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Producer of Scream, Red Eye, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Shocker and Wes Craven's New Nightmare Scream 7 will introduce Sidney's daughter: 1923 star cast opposite Neve Campbell ‘Scream 7’ Sets Release Date for February 2026 Loren's Ghost: The Haunted History Of The SCREAM Mask Wes Craven The King of Horror’s Secret Feminism 'Scream 7' is going to be a Prescott family affair. '1923' star Isabel May will play Sidney's daughter. After production delays and cast shakeups, 'Scream 7' will finally open in theaters in Feb. 2026, Neve Campbell announced. One aspect of the series that has always been shrouded in mystery since the beginning is just exactly where the iconic design of the Scream mask originated... Craven was one of horror filmmaking’s most complex writer-directors, and among his celebrated movies... Click For More Click For More Click For More Click For More ABOUT UNDER VIDEO M arianne M addalena producer / traveler RECIPIENT Chevalier De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Lettres COSPONSOR The American French Film Festival Los Angeles, California Marianne Maddalena joins a list of Hollywood alum including Meryl Streep, Eric Clapton, Robert Redford and Tina Turner, who have received the 'CHEVALIER DE L'ORDRE DES ARTS ET LETTRES' which, in English, means ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters", this incredible honor is an award of recognition by France for significant contributions to the Arts & Literature. Born November 14th, 1963, American Film and Television Producer, Marianne Maddalena's career has taken her from the South of France to the backlots of Los Angeles to the stages of Carnegie Hall, from the deserts of Morocco to the far-flung reaches of Haiti and South Africa. Growing up with Italian grandparents, Marianne became immersed in European culture early, beginning her studies in French at 12 years old. Coming from a family obsessed with movies sparked a lifelong love of French films. Inspired by François Truffaut’s film, 400 Blows, and also his extensive interviews with Alfred Hitchcock in his book, Hitchcock/Truffaut, Marianne developed a deep desire to live in France and become a film producer. In her senior year, Marianne moved to Cannes, to study and to be closer to the French film world. Marianne attends the Cannes Film Festival whenever she can. Collaborating with horror legend Wes Craven on films such as the SCREAM franchise, RED-EYE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, with grosses over $1.5 BILLION worldwide, Marianne’s films have been at the center of the pop culture conversation for nearly three decades. On DEADLY FRIEND, for Warner Brothers Pictures, she was the assistant to director Wes Craven. Their relationship would prove to be a fortuitous one. On THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW Marianne's first film for Universal Pictures, traveled with Craven to Haiti. This famously harrowing production's unique demands forged a professional bond between the two that would last for more than twenty years. While filming in Haiti, Marianne’s French speaking abilities came in handy dealing with the day to day issues of the complicated production. They produced two more films for Universal Pictures, SHOCKER and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. The first film she produced was SHOCKER, for which Wes and Marianne would go to the Avoriaz film festival in France for. Marianne then produced NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 7: WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE for New Line Cinema. NEW NIGHTMARE gave the series a fresh 90's spin, that garnered Marianne an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Picture of 1994. Their common goal was to depict women with authenticity while resisting using female sexuality as the thing that separated victims and heroines. Wes and Marianne's next project would redefine the horror genre for years to come, 1990s: SCREAM, for Dimension Films. Marianne directly discovered the iconic mask whilst on a location scout in preproduction for the film. The film was an international blockbuster that would soon spawn three ground-breaking sequels directed by Wes and produced by Marianne. Among many awards, Marianne won best picture a the "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films" for SCREAM. In 1999, Marianne and Wes created Craven-Maddalena Films. Their first project was MUSIC OF THE HEART for Miramax. In 2005, Marianne produced, with Craven directing, the thriller RED EYE. In 2006's they produced THE HILLS HAVE EYES for Searchlight Pictures, seeking out French talent, Alex Aja, to direct and then also produced its 2007 sequel, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II. In 2009, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT for Universal Pictures. 2019, Marianne finished the third season of SCREAM: THE TV SERIES on MTV/Netflix. In 2021, Marianne Produced SCREAM (2022) for Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures with the returning original cast, including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. The film opened to critical and fan acclaim, dethroning blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home from its number one box office spot, with reviews calling it ‘‘Brutal,’ ‘Genius’ and the ‘Best Since the Original’. She has several films and television shows slated for production in 2023. Marianne is developing the TV series HOW TO BE A MAN IN THE 21st CENTURY for the FX NETWORK. It is being written and directed by Dan Mazer, who is a 2021 Academy Award nominee for Best Writing (adapted screenplay) for BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM. She is also developing a female revenge thriller with Carl Ellsworth who she collaborated with on RED EYE for Dream Works Pictures. Marianne is also in development on a horror thriller with David Lancaster (DRIVE, WHIPLASH,) from Rumble Films. During COVID, Marianne produced a short film called GLITCH with Nightmare on Elm Street series alum, Heather Langenkamp, co-produced and directed by Rebecca Berrih. Marianne is a sponsor of the American French Film Festival (formerly COCOLA), a festival created and presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund designed to showcase the diversity of French film, now in its twenty-fifth year. Marianne is also a patron of Villa Albertine, which, through an initiative of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, with support from the Ministry of Culture and French and American private and public donors, aims to reinvent artists' residencies and build a community for arts and ideas between France and the US. Marianne is twenty-year member of the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ART AND SCIENCES, and a member of the PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA. She also is on THE DIRECTOR'S FORUM FOR THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART in Los Angeles, and is part of the Directors Circle for the INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART in Boston. Marianne also has a passion for world travel, photography and real estate, with real estate investments around the country. Marianne is a patron of many charities including THE ZOE EDUCATION TRUST in Cape Town, South Africa, who's aim is to give children living in poverty a chance of a brighter future through education, The ALS Association, PETA, Planned Parenthood, Act for Equal, New Rainn, Futures Without Violence, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, CAMFED which is a pan-African movement revolutionizing how girl's education is delivered and MY FRIEND’S PLACE in Los Angeles helping youth experiencing homelessness move toward wellness, stability, and self-sufficiency, and the Foster Children Resource Center that provides personal goods for foster children in the San Fernando Valley. Marianne is also a patron of THE GETTY VILLA, a museum and educational center dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Getty Villa serves a varied audience through exhibitions, conservation, scholarship, research, and public programs. In 2021, Marianne retuned to the iconic SCREAM franchise, producing SCREAM (2022) for SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT and PARAMOUNT FILMS. The films $138 million box office success quickly led to the sixth installment of the SCREAM series, which earned 45.5 million on its opening weekend, breaking SCREAM franchise box office records. In 2024, SCREAM VII was green-lit by PARAMOUNT PICTURES and started filming in early 2025 in Atlanta with Kevin Williamson directing and Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Marianne Maddalena producing. SCREAM veterans Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox return with Joel McHale joining the franchise as Sidney Prescott’s husband, Mark. Isabel May will play Sidney’s daughter. Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding return, along with newcomers Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp. SCREAM VII is set to open on February 27, 2026. “Marianne and I have been working in a partnership for almost ten years, and she has been my Guardian Angel of getting us through all the shoals of production and also an inspiration for many of the creative ideas that come through in the making of my Horror pictures.” - Wes Craven on the commentary track for Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Show More
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- Marianne Maddalena
Producer of Scream, Red Eye, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Shocker and Wes Craven's New Nightmare Scream Reboot Honors Wes Craven While Bringing in a New Audience Scream 5 Has Completely Finished Production, Ready To Go For January '22 Click For More Click For More ABOUT UNDER VIDEO Marianne Maddalena producer / world traveler / Photographer / real estate fanatic X IN THEATRES 1.14.22 COSPONSOR Colcoa French Film Festival Los Angeles, California An American Film and Television Producer, Marianne Maddalena ’s career has taken her from the back lots of Los Angeles to the stages of Carnegie Hall, from the deserts of Morocco to the far-flung reaches of Haiti and South Africa. Collaborating with horror legend Wes Craven on films such as the SCREAM franchise, RED-EYE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES with grosses over $1 billion worldwide , Marianne’s films have been at the center of the pop culture conversation for nearly three decades. On DEADLY FRIEND she was the assistant to director Wes Craven. Their relationship would prove to be a fortuitous one. On THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW Marianne traveled with Craven to Haiti. This famously harrowing production's unique demands forged a professional bond between the two that would last for more than twenty years. They produced two films for Universal Pictures, SHOCKER and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS . Their common goal was to depict women with authenticity while resisting using female sexuality as the thing that separated victims and heroines. Marianne then produced NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 7: WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE . NEW NIGHTMARE gave the series a fresh 90's spin, that garnered Marianne an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Picture of 1994. Their next project would redefine the horror genre for years to come, 1990s: SCREAM . Marianne directly discovered the iconic mask whilst on a location scout in preproduction for the film. The film was an international blockbuster that would soon spawn three ground-breaking sequels directed by Wes and produced by Marianne. Among many awards, Marianne won best picture a the "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films" for SCREAM . In 1999, Marianne and Wes created Craven-Maddalena Films. Their first project was MUSIC OF THE HEART . In 2005, Marianne produced, with Craven directing, the thriller RED EYE . In 2006's they produced THE HILLS HAVE EYES and its 2007 sequel, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II . In 2009, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT . 2019, Marianne finished the third season of SCREAM: THE TV SERIES on MTV/Netflix. Currently, Marianne is Producing SCREAM 5 for Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures with the original cast, including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. She has several films and television shows slated for production in 2021. Marianne is developing the TV series HOW TO BE A MAN IN THE 21st CENTURY for the FX NETWORK . It is being written and directed by Dan Mazer, who is a 2021 Academy Award nominee for Best Writing (adapted screenplay) for BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM . Dan is also directing the reboot of HOME ALONE . Marianne is a sponsor of the COLCOA French Film Festival , a festival created and presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund designed to showcase the diversity of French film, now in its twenty-fifth year. Marianne is twenty-year member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and a member of the Producers Guild of America. Marianne is a patron of many charities including THE ZOE EDUCATION TRUST in Cape Town, South Africa, who's aim is to give children living in poverty a chance of a brighter future through education, The ALS Association , PETA , Planned Parenthood , Act for Equal , New Rainn , Futures Without Violence , National Alliance to End Sexual Violence , CAMFED which is a pan-African movement revolutionizing how girl's education is delivered and MY FRIEND’S PLACE in Los Angeles helping youth experiencing homelessness move toward wellness, stability, and self-sufficiency, and the Foster Children Resource Center that provides personal goods for foster children in the San Fernando Valley. Marianne is on the Director's Forum for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and is part of the Directors Circle for the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Marianne is an avid photographer and also shares the passion for real estate as her Grandfather did, and has real estate investments around the country. “Marianne and I have been working in a partnership for almost ten years, and she has been my Guardian Angel of getting us through all the shoals of production and also an inspiration for many of the creative ideas that come through in the making of my Horror pictures.” - Wes Craven on the commentary track for Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
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The Breed (2006) Director: Nicholas Mastandrea Producers: Marianne Maddalena, David Lancaster, Thomas Becker, Karen Vundla, David Wicht Starring: Michelle Rodriguez , Oliver Hudson , Taryn Manning A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend. Back To Movies
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Red Eye (2005) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Chris Bender Starring: Rachel McAdams , Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Original Wardrobe Tests Back To Movies
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ABOUT Marianne Maddalena producer X The wavy brunette and elegant producer Marianne Maddalena has Italian origins, but she was born in Lansing, Michigan in early 60s. She attended Michigan State University, afterwards traveling to Europe to study and work in Italy and France. She entered in the world of cinema in early 1986, when she got a job from Warner Bros. on "Deadly Friend". She was the personal secretary for Wes Craven and they became very good friends. In late 1986, Craven called her to be his assistant on "The Serpent and the Rainbow": shooting started in February 1987 in Haiti and it was very difficult for all the crew and cast members. In 1988, when the film was released, Marianne wanted to start in production: Craven was developing "Shocker" for Alive Films and she was attached to produce it with Barin Kumar. The budget was limited but when the film was released, it took $16m at box office. After her first success, Marianne became an official co- producer for Wes Craven: in 1990 she was involved in the production of NBC TV movie "Night Visions" and two years later she worked again in TV on the series "Nightmare Cafe". Between those projects, she produced "The People Under the Stairs" and with "New Nightmare" (the first film that she produced alone) she was nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards. After executive production for the hit "Scream", she produced "Scream 2", "Music of the Heart" and "Scream 3". UNDER VIDEO
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Music of the Heart (1999) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Susan Kaplan, Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer Starring: Meryl Streep , Cloris Leachman , Henry Dinhofer Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids. Nonimated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep Nominated - Best Music, Original Song - Diane Warren x Let's Stop Treating 'Music of the Heart' as the Forgettable Footnote in Wes Craven's Career I prefer to think of it as Craven’s greatest risk: an uneven and at times saccharine risk, for sure, but one that still yields cinematic dividends that are stirring in their simplicity and sweetness but never slight or superficial. If that’s not the mark of a true cinematic icon then I’m not sure what is... Click To Read Full Article x Roger Ebert Review: 'Music of the Heart' Directed by Wes Craven, known for his horror films, and he may seem like a strange choice for this material. Not at all. He is in fact a cultured man who broke into movies doing horror and got stuck in the genre; he's been trying to fight his way free from studio typecasting for 20 years, and this movie shows that he can get Meryl Streep to Carnegie Hall just as easily as a phantom to the opera... Click To Read Full Article x A Director Trades in the Hatchets for Violins Her performance here is strong and convincing, and the film offers her an unusually well-drawn (if potentially toxic) role. Without undue sentimentality, it shows how a single mother with little work experience or confidence managed to help a lot of children and create a meaningful new life for herself in the process... Click To Read Full Article Back To Movies
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Dracula 2000 (2000) Director: Patrick Lussier Producers: Marianne Maddalena, W.K. Border, Joel Soisson Starring: Gerard Butler , Justine Waddell , Jonny Lee Miller A group of thieves break into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing. Back To Movies
