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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin is an American director, writer, actor, and musician. He is known for his horror films, such as V/H/S, Ready or Not, and Scream, and his punk band Link 80.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin is a director, writer and actor born in Oakland, California. He has worked on horror anthologies such as V/H/S and Southbound, and upcoming projects like Abigail and Scream VI.
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- Oakland, California, USA
Mar 6, 2023 · Scream 6 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett address how the response to Scream 2022 influenced the new movie.
- Perri Nemiroff
- 4 min
- Senior Producer
- “This New Thing called YouTube”
- “Let’s Take The Big Shot”
- “Fear and Fun Weren’T Compatible Feelings”
- “We Don’T Want to Do This If We Don’T Think We Can Do Wes Craven Justice”
Bettinelli-Olpin and Villella met first in the mid-2000s, in the back row of an acting class the day Villella had signed the lease on his first apartment in Los Angeles. They became fast friends and creative collaborators. “The typical acting thing wasn’t really for us,” Bettinelli-Olpin says. “So we sort of decided, hey, there’s this new thing cal...
While other collaborators they’ve worked with — including Polonsky and Justin Martinez, who pioneered the group’s use of cheap and effective visual effects — have moved on to other things over the years, Gillett, Bettinelli-Olpin and Villella all say they knew pretty much from that first short that they wanted to build their filmmaking careers toge...
Two years after “V/H/S” became a Sundance sensation, Radio Silence directed their first studio feature: “Devil’s Due,” for 20th Century Fox. The quasi-update of “Rosemary’s Baby” was meant to capitalize on the found footage horror craze but found itself instead on the downswing of a backlash against it. Reviews were not kind, and the film made a de...
Of all the horror franchises from the last 30 years, the “Scream” movies stand deliberately apart, as much about horror cinema as of it, thanks to the alchemy of screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s deftly self-aware screenplays and Craven’s peerless horror filmmaking. But “Scream 4,” which debuted in 2011, was Craven’s last film before he died in 2015,...
- Adam B. Vary
Mar 9, 2023 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, along with Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, is one of the directors of 'Scream VI', the latest installment of the horror franchise. He talks about his influences, challenges, and expectations of honoring Wes Craven's legacy.
Mar 2, 2022 · The duo behind Scream 2022, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, share their love for the horror franchise, their casting choices, and their approach to the story. They also reveal their favorite scenes, the Easter eggs, and the red herrings in the movie.
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Mar 1, 2022 · The Radio Silence duo discuss their upcoming sequel, the franchise's legacy, and their signature hand gouges in horror. Read their exclusive interview with CBR ahead of Scream's digital release.
