10 Strangest Ways Movies Got Spoiled

2. An Auction House Posted Spoilerific Props On The Week Of Release - Scream 4

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Of all the sources that could possibly spoil a movie, who ever expects an auction house to be the culprit? 

Well, that's exactly what happened with Scream 4, as on the very week that the hugely anticipated slasher sequel was set to release, an auction website selling off the movie's props posted a ton of spoilerific material.

This included bloody clothes revealing all major character deaths, outfits detailing cameos by Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell, and even identifying which actors would be wearing Ghostface robes, in turn revealing the identity of the killers, Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts) and Charlie Walker (Rory Culkin).

Given the huge lengths the Scream movies have gone to in order to avoid leaks - even rewriting Scream 2 on-the-fly after the plot landed online - it must've been absolutely maddening than a careless auction house gave the whole game away on the damn week of release.

 
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