Scream 2 Original Script Today

Based on Kevin Williamson’s original draft and the deleted scenes that have circulated for years, here is the story of the Scream 2 "Original Script."

What we got instead: The rewritten ending keeps Sidney alive, victorious, and more hardened than ever — but Cotton gets the final line (“You forget one thing about Sidney… she fucking survives”), not Sidney herself. scream 2 original script

Key differences:

In the leaked 1997 draft, the Ghostface reveal was drastically different:  Based on Kevin Williamson’s original draft and the

• Derek (Sidney’s boyfriend) was originally one of the killers — not Mrs. Loomis or Mickey.
• Hallie (Sidney’s friend) was also a killer, working with Derek. The two were a murderous couple.
• Cotton Weary was not the opening kill — he survived the whole film.
• The opening scene was different: Phil and Maureen (the couple in Stab) were killed in a crowded theater, not a private screening.
• Dewey had a much smaller role and did not survive — his death was more definitive.
• Gale and Dewey did not have the same romantic tension; their relationship was less developed.
• The finale took place at Windsor College’s theater during a production of Othello, with Derek in costume as Othello.