Scream 2 was written by a man.
Gale Weathers . The character appears in the Scream films as an ambitious , strong-willed journalist and writer who is initially built up as an antagonist , but ultimately joins forces with Sidney Prescott and Dewey Riley in order to investigate and stop the Ghostface murders . Scream 2 is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson .