Guy Busick is an American film and television screenwriter best known for his collaborations with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, including Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023) and Abigail (2024).

Guy Busick
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Film screenwriter
  • Television screenwriter
Years active2016–present
Notable work

Career

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In 2016, Busick began his writing career by drafting the story for the thriller film Urge.[1] He transitioned to television by writing episodes of Stan Against Evil and Castle Rock.[2][3] In 2019, he began his series of collaborations with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett by drafting the screenplay for the horror film Ready or Not.[4] In 2020, he continued his collaborations with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett with the upcoming horror film Reunion.[5] The following year, he gained notability from writing the script for the slasher revival film Scream.[6] In January 2022, he was hired to script the upcoming horror film Final Destination: Bloodlines.[7][8] In February 2022, he wrote the screenplay for Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 Scream slasher revival.[9]

Filmography

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Year Title Notes
2016 Urge Story only[1]
2016–18 Stan Against Evil Episodes: "Life Orr Death", "Curse of the Werepony", and "Demon Who Came in From the Heat"[3]
2019 Ready or Not Also actor; with R. Christopher Murphy
2019 Castle Rock Episodes: "Restore Hope" and "The Word"[2]
2022 Scream with James Vanderbilt
2023 Scream VI with James Vanderbilt
2024 Abigail with Stephen Shields
2025 Final Destination: Bloodlines Post-production; with Lori Evans Taylor
TBA Scream 7 with James Vanderbilt

Accolades

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His work on Ready or Not was nominated for best screenplay at the 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.[10] For his work on Scream, he was nominated at the 47th Saturn Awards for Best Writing.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Barbarian Gets the 'Urge'
  2. ^ a b Castle Rock Season 3 Release Date, Cast and Plot
  3. ^ a b Stan Against Evil Season 2 Episode 3 Review: Curse of the Werepony
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (August 22, 2018). "Samara Weaving to Star in Thriller 'Ready or Not' for Fox Searchlight". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 2, 2021). "'Ready Or Not' & 'Scream' Team Board MGM High School Horror 'Reunion'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 18, 2020). "Scream: David Arquette Returning As Dewey Riley In Spyglass Media Group Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (January 11, 2022). "Spider-Man Director Jon Watts to Produce Final Destination Relaunch for New Line, HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 11, 2022). "New Line HBO Max Movie Final Destination 6 Adds Jon Watts As Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 3, 2022). "Scream Sequel Moving Forward At Paramount And Spyglass". Variety. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Conrad, Jeremy (January 6, 2020). "Fangoria's 2020 Chainsaw Awards Voting is Now Live!". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. August 12, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
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