Many of us are familiar with Mia Kirshner from her roles in films such as Exotica, Not Another Teen Movie, and Black Dahlia, and TV series such as The L Word and Vampire Diaries.

But let’s take a second look at this actress and give her the praise she deserves as an activist and a writer. Kirshner recently completed a book called Intimacy. Each page is handmade and crafted, using photographs taken by the actress at an L Word Convention in Liverpool. A love story between two women, the limited edition book sold out surprisingly quickly.

Kirshner’s first book I Live Here (2008) left many enthralled by her artistically creative documentation of raw, unheard stories from around the world. By capturing these emotions with journal entries, comic strips, and drawings, Kirshner evoked a strong intimate connection between these women and children, and her readers. And this is not the end; I Live Here has become more than just a book, but an organization with plans to further extend and grow. For more information on this organization and how you can help, please check out the website.

ML: What was your inspiration for writing this book?

MK: Intimacy? Well I was really antsy after I Live Here came out to do something else that was much smaller in scope. And when I was at the L Word convention, which will be my last convention that I go to, I was really struck by the fact that it was so not about the show. But it was really about the community of women coming together and sort of various women coming to these things to meet each other and to just have a safe place to be together. So I began to take pictures while I was there and then I began to ask the women to write about their lives, like how they came to be here, where they come from, their first kiss, sort of in the same style as in I Live Here. And then from there myself and this woman Mia B out of New York, a designer, put together Intimacy, which is basically inspired by the writing of the women. And it’s a love story between two women I guess with a bit of erotica in it.

ML: How did you get everything together to make this possible?

MK: The process of putting a book together is never easy in the sense that you can’t just make something in a day then expect it to be right. It’s taken months and months and months to just really make sure that each page reflects what the story is saying. We drew a lot, we re-photographed the images that I took.

ML: Are you doing any book tours to help promote this book at all?

MK: No this really is a tiny limited edition book and it was really done specifically for the group of women who attended the convention. And because it’s in such a small print run we sold a couple, then we sold more and now we’re sold out.

ML: Wow

MK: Yeah, it’s exciting. We’re looking at offering some of the prints that we made because each page really looks like a sort of old French new wave poster.

ML: So you weren’t expecting it to sell out that quick?

MK: No. It’s great, because I Live Here I think has really become this movement. And I think a lot of people support the work we’re doing and really like our approach to design and that’s sort of where the emphasis came from. It just takes a long time to do these things. With each project I always forget it doesn’t take a day or a month. I mean I could easily just keep on working on this book for years but that’s not possible.

ML: What was your inspiration for I Live Here?

MK: Well I think that stories can change the world, and I just feel like especially with the way our media is right now, you really have to search for individual stores from people in isolated communities, and how they live, what they’re going through. And really I felt that I had a lot to learn so the book really started out months ago, with just wanting to pick four different countries and focus on getting people to write about their lives so we could learn about them, and to make a book that was accessible and really used art as the medium to express the story, something that I thought my friends might want to read.

ML: It’s a lot more personal that way because it evokes more emotions because you can see their feelings through their artwork and from their writing.

MK: That’s what we tried. Mike Simons and Paul Shoebridge did the book we did it together and with James MacKinnon who all live in Vancouver. They worked so hard on this book. The book is what it is because of them and our collaboration.

ML: Did you have any fears when starting this project?

MK: I mean I thought that it would take a year. I had no idea that it would take this long. I had no idea how much money it would cost. At the time, I didn’t apply for grants because I just felt like, I don’t know what this book is going to be when I’m finished with it because I’ve never done one of these things before, so I spent all my money on it. Which is a good thing to do in life because you get time in what you’re trying to produce. But yeah I guess I was, when you’re working on it at the time I wasn’t even thinking about it getting published. That was a big scare, if people would actually like it or read it.

ML: How would you describe your overall experience doing this project and visiting these four countries?

MK: I mean it was really a life changing experience. Once you start that kind of stuff, it’s kind of in your blood. It’s definitely not easy and it definitely eclipsed my whole life, in the sense that it really became clear to me that in order to do this, I had to make a hundred percent commitment. Because I went to the places and collected the material, but after that the process of putting the material together is the most labor intensive part. It’s definitely a challenge and it also is a challenge being able to let go of a page when you are finally thinking it’s done. Because it never feels done. You’re never quite sure when it’s ready to be sent off. It definitely took a lot of patience and it taught me a lot about working with people.

ML: Seeing it finished and as a whole, and how successful it’s been so far, must feel really good.

MK: You know what feels good, is when I made the decision in Malawi, in Kachere Juvenile Prison, to start the I Live Here Projects. We [Kirshner and James MacKinnon] worked hand in hand on that chapter. James and I talked about the fact that no body was in that prison helping those kids at the time, and nobody was advocating for their rights. It was really a very quick decision. I was like, I don’t think the book is enough, so I think we need to start the I Live Here Projects, which is going back to the places that we worked in, and setting up programs that really seek help for the communities. That really helped us.

So again these decisions are really made quickly but we’ve grown a program in that prison which I’m really proud of. I think because of the book, the prison is has more visibility, which is great. These kids can’t slip through the cracks anymore because I wrote about it once a month for The Huffington Post. There are a lot of people that know about this prison now.

We put composting toilets into each cell, and we set up a school. And something that I’m really proud of is, the kids weren’t getting enough food, and their nutrition was totally off. And because of that, the kids were getting sicker and sicker. So we started a garden around the prison walls, based on the concept of permaculture, which is basically only using what’s available from the area you’re working in; no chemical fertilizers, learning how to save your seeds. So it really saves the farmers a lot more money in the long run, and gives them healthier food. Because they don’t have to rely on the big seed companies.

So yeah, we also look after legal rights in the prison. We’ve been able to get a lot of kids released who shouldn’t have been there. We’ve been able to help this kid with a tumor on his head now who I met with when I last was there in January, who’s being released and getting medical care. So I’m really proud of what we’ve done.

ML: That’s amazing.

MK: What’s cool about it is our team. Because we are all volunteers, the only people that are paid are the staff in Malawi. Finally, we just hired somebody to work full time with us on the administration of this stuff, because if you can imagine it’s a lot of work. You know, we really have a team; if you can include their names because they’ll read this, and I think it would make them feel really good to be recognized because they worked so hard. Erica Solomon, who’s a teacher in LA. Judy Battaglia who’s a professor at LMU. They really came forward and helped develop the I Live Here Projects to be what it is today. And James, Mike, and Paul just because I want to make sure they get the credit, because they deserve a lot of it.

ML: It sounds also like it would be a very emotional experience. Did you ever feel overwhelmed with what you were seeing that was going on there?

MK: Actually, you know, yes. Definitely in Malawi. I think it’s a couple things that are overwhelming at first because of the magnitude of people’s problems when you’re looking at poverty. It is so overwhelming because you don’t know where to start. Like, do you give somebody a net for malaria, do you look after their nutrition, do you look after their legal rights? It’s hard to choose just one, whereas most major organizations just choose one thing to look after. And I wasn’t able to choose so we decided to do as much as we could.

I think that the thing that’s the most disturbing to me at this juncture is the larger organizations that we have tried to deal with in the past. I feel as organizations we should all work together to help each other with the common goal of helping these kids. We approached UNICEF because the government won’t supply cleaning supplies to the kids in the prisons. And we asked UNICEF if they could, and we got a letter back saying we don’t think the kids should be in prison, so we can’t, and we’ll work on the justice side of things. But they’re not, because we work on the justice side of things. So I know for a fact that nothing is going to be done.

ML: So you asked them to help with supplies and they said no?

MK: Yep. Because they said they believe that kids shouldn’t be in prison. And I was like, but they are. It’s sort of like, what are you going to do with those kids that are in there now? I believe kids shouldn’t be in prison either, but that is the reality, so how can you not help them. And the kids in there are really sick. I mean we can do as much as we can, but after a certain point larger organizations must come in and do more, and help. And that’s been sort of difficult. We are doing more than any other organization working in the prison, and I think that rocks for a group of girls who are just volunteers, and just working our butts off to do the best we can.

ML: So ideally, what would you like the results of the project to be?

MK: I Live Here is a multi-faceted thing, one facet of which is continuing the series of anthologies. The second part is our projects. Now, in terms on where we are going next, we are going to create an online community for people whose stories go unheard, for example people who have been affected by the recession, newly homeless people who can’t afford health care, things that affect us in North America. They will have a place to put their stories online with video, sound, and photographs and then we’ll make a book from that in addition to keep on running the Malawi program.

ML: When are you planning on starting your second project?

MK: I think post-July.

ML: Is there anything else that you want people to know about this project, the book, or anything that you’ve been doing?

MK: We always want to hear people’s stories, and that is something we’re collecting now. People send us videos all the time. This is a random example: “I am a teenager who’s struggling with depression and I don’t know what to do.” Or, “I am a gay woman and I was just discharged from the military.” So I hope people will send us their stories because this is something that we’re really able to curate once we build our site.

ML: There are a lot of unheard stories, and people don’t feel comfortable talking about them, or they don’t know where to go.

MK: Yeah. When you’re in it, certainly nobody’s life is easy.Sometimes when we’re going though a problem or an issue we feel like our problems aren’t important enough to voice. And to have a safe place to go for people to do this, and to be able to be heard, if we feel valued maybe it’ll make our community stronger, because we will feel better about ourselves and our lives.

ML: And to know other people out there are going through the same exact thing.

MK: Yeah. Exactly, exactly.

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I finally had a chance to cap Mia’s brief scenes in episodes 1.11 and 1.12 The Vampire Diaries episodes. Her appearance in episode 1.12 was actually in the episode recap at the beginning, but it was a variation on the scene from 1.11. I also added 1 episode still, but I’m not sure if it’s from a cut scene or from a future episode she might appear in. Enjoy the new additions.

The Decade Dance turned out to be more of a masquerade with so many people hiding their true intent behind a mask of illusion. We had Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) pretending to be Elena’s (Nina Dobrev) escorts to the dance, when in fact they were bodyguards in hunt of the vampire stalking Elena. There was Noah (Dillon Casey), Anna (Malese Jow) and Ben (Sean Faris) all pretending to be average teenagers, hiding their true identities and intentions. And there was Alaric (Matt Davis) pretending to just be a history teacher, when he too had many secrets to keep. Perhaps only Bonnie (Katerina Graham), Matt (Zach Roerig), Caroline (Candace Accola) and Jenna (Sara Canning) were the only ones really not hiding what they were up to. They were all just looking for love. Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) was also just a bit clueless, but he too seemed sincere in his actions. Is nothing what it seems in Mystic Falls?

So in another blast from the past, we saw our fearless crew embark on another adventure. With so many hidden agendas, it is a wonder that anything was accomplished at all. But, astoundingly, they did unmask the vampire stalking Elena and a few more villains revealed themselves as well. Apparently everyone really wants to open that blasted crypt. Don’t they know that they should be careful what they wish for? For surely unleashing 26 hungry and vengeful vampires is a risky venture and will lead to all kinds of unfathomable complications.

