Guy Busick
{{short description|American film and television screenwriter}}
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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), Abigail (2024) and Final Destination Bloodlines (2025).
Career
In 2016, Busick began his writing career by drafting the story for the thriller film Urge.[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/6286/barbarian-gets-the-urge/ Barbarian Gets the 'Urge'] He transitioned to television by writing episodes of Stan Against Evil and Castle Rock.[https://telegraphstar.com/castle-rock-season-3-release-date-cast-and-plot/ Castle Rock Season 3 Release Date, Cast and Plot][https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/stan-against-evil-season-2-episode-3-review-curse-of-the-werepony/ Stan Against Evil Season 2 Episode 3 Review: Curse of the Werepony] 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.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/samara-weaving-thriller-ready-or-not-fox-searchlight-1202914875/|title=Samara Weaving to Star in Thriller 'Ready or Not' for Fox Searchlight|website=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=January 13, 2022}} In 2020, he continued his collaborations with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett with the upcoming horror film Reunion.{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|title='Ready Or Not' & 'Scream' Team Board MGM High School Horror 'Reunion'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/mgm-horror-movie-reunion-radio-silence-1234652442/|date=September 2, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 13, 2022}} The following year, he gained notability from writing the script for the slasher revival film Scream.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/scream-david-arquette-cast-in-sequel-spyglass-media-group-1202937288/ |title=Scream: David Arquette Returning As Dewey Riley In Spyglass Media Group Reboot |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 18, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703035900/https://deadline.com/2020/05/scream-david-arquette-cast-in-sequel-spyglass-media-group-1202937288/ |url-status=live}} In January 2022, he was hired to script the upcoming horror film Final Destination Bloodlines.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/final-destination-relaunch-hbo-max-spider-man-director-jon-watts-1235072801/|title=Spider-Man Director Jon Watts to Produce Final Destination Relaunch for New Line, HBO Max|date=January 11, 2022|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 13, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 11, 2022 |title=New Line HBO Max Movie Final Destination 6 Adds Jon Watts As Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/final-destination-6-jon-watts-hbo-max-spider-man-no-way-home-1234908179/ |access-date=January 15, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In February 2022, he wrote the screenplay for Scream VI, a sequel to the 2022 Scream slasher revival.{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/scream-sequel-moving-forward-at-paramount-and-spyglass-1234925874/|title=Scream Sequel Moving Forward At Paramount And Spyglass|date=February 3, 2022|website=Variety|access-date=February 14, 2022}} In October 2024, he wrote a sequel to his 2019 film Ready or Not.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ready-or-not-2-in-the-works-samara-weaving-radio-silence-1236030827/|title=Ready or Not 2 in the Works With Samara Weaving, Radio Silence Returning|date=October 12, 2024|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 8, 2024}}
Filmography
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| 2016
| Urge |
| 2016–18
| Episodes: "Life Orr Death", "Curse of the Werepony", and "Demon Who Came in From the Heat" |
| 2019
| Also actor; with R. Christopher Murphy |
| 2019 |
| 2022
| Scream | with James Vanderbilt |
| 2023
| with James Vanderbilt |
| 2024
| Abigail | with Stephen Shields |
| 2025
| Final Destination Bloodlines | with Lori Evans Taylor and co-wrote the story with Jon Watts and Lori Evans Taylor |
| 2026
| Scream 7 | Solo writer; co-wrote story with James Vanderbilt |
| TBA
| with R. Christopher Murphy |
Accolades
His work on Ready or Not was nominated for best screenplay at the 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/06/fangoria-2020-chainsaw-awards-voting-is-now-live/ |title=Fangoria's 2020 Chainsaw Awards Voting is Now Live! |last=Conrad|first=Jeremy |date=January 6, 2020 |work=Bleeding Cool |access-date=January 13, 2022}} For his work on Scream, he was nominated at the 47th Saturn Awards for Best Writing.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awards-2022-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235089636/|title=Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=February 11, 2023|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153738/https://deadline.com/2022/08/saturn-awards-2022-nominations-list-movies-tv-1235089636/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2361509}}
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Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:21st-century American screenwriters
Category:American male screenwriters