Craven ran into trouble with Wheaton College administrators but went on to graduate. He died of brain cancer on Sunday at age 76. While the film producer is probably best remembered for his work as the writer and director of a Nightmare on Elm Street and for his creation of the wildly-successful Scream franchise, Craven does have a link to Wheaton.
This past April, four months before his death , horror master Wes Craven signed a first-look deal with NBCUniversal's Universal Cable Productions for TV series and set multiple projects at the cable studio, including an adaptation of Daryl Gregory's book We Are All Completely Fine at Syfy, which Craven was set to write and direct, a series based on Craven's 1991 movie The People Under The Stairs , also at Syfy, as well as Disciples , based on Steve Niles' upcoming graphic novel. Following Craven's death today , UCP intends to continue with all of his projects, which already carry his creative stamp, working with his team, including Craven's manager at Industry Entertainment who is an executive produces on all shows.
APRIL 11: Actress Courteney Cox, director Wes Craven, and actress Neve Campbell arrive at the premiere of The Weinstein Company's "Scream 4" Presented by AXE Shower held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 11, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Scream 2 star Sarah Michelle Gellar has led tributes to Nightmare on Elm Street director Wes Craven, who has died aged 76. Wes Craven & Sarah Michelle Gellar during Scream 2 - Hollywood Premiere in Hollywood, California, United States.
The American filmmaker passed away at his home in Los Angeles after a battle with brain cancer, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Whether he was creating a horrific dream world in A Nightmare on Elm Street, a slimy comedy Swamp Thing or bringing together an all-star cast for slasher series Scream, Wes more than made his mark on the genre during a glorious career.
In a cute message to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, the actor gave his score in a photo posted to Instagram. "The reason I call them perfectly symbiotic, it's that they each represent the other side of each other's coin," Ritchie has said.
Among those who paid tribute are John Carpenter , Roland Emmerich, author Anne Rice, The Walking Dead, and Scream stars Courteney Cox and Rose McGowan. Today the world lost a great man, my friend and mentor, Wes Craven.
Wes Craven, whose "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" movies made him one of the most recognizable names in the horror film genre, has died. He was 76. Craven's family said in a statement that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday after battling brain cancer.
Wes Craven, whose "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" movies made him one of the most recognizable names in the horror film genre, has died. He was 76. Craven's family said in a statement that he died at his Los Angeles home Sunday after battling brain cancer.
Wes Craven, the prolific horror filmmaker behind "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the "Scream" movies, died Sunday at his Los Angeles home after a battle with brain cancer, according to his representative. He was 76. As a child, Craven was not a moviegoer.