What Worked

There were a lot of “Scream” nostalgic moments in this episode, including when Noah stalked Elena in her own home while she was on her cellphone and later as he chased her through the school hallways. When Elena asked Stefan why this particular vampire was so intent on pursuing her, Stefan tried to explain by stating, “It’s because we’re predators … we hunt, we stalk. It’s often as exciting as a kill.” In mock-exasperation Elena asked, “Shouldn’t you guys be able to sense each other or something?” To which Stefan was forced to admit, “No, it doesn’t work that way.” But he did the next best thing and gave her the Gilbert compass so she would always know if there was a vampire around. Gotta love a guy who so willingly shows off his strong protective side: he has not only given her a vervain-filled necklace and the compass, he also made vervain-infused necklaces and bracelets for all of Elena’s friends and family to protect them as well. Chivalry at its finest.

It was also great that Elena stood up for herself and fought back when Noah came after her. Her ingenuity in using a pencil to stab him and then breaking a nearby broom handle was reminiscent of a scene from “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.” It was a classic Joss Whedon technique and a nice nod to a fellow genre. As Elena said, “I fought back tonight. It felt good.” Go girl-power!

Another cool example of self-empowerment was demonstrated when Bonnie stood up to Damon and taunted him by saying, “You know I can start fires with my mind, right? And fire kills vampires — so stay the hell away from me.” The look on Damon’s face as he processed her threat was priceless. It was also rather funny and endearing to see how hard Damon tries to hold onto his pretend-youth and to fit in. Plus, his attempts to ask each of the girls to dance was pretty darn funny — especially since they all so richly shot him down.

And kudos to Caroline for calling Matt on his ridiculous reservations about taking their relationship to the next level. She is a strong girl who is not afraid to embrace a new relationship, even with a guy who is admittedly still hung up on Elena. She was still willing to give it a try. I am constantly surprised at how much chemistry there is between Caroline and Matt; whether it be when they were playfully painting together or confronting each other at the grill. They are a believable couple, so it is great that the show is letting their relationship evolve.

Loved, loved, loved the reveal that Alaric’s wife, Isobel (Mia Kirshner), is Elena’s mother. Who saw THAT coming?! It was a nice puzzle-piece that helped put together the underlying motivation behind Alaric’s move to Mystic Falls. It also makes us wonder whether he knows that Elena is Isobel’s daughter.

And who didn’t love the eye-popping reveal that sweet and innocent-looking Anna from the library is a vampire? My heart nearly stopped when she nearly gave herself away when her eyes changed in front of Jeremy at the dance. I am seriously thinking that they all should be carrying their own vampire-detecting compass as it surely is a “must have” item in Mystic Falls. It was also particularly fun and illuminating when Anna warned Noah, “Leave the girl alone” (referring to Elena), and he simply replied, “I like her. She looks like Katherine.” To which Anna sharply said, “She’s not Katherine!” But Noah in his own dense and sadistic way said, “I know, but until we open that tomb, I’ve got her to play with.” Oh foolish vampire, you certainly had a death-wish.

Jeremy also had a fine moment of clarity when he said to Anna using some distinctly “Dawson”-esque dialogue, “You’re doing that thing again.” To which Anna innocently asked, “What thing?” Jeremy then said, “Where you pretend we’re dating even though we’re not.” And Anna impishly replied, “You mean stalking.” Who knew how true these words were — especially after we found out that Anna is a vampire, and she IS stalking him?!

What Didn’t Work

I am not so sure about Bonnie being so brazen as to openly hit on an older bartender — particularly when she now knows that there are dangerous supernatural beings living in Mystic Falls. You would think she would have some kind of witch-test with which to screen potential suitors in order to make sure they are not vampires or something worse.

And surely Alaric would have known better than to approach Damon at the dance and ask so many questions as to tip his hand. Does he really want Damon wondering why he was asking?! Let’s not invite the vampire to look too closely, shall we? And I am still wondering how the heck Damon did not hear Alaric when he stumbled across Damon eating his wife, Isobel. Surely Damon’s super-human hearing would have heard Alaric come in. That bit is a puzzler and it does not fit.

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At the helm of both film and television, Kevin Williamson has established himself in Hollywood as a visionary whose success created immediate attention. He has garnered respect, not just as a writer, but also as a producer and director whose visions have resulted in some of the most lucrative franchise vehicles ever made.

