After meeting with several potential directors, none of whom have a compelling vision for the reboot, the narrator meets with reclusive Canadian director Marlee Bouton, who got her start helming a run of critically acclaimed independent horror films. Marlee invites the narrator to meet her at her rental house. After some small talk, the narrator tells Marlee that he has been contracted to write an audio memoir of his experience working on Horror Movie, which will include coverage of the reboot. Marlee is writing the reboot script as well, which requires adding new scenes to Cleo’s original screenplay. She stresses that she isn’t cutting anything from the original text because she thinks it’s important to the story she wants to tell.

Marlee reveals that the producers are optimistic about the reboot’s financial success, which hinges on the viewer’s attachment to the original screenplay. This attachment is central to Marlee’s directorial vision. The narrator expresses skepticism that the original film may be too dark for audiences, but Marlee points out that the audience would only think that if the full film had been publicly released. She hopes that the movie she makes will not only speak to the relevance of its predecessor, but also remain relevant in the years to come.