Williamson: 'Scream 4 is beating a dead dog'

Kevin Williamson has said that making another Scream movie is akin to "beating a dead dog".

Speaking to MTV, the screenwriter explained his plans for the new trilogy, which will bring back series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette.

"The fourth one is an ensemble," Williamson said. "It'll take place right now, ten years later, and it's going to take place in [Sidney Prescott's hometown of] Woodsboro. We'll have our three main characters, and we'll be introducing several more. We'll also be introducing a little group, a little ensemble of new castmembers. That'll take us through the next three."

Williamson added that the new film, which is likely to be directed by Wes Craven, will reference that fact that it is part of a long-running saga.

"I guess I'll just have to be very aware that we're a '4' and that we're beating a dead dog," he said. "I'm going to make that very apparent in the dialogue."