab 3 including Emily Mortimer as Angelina Tyler , Parker Posey as Jennifer Jolie , Matt Keeslar as Tom Prinze , Jenny McCarthy as Sarah Darling , and Deon Richmond as Tyson Fox with Scott Foley as
6136-637: The isolated home of Campbell's character situated in Topanga Canyon . The opening scene involves Cotton Weary (Schreiber) driving before arriving home where he is murdered by the Ghostface character. For the driving scene, the production filmed on Hollywood Boulevard but the following scene in Cotton's apartment was changed frequently, requiring alterations to the driving scene to maintain continuity , modifying who speaks to Cotton by phone and what
6240-608: The killers be a "Stab" fan club of Woodsboro kids. All the members of the club would have been involved in the killings and the final twist "of the movie was when Sidney walked into the house after Ghostface had killed everyone ... and they all rose up. None of them were actually dead and they'd planned the whole thing." Williamson later adapted this story for his 2013 TV series The Following . Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox , David Arquette , and Liev Schreiber all returned to their roles as Sidney Prescott and news reporter Gale Weathers , Dewey Riley , and Cotton Weary , now host of
6344-399: The law into his own hands when teenage violence ruins his community. Mortimer chose the role because "It felt like unfamiliar territory for me which is always a challenge and interesting [...] the script is very gripping and brilliantly written [...] getting to work with Michael, and then just the character being in some ways both the opposite and the same as Michael's character." To prepare for
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#17327811691506448-425: The lead role in the drama Dear Frankie , about a young mother whose love for her son prompts her to plan a deception to protect him from the truth about his father. Her performance gained positive reviews; San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "an unforgettable performance from Mortimer [...] a leading lady". Matthew Leyland of the BBC gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, and was impressed with Mortimer's performance, which
6552-591: The oblivious spouse of Jonathan Rhys Meyers 's adulterer in Woody Allen 's Match Point . The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival , and co-starred Scarlett Johansson and Matthew Goode . Writing for The Guardian , Peter Bradshaw opined that Mortimer's performance was "perfectly plausible", and CNN's critic complimented the entire cast. During the film's theatrical run, it earned $ 85 million. She appeared in The Pink Panther (2006) as
6656-427: The original Scream films, various acts of violence had taken place which had gained notoriety and media attention when they were linked to, or blamed on, the films. Eager to avoid further criticism or connection to such incidents, Williamson's notes were largely discarded as the studio insisted that the script should focus on the comedic elements of the series while significantly reducing the violence. The setting of
6760-404: The potential of buying a franchise. Williamson's commitments to other projects meant he was unable to develop a complete script for Scream 3 , so writing duties were undertaken by Kruger, who discarded many of Williamson's notes. Craven and Marco Beltrami returned to direct and score the film, respectively. Production was troubled, including script rewrites, occasions when pages were only ready on
6864-520: The premise of the series had worn thin. In the wake of the scandal involving the Scream films' executive producer Harvey Weinstein , several publications noted the parallels between Weinstein's behavior and the themes of abuse featured in the film, particularly those involving Maureen Prescott, the late mother of the film series' protagonist, Sidney. In 2017, Kristen Yoonsoo Kim noted the scene in which John Milton, portrayed by Lance Henriksen , discusses taking advantage of aspiring actresses. In 2019,
6968-489: The previous Scream films, there was an increased emphasis on comedic elements in this installment; the violence and horror were reduced in response to increased public scrutiny about violence in media , following the Columbine High School massacre . Scream (1996) screenwriter Kevin Williamson provided a five-page outline for two sequels to Scream when auctioning his original script, hoping to entice bidders with
7072-420: The previous film's events and follows Sidney Prescott (Campbell), who has gone into self-imposed isolation following the events of the previous two films but is drawn to Hollywood after a new Ghostface begins killing the cast of the film within a film Stab 3 . Scream 3 combines the violence of the slasher genre with comedy and " whodunit " mystery, while satirizing the cliché of film trilogies . Unlike
7176-623: The production and studio, with the film set for release less than a year following the Columbine incident. Kruger agreed to develop the script for Scream 3 primarily to work with Craven and the executives under Miramax ; he said of his decision to take on writing duties on the film: When you're doing a rewrite script, it's never totally coming from you. It's never the same as writing an original. So often, what you look for is, "Well who am I going to be working with?" and "Who am I going to be learning from?" The [answers to those] questions give you
