I wrote this with my assistant, Katelyn Crabb, who’s now a writer — and a fabulous one. I’ve been trying to develop and mentor young voices in the low-budget horror space. I’d like to encourage the next, which is such an amazing film. I think that is also responsible for increased interest in the horror space.
Well, yes, a little bit. I always felt like I was the underdog, the outsider, the “other.” I was the gay kid in a small town, which was never fun back then. I’m sure it still has its challenges, but things have at least changed a bit. Even Dawson was the film geek although when we went to cast it, the network wanted someone more traditionally handsome.
Kevin Williamson speaks onstage during the “Wes Craven Tribute” panel at Entertainment Weekly’s PopFest at The Reef on October 30, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.This is going to seem like a random question, but I’m a big fan ofand that film came out around the time NSYNC was first blowing up. Ryan Phillippe’s character in that film bears a striking resemblance to early-era NSYNC Justin Timberlake with the short curly-blond hair and white tank top.