A new Scream tell-all book revealed surprising details about franchise salaries, firings and behind-the-scenes drama. Ashley Cullins' book Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror, released on August 19, featured brand-new interviews from Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Kevin Williamson, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Jack Quaid, Parker Posey, Hayden Panettiere, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Radio Silence, Roger L. Jackson and more, all detailing what went into making the beloved horror franchise. Inspired by a real-life series of murders in Florida, Scream followed a group of high school students as they tried to survive - and uncover - a serial killer in a mask, a.k.a Ghostface. As the Scream series found success, it expanded to include six more films and even a TV series. Keep scrolling for the biggest revelations about what went into bringing Scream to life from Your Favorite Scary Movie, out now: Scream's All-Star Cast Through the Years Offers for 'Scream' Williamson revealed that there were numerous offers to purchase Scream, but Paramount allegedly pulled back "once it went over the $300,000 mark." The bidding continued, hitting $450,000 and then ultimately $650,000. Rose McGowan's Paycheck Dimension Films/courtesy Everett Collection McGowan, who played Tatum, was offered $50,000 for the role, but her attorney demanded triple that amount. "All of a sudden, this man named Harvey Weinstein that I'd never heard of got involved and they rescinded the offer," she recalled of the disgraced producer, currently serving a 23-year sentence in a New York prison after being convicted on charges of criminal sex act and rape in the third degree. "Then they made me do more screen tests even though I'd already had the offer." The Reality of Making the 1st Film Despite playing one of the OG killers, Lillard said he "probably cleared $11,000 to $12,000 for a month of work." The book also highlighted the challenges of getting permission to film at Santa Rosa High School. The district school board pulled back their involvement after a public debate about violence in movies, which led to a request for $10,000 in payment - an amount that was later increased to $30,000. Scream was ultimately filmed at the Sonoma Community Center for a fee of $27,000. Various Firings Throughout the Franchise Dimension/courtesy Everett Collection Director Wes Craven, who directed the first four films before his 2016 death, almost got fired just a week into filming Scream when Dimension Films head Bob Weinstein was concerned about the raw footage shot in the first week. (The decision was walked back when Bob saw a cut-together scene that showed more of the final version of Scream.) The original cinematographer for the first Scream movie was fired a week before filming wrapped. There were conflicting reports about whether Mark Irwin's shots were out of focus, which was the reason given for his dismissal. "When Wes passed away, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, they asked, 'Any last impressions, fond memories?' Nobody ever quoted me, but I said, 'I knew Wes was my friend because he stabbed me in the front as opposed to the back,'" Irwin shared in the book. "And that's what he did. With a straight face, to point to a screen and say, 'That's out of focus.' First of all, it's not out of focus, and second of all, it ended up in the goddamn movie." Irwin continued, "They threw me to the wolves, saying that two weeks of my work was bad, which was an absolute fallacy. They got two weeks' worth of reshoot money, and I know that they didn't reshoot anything because the guys that took over the show are friends of mine. They just needed the money to finish the movie. Wes needed that lifeline to save his career and it did." "That was the moment that changed everything for my relationship with Dimension, and that story has never been told. I was never going to tell that story ever, but that's the truth. That's what happened," Williamson said. "It's legendary that I had a big fight with the studio. That's where it all started. I said, 'I need to get out. Let me just walk away: That's when I negotiated my way out of my overall deal with Dimension. I gave up all my rights to Scream. I gave up any sort of first refusal, or any other rights that typically a writer has. I gave them up so that I could walk free out the door." Producer Cathy Konrad also had a falling out with Bob between Scream 3 and Scream 4. She was not brought back for the fourth film, and only learned she was no longer involved via various news outlets. "I sued them," Konrad recalled about the lawsuit that was settled out of court. "That was a pretty controversial time for myself and my career. I was really pushing back quite hard with the brothers. I had a lot of other things going on, and they always liked to make things difficult. My experience with 4, it wasn't a shining time for me." Which OG Stars Are Returning for 'Scream VII'? What the Ca