His first foray into television was the series Dawson’s Creek, a show that instantly became a pop culture phenomenon and launched then-unknown actors James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams into instant stardom.

Preceding Williamson’s success in the world of network television, his rise into the spotlight began in 1996 with the modern cult-classic feature film Scream. With his self-referential wit and biting dialogue, and drawing on his childhood love of scary movies, he created and wrote the franchise that reinvigorated the horror genre and also tapped into the previously ignored market of teen viewers.

While at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to promote The Vampire Diaries, his freshman hit series for The CW, Kevin Williamson talked to IESB about returning to the Scream franchise with original cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, for what he hopes will be a new trilogy of films.

Q: Can you talk about casting Nina Dobrev in the show?

Kevin: It is always hard to find that anchor. If you look at The CW, you’ll always see that anchor girl. All those shows have that one girl, who is the anchor of the show that everything revolves around. And it is so hard to cast that part. You can actually see when you do it and when you don’t do it. I’ve seen shows that don’t do it. We have so scored with her and the two guys, Paul and Ian. I think I hit a home run, for whatever part I played in that. I pat myself on the back because that has saved me on whatever the script. They are so good

Q: How has she changed in the six months the show has been on?

Kevin: I don’t know if she’s changed. She started out brilliant and she’s still pretty brilliant. I think what’s changed is that they’re all getting more comfortable in their roles. She’s taken over the role now and she owns it. It’s hers now. It’s no longer about just getting the script. Now, I feel like I’m writing for Elena/Nina. They’re all one and the same now.

Q: Is she instinctive?

Kevin: She is so instinctive. Not only that, she delivers on the first take. This is a girl who just walks in the door and is ready. She’s a natural. She knows what she’s doing and she’s so talented. We haven’t even tapped her. I don’t even know if we’ll be able to tap her in this show. It might be a movie, 10 years from now, that taps her true talent. I’m going to try to do everything I can, but there’s a lot in there. That girl’s mega-talented.

Q: If The Vampire Diaries has a really long run, have you thought about what to do when your vampires start looking older?

Kevin: I have really thought about that and, with modern technology, we’ll just increase the special effects budget.

Q: Will the tomb be opened this season?

Kevin: Quite possibly, yes. The fun of the back nine episodes is that Damon has an agenda. He’s going to save Katherine. He’s going to do everything possible that he can to get to her. And so, that tomb is still in play.

Q: Are viewers going to learn more about the new teacher? Is he a Van Helsing type really, or is he a vampire?

Kevin: There’s definitely something with him. We’re going to have fun. He has just blown onto the scene, and we haven’t had a chance yet to explore his background. But, in the upcoming episodes, we’re actually going to learn more about him. We’re going to see some of what his past was like and what brought him to Mystic Falls, and we’re going to see what his little agenda is because everyone’s got a little agenda.

Q: How much will Mia Kirshner have to do?

Kevin: Well, she’s coming in to set up Alaric’s character and we haven’t really developed it beyond that. I don’t really know the long term prospects of her character. It’s mainly flashbacks.

Q: Will you be introducing any other primary characters this season, or will you just be focusing on Damon, Stefan and Elena?

Kevin: Yeah, those are our core group that we’re going to stick to, and we have our supporting characters that we’re going to stick to for the first season. Then, we’re going to be bringing in new characters. Melinda Clarke is going to come in as Matt’s mother. I’m hoping that she will always be Matt’s mother. While she’ll come in for three episodes, I hope she’ll come back.

Q: Which of the supporting characters have really interesting things coming up?