7280-417: The production decided to change a scene this sometimes meant refilming other scenes to maintain continuity requiring further rewrites. The production team purposely filmed large amounts of footage containing different variations of each scene based on the different script developments in order that, should the script further change, they would ideally have a scene they could use without having to film new ones at
7384-492: The production of Scream , Craven encountered repeated conflicts over censorship with the MPAA regarding violence, and the director stated in an interview that the issues made him consider leaving the horror genre. Marco Beltrami returned to score Scream 3 , having scored the previous two films in the series. For the film, Beltrami employed seven orchestrators to aid in scoring the extensive orchestral accompaniment featured in
7488-429: The production were not certain what his ultimate fate would be following the finalization of the film. In January 2000, three months after completing principal photography for Scream 3 , the ending was refilmed when it was decided to be an inadequate conclusion. Originally the ending consisted of Sidney (Campbell) easily defeating Roman (Scott Foley) which led into an early morning scene of police arriving and then into
7592-443: The production, Williamson instead wrote a 20–30 page draft outline for the film that involved the return of Ghostface to the fictional town of Woodsboro where the "Stab" series, a fictional series of films within a film that exist within the Scream universe and are based on the events of Scream , would be filmed. The Weinsteins hired Arlington Road scribe Ehren Kruger to replace Williamson and helm writing duties, developing
7696-431: The prospect of purchasing a franchise rather than a single script. Craven too had been contracted for two potential sequels following a successful test screening of Scream and he returned to direct the third installment. Shortly before production began on the film, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students, a teacher, and themselves at their school, in what became known as the Columbine High School massacre . In
7800-496: The role of Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise was won by "the one who [slept] with George Lucas ". White also noted that Rose McGowan , who appeared in the first Scream film, later accused Weinstein of raping her in a hotel room a year after the film was released. McGowan revealed in 2017 that she received a $ 100,000 settlement as a result of this attack. Writing for SyFy Wire , Emma Fraser commented that throughout
7904-533: The role, she spent time with a real female detective, and learnt about police interrogation techniques. Upon release, the critic from USA Today thought her performance was "caring and savvy", despite the film's "senseless violence". Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times wrote of Mortimer's performance: "Her clinical coolness plays well off of Caine's controlled heat." Mortimer played an aspiring actress opposite Andy García in City Island (2009). Although
8008-675: The screen in 2019 with Good Posture . It co-stars Grace Van Patten as Lilian, a young woman who moves in with her father's friend, a reclusive novelist called Julia Price (Mortimer). Of her character, she said, "I wish I had just one per cent of Julia's frostiness in my own life. I really enjoyed being that person, feeling what it's like to be intimidating." The film was made by Mortimer's friend, Dolly Wells , in her directorial debut. The actor's performance earned praise, but several critics were disappointed with her amount of screen time. Next, she appeared in Greg Kinnear 's comedy Phil ; it
8112-406: The script for Scream 3 was subject to repeated alterations with pages sometimes completed only on the day on which they were to be filmed. Multiple scenes were rewritten to include previously absent characters or change elements of the plot when it was decided that they were not connecting with other scenes. In a 2013 interview, Williamson further detailed his original script, which would have seen
8216-614: The series Doll & Em (2014–2015) and wrote and directed the miniseries The Pursuit of Love (2021), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress . She provided the voice of Sophie in the English-language version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004), and starred in Scream 3 (2000), Match Point (2005), The Pink Panther (2006), The Pink Panther 2 (2009), Lars and
8320-447: The series, the late Maureen is " slut-shamed " and " victim-blamed ". Fraser also lamented the film's lack of exploration of these themes, stating that the film "could have been a fascinating look at the crimes of this industry and the relationship horror has with sex". Scream 3 was released in US territories on VHS and on DVD on July 4, 2000, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment (under
