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It looks like you should prepare to Scream again.

Rope of Sillicon received what it claims is a screen capture of a William Morris Agency e-mail memo announcing that screenwriter Kevin Williamson has closed a deal with The Weinstein Company to "recreate the Scream franchise as a new trilogy in Scream 4, 5 and 6."

The purported memo also says that Williamson has committed to write and direct a remake of the 1987 thriller The Bedroom Window.

And what of the involvement of Scream series director Wes Craven? Well, Bloody Disgusting recently chatted with the filmmaker who advised them that "it would take it being really as good a script as the first one was" in order for him to helm Scream 4, which he confirmed was indeed moving ahead at the studio. Craven added that his pay day for Scream 4 would need to reflect "what I've done for that company and what I've gone through on Cursed."

The Arquettes are in negotiations to return to the Scream trilogy, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Their "Hollywood Insider" column reports that writer Kevin Williamson -- who is re-launching the knowing horror franchise as a new trilogy -- has approached Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette to return to the series.

Apparently these deals have not yet been signed as there are scheduling problems to be ironed out first, and it's not clear how large the roles will be.

The potential casting of the Arquettes doesn't clear up the confusion over whether the new Scream movies will reboot the franchise or work as straight sequels.