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Shocker (1984) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Barin Kumar Starring: Mitch Pileggi, Peter Berg, Heather Langenkamp After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police. Original Production Documents Wes Craven Original Shooting Script Wes Craven Pick-Ups Shotlist Hollywood Reporter Article on 'Shocker' VFX Marianne Maddalena John Tesh Memo Siskel & Ebert Approval Letter Back To Movies
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Producer of Scream, Red Eye, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Shocker and Wes Craven's New Nightmare ABOUT UNDER VIDEO Marianne Maddalena producer X COSPONSOR Colcoa French Film Festival Los Angeles, California An American film and television producer, Marianne Maddalena’s productions have taken her from the streets of Los Angeles to the stages of Carnegie Hall, from the woods of Vancouver to the farflung reaches of Haiti, Morocco and South Africa. Grossing over $1 billion worldwide, Marianne’s films have been at the center of the pop culture conversation for nearly three decades. Born in Lansing, Michigan, Marianne attended Michigan State University and then traveled to Europe, to study and work in Italy and France. She entered the world of cinema when she landed a job on DEADLY FRIEND as assistant to director Wes Craven. Their relationship would prove to be a fortuitous one. Working again as his assistant on his next project, THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, Marianne travelled with Wes to Haiti and the unique demands of this famously difficult production forged a professional bond between the two that would last for more than twenty years. It was this bond of trust that allowed Marianne to make the jump to full producing partner with Craven’s next two films for Shep Gordon’s Alive Films and Universal Pictures, SHOCKER and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. Branching out into television, the pair produced the NBC TV movie NIGHT VISIONS as well as the NBC series NIGHTMARE CAFE. With Craven still immersed in production on PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, Maddalena worked closely with director Phillip Noyce on the pilot of NIGHTMARE CAFE, though Craven eventually joined the roster of directors once the series was underway. Marianne then turned her attention back to producing Craven’s preSCREAM foray into postmodern horror, WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE. Marking Craven’s return to a series that helped to define the horror genre in the 1980s, NEW NIGHTMARE gave the series a fresh 90s spin deemed so original that it garnered Marianne an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Picture of 1994. A most unusual move for the group to venture into underrewarded horror territory, NEW NIGHTMARE found itself competing against the likes of Woody Allen’s BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, Ang Lee’s EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN, Alan Rudolph’s MRS. PARKER & THE VICIOUS CIRCLE and the eventual winner, Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION. Maddalena and Craven produced the Eddie Murphy vehicle VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (1995), and then segued immediately into the film that would redefine the horror genre for the 1990s, SCREAM. The film was an international blockbuster and would soon spawn three equally successful sequels that were all directed by Wes and produced by Marianne. Forming a production company together, CravenMaddalena Films, Marianne and Wes were able to capitalize on their newfound success by moving into territory outside the horror genre, like the Meryl Streep vehicle MUSIC OF THE HEART (1999), which garnered 2 Oscar nominations including one for Streep as Best Actress, and the highly successful 2005 thriller RED EYE, starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. This success also spawned a cottage industry of films by other directors which were produced by Marianne, including 2006’s THE HILLS HAVE EYES directed by Alexandre Aja (which grossed $42 million domestic), its 2007 sequel, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II, and 2009’s THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT directed by Dennis Iliadis (which helped to launch the career of BREAKING BAD’S Aaron Paul). Marianne next had the opportunity to produce the omnibus indie NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU, with a collection of short films directed by such international icons as Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, and Natalie Portman, making her directorial debut. The success of that film has spawned an Israeli version currently in development, JERUSALEM, I LOVE YOU, featuring a promised roster of equally sterling international directors. With several films in development and slated for production in 2017, Marianne is currently producing SCREAM: THE TV SERIES, which is in its second season on MTV. Marianne is also a cosponsor of the COLCOA French Film Festival, a festival created and presented by the FrancoAmerican Cultural Fund designed to showcase the diversity of French film, now in its twentieth year. And in response to the criticism this year of the lack of diversity in film, she is also producing a series of public service announcements with former Academy president Hawk Koch, entitled IF YOU CAN SEE IT YOU CAN BE IT. which will showcase the talents of diverse members of the film community in hopes to educate students about all the many different job opportunities in the film business. Will Smith, Viola Davis, Russell Simmons, Kerry Washington and Vanessa Hudgens will be introducing the segments. The project was inspired by President Obama’s foundation MY BROTHER’S KEEPER.
- CURSED | marianne-maddalena
Cursed (2005) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Kevin Williamson Starring: Christina Ricci , Jesse Eisenberg , Portia de Rossi A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults, who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill their attacker if they hope to change their fate to avoid becoming werewolves too. Back To Movies