'Scream' Filmmaking Team Radio Silence To Direct Untitled Monster Movie At Universal

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett have signed a development deal with Universal Pictures to direct an untitled monster thriller for the studio.

The duo directors make up the team of Radio Silence, who helped relaunch the Scream franchise and directed the recent Scream (2022) and Scream VI. Chad Villella will be serving as producer alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, and James Vanderbilt at Project X Entertainment. The script was written by Stephen Shields, with revisions by Guy Busick.

Radio Silence Productions wanted to direct this untitled monster thriller following the first Scream movie, but Paramount wanted to move fast on a sequel due to the Scream (2022) success.

No information as to which monster will be featured, but the untitled monster thriller provides a unique take on legendary monster lore and will represent a fresh, new direction for how to celebrate classic characters. Universal monster films are rooted in the horror genre, with no restrictions on budget, rating, or genre. They are not part of a shared interconnected universe, which allows each film to stand on its own. This new direction is filmmaker-driven, inviting those with original, bold ideas to develop stories and pitch them.

Source: Deadline