8424-470: The series. In 2001, the DVD release of Scream 3 was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Home Video Release, but lost to Princess Mononoke (1997). Scream 3 remained unreleased in foreign territories including Europe and Japan until 2001 where it was simultaneously released with Scream and Scream 2 on February 26 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment . Each film contained the additional content found in
8528-414: The set of Stab 3: Return To Woodsboro , the third film in the series based on the Ghostface murders. Ghostface kills Stab 3 actress Sarah Darling , halting the film's production to the frustration of director Roman Bridger . The remaining cast, along with Dewey and Gale, gather at the home of Jennifer Jolie , the actress playing Gale in Stab 3. Ghostface stabs Jennifer's bodyguard to death and causes
8632-479: The string of murders in Woodsboro . When he discovered the fame Sidney attracted due to those events, Roman snapped and lured her out of hiding, planning to kill her and frame her for his murders. After Roman reveals a bound Milton and slits his throat , Sidney furiously denounces his explanation as nothing more than deflection to hide his selfish motivations. Roman suffers a mental breakdown and attacks, and after
8736-411: The studio decided to press forward, albeit with changes. The studio remained however much more apprehensive concerning violence and gore in Scream 3 than with previous installments, pressing for a greater emphasis on the series' satiric humor while scaling back on the violence. At one point in the production, the studio went as far as demanding that the film feature no blood or on-screen violence at all,
8840-594: The village of Turville in the Chilterns , Buckinghamshire , on 3 January 2003. Mortimer gave birth to their son Sam Nivola on 26 September 2003, and their daughter May in 2010. Previously based in Notting Hill , they live in Boerum Hill , Brooklyn, with their children. Mortimer became an American citizen in 2010. Film Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards , originally known as
8944-647: The wake of the MeToo movement . Scream 3 was originally intended to be the final installment of the series until the franchise was revived with a sequel, Scream 4 , released on April 11, 2011. Cotton Weary , now a successful talk show host, is contacted by Ghostface , who demands to know the whereabouts of Sidney Prescott . When Cotton refuses to cooperate, Ghostface murders him and his girlfriend Christine . Detective Mark Kincaid contacts Gale Weathers to discuss Cotton's murder, prompting her to travel to Hollywood . She finds Dewey Riley working as an adviser on
9048-910: The winners of the Spirit Awards. The awards show is held inside a tent at a parking lot of the beach in Santa Monica, usually on the day before the Academy Awards (since 1999; originally the Saturday before). The show was previously broadcast live on the IFC network in the US until 2023, when it was moved to YouTube , as well as Hollywood Suite in Canada and A&E Latin America . Winners were previously presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing
9152-399: Was a box office disappointment. Also in 2011, she started work with screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin , playing Mackenzie McHale in HBO 's The Newsroom . Although the first season of the series gained a mixed reception, the later seasons fared better. Several critics praised Mortimer's acting abilities in season one, but they took issue with her character's writing. In January 2013, it
9256-444: Was announced that gender neutral acting categories would be implemented and that the previous gendered film categories — Male Lead , Female Lead , Male Supporting and Female Supporting — would be retired in favor of a Best Lead Performance and a Best Supporting Performance categories, which would feature 10 nominees each. Other new categories added included Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Lead and Supporting Performance in
9360-431: Was announced that Mortimer would be co-creating and starring in the comedy series Doll & Em for Sky Living , along with her longtime friend, actress and comedian Dolly Wells . Next, Mortimer starred in the drama The Sense of an Ending (2017), based on the novel of the same title by Julian Barnes . Playing the mother Sarah Ford, Mortimer garnered praise for her lively performance, while one critic thought she
9464-518: Was associated with Filmex . In 1986, Bosselman designed and sculpted the Independent Spirit Award statue that is still given out today, using a lost wax bronze casting method. Independent Features Project/West eventually became Film Independent. Dawn Hudson was director of Independent Features Project/West in 1995. Barbara Boyle was Independent Features Project/West president from 1994 to 1999. Scream 3 Scream 3
9568-478: Was consideration that Beltrami was forced to hire multiple orchestrators to complete the score to meet the film's deadline. Beltrami took inspiration from other composers for the score, again incorporating excerpts of the score to Broken Arrow by Hans Zimmer in the track "Sid Wears a Dress". Scream 3 held its premiere on February 3, 2000, at the AMC Avco theater in Westwood, Los Angeles, California and