Kevin: In this last episode, Matt admitted that he likes Caroline. We’re going to explore that. I think that’s one of the fascinating romances on its own because you’re dealing with two people that have come together out of loneliness, and not necessarily for the right reasons. It’s going to be interesting to watch them have their romance, and maybe not necessarily be two people who belong together. That sucks, but they’re going to try. Then, I think it’s going to be fun to watch Tyler explore his aggression. It’s going to be fun to watch Jeremy start to dig a little deeper into that paper he’s writing. He finds some stuff in that journal that leads him on a very interesting journey, and it may actually put him at odds against his sister.

Q: Are werewolves going to be introduced into the series?

Kevin: Not this season, but anyone who’s been watching knows that we hinted of it already. If you’ve read the books, you know which character actually has the curse. It’s latent. It’s a repressed curse. It’s triggered by one particular activity that hasn’t happened yet, so we’ll go there probably in the next season. I think what’s going to happen is that we’re going to watch Tyler. It’s no secret that it’s Tyler. We revealed the full moon and we revealed all of his aggression issues, and we’re probably going to continue to let him explore his anger issues and his daddy issues and see what happens.

Q: Since it’s likely this show will be picked up for a second season, are you going to stay in Atlanta? Will you continue to film there?

Kevin: I think we’re going to stay in Atlanta. Atlanta has been really good to us, in terms of just the look and the feel. And we have an amazing crew down there. What they come up with is just amazing. They keep delivering, day after day. I think it’s a very good-looking show. I’ve never had such a good-looking show. It’s very polished. If you knew what went into it and how we have less money than bigger-budgeted shows, it’s even more impressive.

Q: How much are you finding that you can stick with the books, and how much are you having to change things around because the show takes on a life of its own?

Kevin: The show does take on a life of its own. The book has always inspired us because, if you’re a fan of the book, you can look at what we have used or what we haven’t, or what we’ve taken and turned it on its end. Like, for instance, we’re going into this whole thing of this church and the tomb underground, and these vampires that have been desiccated and laying in wait for all these years, with Katherine amongst them. That’s not in the book. However, what is in the book is Katherine. There’s the tomb under the ground of all these caverns, and there is an element in the book that we expanded upon. So, the book has always inspired us, but now the show is off and running. We twist and turn everything.

Q: What’s the biggest challenge in tackling vampires?

Kevin: I think the biggest challenge of this show is telling a serialized soap where you have high schoolers that are going to high school, they’re worried about prom, they’re going to the big game on Friday night, and there’s vampires killing people. All that intertwining is what’s difficult. Life and death stakes, and prom night. Keeping it real and grounded is our big challenge, and telling stories with emotion so that I want to cry. I want to be emotional, at the end. I want to have big, huge, epic stories, and doing all that is hard on a weekly basis.

Q: Have you thought of a limit to how many vampires you want at a time?

Kevin: My biggest thing is that I don’t want there to be so many characters and so much mythology dancing about that the audience is confused and we can’t attract newcomers. What I’d really love is to see more viewers and more people join the party. If you have too much mythology dancing around in any given storyline, or if you have too many characters in and out, it’ll confuse the audience.

Q: What’s the biggest change from The WB to The CW?

Kevin: There are so many things. There’s the six act structure. We’ve gone from a four act structure to a six act structure, which I don’t find helpful at all. It was done for a business reason, not necessarily a creative reason. TV is just such a different place. It’s all about grabbing them fast. There are so many channels. When I was doing The WB, there was only The WB. There wasn’t 82 channels. It was totally different. It’s a big idea. One of the things that’s great about this show is that it’s easy. It’s about vampires, and vampires are crazy right now. It’s a good idea. And then, the fact that it hit is fun to watch. It’s the icing on the cake.

Q: Did having success give you more license to expand the world?

Kevin: Now that we know that people are responding, the network seems to be liking the show, and we have started having those conversations about being around for a few years. And if we’re going to be around for a few years, how are we going to spend our money? What sets are we going to build? Maybe we should take over this other warehouse right next door while it’s available, so that we can financially plan long term. You always save money when you plan long term. So, we’re having those conversations now. How many guest cast per episode should we have? How many people do we need to fly in? Are we going to have any more series regulars in the future? We’re starting to have those long term questions. I love the fact that the studio’s calling me with those questions because you’re like, “Oh wow, that’s good news for me.”

