The film takes place two years after the previous film and follows Sidney Prescott ( Campbell ) , who has gone into self-imposed isolation following the events of the previous two films but is drawn to Hollywood after a new Ghostface begins killing the cast of the film within a film '' Stab 3 '' . '' Scream 3 '' combines the violence of the slasher genre with comedy and " whodunit " mystery , while satirizing the cliché of film trilogies . Unlike the previous '' Scream '' films , there was an increased emphasis on comedic elements in this installment , and the violence and horror were reduced in response to increased public scrutiny about violence in media , following the Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Scream 3