9672-408: Was extended and an addition involved Roman shooting Sidney, seemingly to death where previously she had simply hidden from the character. A major addition was the presence of the character Mark Kincaid ( Patrick Dempsey ), who had previously been completely absent from the finale after the production realized that his character simply disappeared from the plot and his story arc went nowhere. As with
9776-423: Was later decided that the confrontation between Cotton and Ghostface, featuring Cotton physically dominating the character and attempting to escape by skylight , was unrealistic and made Ghostface appear weak and this scene was reshot. Again however, they were unable to return to Harper House to conduct filming and resorted to constructing a replica of the apartment interior to produce the necessary footage which had
9880-659: Was miscast. In that same year, she portrayed the pregnant Jinny in The Party ; the film premiered at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival , and was favourably received. Mortimer co-starred with Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy in the drama The Bookshop . Adapted from the 1978 novel of the same title by Penelope Fitzgerald , Mortimer played Florence Green, who opens a bookshop despite local opposition. Writing for Chicago Reader , Andrea Gronvall noted, "The ever-winsome Emily Mortimer glows as
9984-479: Was negatively received by critics. In the horror film Mary , Mortimer starred opposite Gary Oldman . The film is about a family in isolated waters and the ship they bought which has terrifying secrets. Mary was panned by critics, and the Los Angeles Times thought the actors talents were wasted. In 2020, Mortimer starred in the horror film Relic with co-stars Robyn Nevin and Bella Heathcote ;
10088-418: Was not present in the script itself, but Craven paid to have the sets constructed, knowing he wanted to revisit the original film in some manner. After the construction of the sets, the scene was then written around the resulting areas producing the scene in the final film. The script underwent changes repeatedly as filming was conducted with pages regularly only available on the day of filming. Additionally, if
10192-403: Was only available to film her role for 20 days, forcing the script to reduce the series' main character to a smaller role while focusing on the other characters played by Cox and Arquette. Lynn McRee finally makes a physical appearance in the series as Maureen Prescott (though only through a hallucination of Sidney), and Sidney now is a crisis counselor . Roger L. Jackson again returned to voice
10296-505: Was played with "heartfelt conviction". In an interview with critic Roger Ebert , Mortimer said, "I seem to find characters who are held back and guarded, physically and mentally. It's a relief after the film is over. [...] But when I'm acting, it's good to have something to play against, boundaries to break." Mortimer also voiced young Sophie in the English- dubbed version of 2004's Howl's Moving Castle . In 2005, she played Chloe Wilton,
10400-442: Was released just over two years after Scream 2 , greenlit with a budget of $ 40 million, a significant increase over the budgets of Scream at $ 15 million and Scream 2 at $ 24 million. Williamson's involvement had been contracted while selling his Scream script, to which he had attached two five-page outlines for potential sequels, which would become Scream 2 and Scream 3 , hoping to entice buyers with
10504-497: Was scrapped and re-written without his character and this plot to avoid development of a film which associated violence and murder with a high school setting. Principal photography for Scream 3 began on July 6, 1999, in and around Hollywood, Los Angeles on a budget of $ 40 million and finished on September 29, 1999, after twelve weeks. Filming took place largely in the areas of San Fernando Valley , Macarthur Park , Beverly Hills , Hollywood Hills and Silver Lake with
10608-707: Was the "Perfect Girl" dropped by Hugh Grant in Notting Hill ; Esther in the television miniseries Noah's Ark , and the actress Angelina in Scream 3 . In 2000, Mortimer was cast as Katherine in Kenneth Branagh 's musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost , where she met actor and future husband Alessandro Nivola . She took on her biggest role in an American film to date, playing opposite Bruce Willis in Disney's The Kid . A year later, she played aspiring actress Elizabeth in Lovely & Amazing ,
10712-501: Was theatrically released the following day on February 4. The film set a record for the widest opening ever in the United States and Canada, being released on 3,467 screens. The film grossed $ 34.7 million during its opening weekend, ranking number one at the US box office . It broke The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition 's record for the highest weekend debut in February. It also beat Scream 2 's record for
10816-478: Was then the concluding chapter of the series, Collector's Editions of Scream , Scream 2 , and Scream 3 were packaged in "The Ultimate Scream Collection" DVD boxset by Dimension Films on September 26, 2000, which included "Behind the Scream", a short documentary about the production of the films, outtakes, deleted scenes, screentests of actors involved in the films and other miscellaneous materials related to
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