Mikey Madison On Killing OG ‘Scream’ Character: “I’m So Sorry, I Didn’t Write The Script”

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Mikey Madison was not even born when Scream was released in 1996 and says she naively joined the franchise with 2022’s Scream V.

Madison became Ghostface in the fifth installment of the slasher film and ultimately killed one of its OG characters, retired sheriff Dewey Riley, played by David Arquette. “I have to be honest, when I did the film, it sounds naive, but I wasn’t so aware of the huge fan base that the franchise has, that I’ve now been able to discover,” Madison told Collider. “Scream and horror fans and people who love horror films are the best people ever, but I really naively went into it.” After the movie was released, Madison saw the reaction Dewey’s death had on Scream fans and is now apologizing for what her character did in the film. “And so I remember being kind of sad because I was like, ‘Oh, such a great character.

It’ll be sad to see him go.’ And then I realized afterward the heartbreak that so many people felt,” she said. “People have come up to me, and they’re like, ‘I hate that this happened.

I’m mad at you.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry, I didn’t write the script!’ I didn’t want to do it.” Madison also recalled the audition process, saying she had sent in her tape and had not heard back for about eight months. “Then they came back, and they were like, ‘Hey, would you want to be in this film?