There isn't one single "lost" original script — but Williamson wrote multiple drafts, and the most famous "original" version is the one that leaked online before the film’s release, forcing major rewrites and a different ending.
: In this version, Sidney’s boyfriend Derek and her best friend Hallie were the primary Ghostfaces.
The twist was intended to be more devastating than the original film, with Sidney’s absolute support system turning against her. Why the Script Was Changed scream 2 original script
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This was the knife twist that broke test audiences (in theory). Hallie (Elise Neal), Sidney’s loyal, funny, protective roommate, was the second killer. Her motive was simpler but devastating: jealousy. Hallie was tired of living in Sidney’s shadow. Tired of being the "best friend of the victim." She partnered with Cotton for a promise of fame and a book deal. There isn't one single "lost" original script —
Here is the spoiler that broke the 1997 internet.
In the leaked draft, Cotton (Liev Schreiber) was not a red herring or a fame-hungry ally. He was the orchestrator. His motive was pure, cold revenge. Having been wrongly convicted of Maureen Prescott’s murder due to Sidney’s testimony, then exonerated, Cotton blamed Sidney for the year he lost in prison. He wanted to make her life a living hell. He would kill everyone around her, then frame her for the murders, effectively swapping their fates. Why the Script Was Changed were reportedly serial
Over the years, a rumor circulated among horror fans that Kevin Williamson leaked the script on purpose. The theory claimed that the studio intentionally distributed "dummy scripts" with fake endings to throw off leakers and protect the real plot.