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Trivia: Tails is voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey. This is actually notable, as she had previously voiced the character in several video-games and the animated series "Sonic Boom!" She's the only voice actor from the video-games to return to voice her character in the movie series. The rest of the characters are voiced by celebrities.

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Trivia: Holden's daughter is played by Jay actor Jason Mewes' daughter.

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Trivia: Kevin Smith reportedly did not get along at all with star Linda Fiorentino, who he found difficult and unpleasant. (In Smith's defense, Fiorentino reportedly had a reputation for being a diva behind-the-scenes on many of her films, and her career came to an abrupt halt in the 2000's due to her reputation and her ties to a major criminal case.) Smith has since confessed that he wished he had cast Janeane Garofalo, who has a small cameo role at the beginning of the film, in the lead part.

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Question: Something I'm confused about... every home-video and streaming version of the movie available is in full-frame. But I've read it was released in theaters in some countries. So was the movie initially released in widescreen? It seems odd that the DVD editions are only in full-frame, especially as at the time they were released, widescreen was pretty much taking over as widescreen TV's were becoming more popular and full-frame was being phased out.

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Trivia: When the group of friends are first introduced, if you look closely, Wes and Amber are snacking on a bag of grapes. This is a bizarrely specific reference to a scene from the first film, in which Tatum and Stu are also seen snacking on a bag of the same type of grapes. SPOILER ALERT: Just like in the original film, one of the people eating the fruit (Amber) is one of the killers, while the other person (Wes) is a victim.

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Trivia: During their fight scene, Harrison Ford accidentally punched Ryan Gosling in the face, and the moment was caught on camera. The incident became something of a meme and was talked about all over talk shows and in interviews. To make up for it, Ford invited Gosling to have fun and share a nice bottle of whiskey with him after filming the scene.

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Trivia: During Gaff's scene, he makes an origami sheep. This is a reference to the story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", which the original movie was based on.

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Trivia: As originally envisioned, this film was going to be a parody titled "Jaws 3, People 0," as it was felt that a third film wouldn't necessarily work. The producers of the first two films brought in writers from National Lampoon to write the script and it almost went into production, but the studio shut them down at the last minute. "Jaws" producer David Brown maintained till his death that "Jaws 3, People 0" would have been much more interesting and entertaining than "Jaws 3-D" turned out to be.

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Trivia: William Lustig, who directed many cult-favorites including the "Maniac Cop" trilogy, has a brief cameo in the film as a character being booked by police.

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Trivia: Director Denis Villeneuve was originally against a sequel to "Blade Runner," as he felt the original film was perfect and would be harmed by a sequel. But after reading the script and meeting Harrison Ford, he changed his mind and immediately signed on.

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Trivia: The initial workprint of the film was almost four hours long. At one point, the studio tinkered with splitting the workprint up into two parts, which would have been released a year apart, similar to movies like "Kill Bill" or "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." However, director Denis Villeneuve instead cut the film down to a much more palatable 2 hours and 45 minutes, and it was released as one movie.

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Trivia: The original film is somewhat infamous for having multiple cuts and versions. However, director Denis Villeneuve has confirmed that there will only ever be one cut of this film - the theatrical version is indeed his director's cut.

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Trivia: David Bowie was the initial choice to play the villain Wallace, but he sadly passed away before filming began.

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Trivia: Kristen Stewart was approached to appear in the original opening, where she would have been killed in an homage to Drew Barrymore's death in the original film. However, Stewart felt that she wouldn't be able to measure-up to the high standard set by Barrymore in the original film, so she politely declined the offer. Subsequently, the opening was re-written to feature multiple deaths and several fake-outs.

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Trivia: Jared Leto asked to wear opaque contact lenses in order to play the blind Niander Wallace. He wanted to lose his ability to see to get into character.

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Trivia: During the scene that reveals Kirby is still alive via YouTube link, if you look very closely, you can also see a link to a YouTube conspiracy video called "Did the Real-Life Stu Macher survive?" This is an easter-egg referencing a popular fan-theory that Stu actually survived the original film and would return as the killer in a future installment.

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Trivia: Some theaters had a bonus scene that appeared right before the film started in which Ghostface (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) appears onscreen and essentially hints that he will murder anyone who gives away any spoilers.

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Trivia: When Dewey is watching Gale on the news, you can just barely hear a joke Gale makes about not wanting to have bangs ever again. This is a reference to Gale's unfortunate hairstyle in "Scream 3," which features some truly horrendous looking bangs. The look became something of a joke and later a meme, so the line was added as a subtle joke.

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Trivia: Neve Campbell almost didn't return because she didn't want to make a "Scream" movie without Wes Craven at the helm. What persuaded her was a letter she received from the new directors, explaining their passion, admiration and respect for Craven's work. The letter quickly won her over and she joined the film soon after.

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Trivia: When the dedication to Wes Craven appears at the start of the credits, you can faintly hear the sound of birds chirping. Craven was quite well-known for being an avid birdwatcher, and also fought to protect endangered species of birds. He even helped get legislation passed to ban the use of lead ammunition, which can fragment on impact and harm birds and other wildlife if accidentally ingested. The sound of birds was added as a tribute to his passion.

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