Q: Will the people who’ve read the book know what the season finale will be?

Kevin: The end of this season will be a surprise. It’s not in the books.

Q: What can you tease about it then?

Kevin: We’re just building towards the Founder’s Day celebration because it’s the 150th anniversary of this town. I would say we’re building to the big huge celebration and what happens with the tomb. There will be this happy little party, then there’s this tomb business to deal with, that has 26 vampires down there.

Q: Do you plan on resolving that by this season?

Kevin: We’ll certainly start it. I don’t want to tease too much, but our whole back nine focuses on that tomb.

Q: Are there any major plot points from the book that you’re saving?

Kevin: Oh, yeah. There are a couple characters we have yet to introduce. We have a lot of things from the book that we have up on the board, ready to go. We’ve just got to figure out when. It’s all about a puzzle and putting all the pieces together. There’s so much story, it’s the puzzle of how you tell it.

Q: Are you working on any film projects right now?

Kevin: I’m almost done with the first draft of Scream 4. I’m trying to get that together for Wes Craven. We’ve got to get going on that, during the hiatus. We have Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Dave Arquette. I was always holding out hope because the pitch was about those three characters. I didn’t want to have to re-route the whole story. We don’t have to do that. I can do it exactly the way I want wanted. The story is going to be told the way I originally conceived it.

Q: Is that going to be part of a new trilogy?

Kevin: I’ve been contracted to write Scream 4 and 5.

Q: That’s not a trilogy.

Kevin: Well, I’m not going to negotiate 6 right away.

Q: Horror films have undergone another shift, with the success of Paranormal Activity. Do you have a chance to update references to that in there?

Kevin: It’s all in there.

Q: Would you shoot Scream 4 in the Atlanta area?

Kevin: I’d love to. When I went down there, I said, “This is so Woodsboro.” It would be perfect, but that’s Wes’ decision. Pasadena would work, too. If Wes directs, and he will if I have anything to say about it, I’ll camp out at his house.

Q: What do you think it will take to get Wes Craven to come back and direct?

Kevin: Oh, Wes is going to do it.

Q: Will Scream 4 be in 3-D?

Kevin: No. I don’t think Scream lends itself to a 3-D film. 3-D films are all about things being thrown at you. One of the things that Scream does is that it talks about those movies and sends them up, so actually putting in that device probably wouldn’t work. I don’t think it’s an option. We’re the movie that makes fun of it. I can imagine Stab being done in 3-D, but not Scream.

Q: Is there anything that you can say about the story and set-up?

Kevin: No. I think I’ve revealed way too much already.

Q: Is it still a strong mystery of who this Ghostface will be?

Kevin: Well, that’s the whole point of the movie. What I have always liked about this movie versus the other horror films is that I feel like there are characters. In other horror movies, you remember Michael Meyers and you remember Jason. In our film, I think you remember Sydney Prescott because Sydney Prescott’s the victim and she has lasted for all three of these movies. The fun of the film is that it’s Sydney Prescott. That’s the difference and you care about her. I want to write a story where you actually care about our characters and it’s a plot that you watch them walk through. It’s not all about the next kill. It’s not all about slice and dice. I was watching Saw VI on pay per view the other night and I was like, “This is really just going from one kill to the next, to the next.” It’s fun, but I want to tell a story.

Q: You don’t think Saw has managed to keep a story going with Part VI with a dead character?

Kevin: Oh, they’re doing a great job keeping the dead character, but I want to know where our lead character is, where our protagonist is and what her journey is.

Q: Is it safe to say that you won’t kill Sydney Prescott off in the first 10 minutes?

Kevin: The story has to start somewhere.

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