Ghostface returns — again. After the success of the latest Scream film, Gale Weathers and the gang are coming back for another round of scares.
“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film,” Paramount and Spyglass said in a statement announcing the sequel in February 2022. “We can’t wait for audiences to see what Radio Silence, writers Jamie [Vanderbilt] & Guy [Busick] and Project X have in store for our Woodsboro family.”
The fifth entry in the franchise — simply titled Scream — premiered in January 2022. It was the first film in the series not to be directed by horror legend Wes Craven, who died in 2015. According to the cast, however, the Nightmare on Elm Street creator was still present on set.
“There were moments when I felt Wes’s spirit around a lot,” David Arquette told The New York Times in January 2022. “There would be a wind blowing and I’d see Courteney’s hair move back. And then it’s just like … it made it really easy to tap into those feelings.”
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who are set to return for the sixth movie, also drew on Craven’s filmography while working on Scream. “Wes has always been a huge influence on us,” Gillett told Nerdist in January 2022. “He’s been a huge part of us finding our own voice. We’ve always referenced Wes’ movies when trying to sell ours. Scream was one we referenced all the time when we were getting Ready or Not made.”
Though Arquette and Courteney Cox split in 2010 after 10 years of marriage, the Never Been Kissed actor said it was a blast to work with his ex-wife again.
“It’s great when you know people really well and you get to act opposite them,” he exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2022. “There’s just little stuff about them in general as people, so it makes it really comfortable. And, you know, they say, like, 80 percent of communication is nonverbal. So, the more you know someone, obviously you’re gonna have advantages.”
The Friends alum, for her part, said that her former spouse got teary-eyed when they shot their first scene together for the fifth film. “He got very emotional while he was filming it,” she told The New York Times. “He said the next day the crew didn’t look at him.”
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Scream 6 is scheduled to hit theaters on March 31, 2023. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group
In May 2022, it was confirmed that Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega would be reprising their roles in the sequel. Shutterstock(3)
The American Horror Story alum will play a police officer, Entertainment Weekly announced in June 2022. David Fisher/Shutterstock
In March 2022, Cox confirmed that she'll be back as TV journalist Gale Weathers. "I got the script yesterday," she said during an episode of the "Just for Variety" podcast. "I haven't read it yet, I just got it. ... I'm excited to read it, and I know they're going to start filming ... I think, in June, in Canada." Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group
Arquette's character, Dewey Riley, met an unfortunate end in the fifth Scream, so it seems unlikely he'll be back for the sixth. Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) appeared in hallucinations in the last movie, though, so it's possible Dewey could make a cameo in a similar way. Other characters who died in 2022's Scream include Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton), Wes (Dylan Minnette), Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid) and Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison). Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group
The fifth Scream confirmed that Hayden Panettiere's character from Scream 4, Kirby Reed, survived, so fans were hopeful she’d return for the sixth installment. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed in May 2022 that the Heroes alum would be reprising her role for the new movie. “I called them up myself and was like, ‘So, you guys don’t, like, happen to want to bring Kirby back, do you?’” Panettiere said during a July 2022 appearance on Good Morning America. “I wanted to be in it that badly." Matt Baron/Shutterstock
“Ghostface gets a lot more intimidating,” Ortega told Entertainment Tonight in June 2022. “I just read part of the script, and it just gets more and more gory. I think that this is probably the most aggressive and violent version of Ghostface we’ve ever seen, which I think will really be fun to shoot.” Dimension Films/Kobal/Shutterstock
“Sadly, I won’t be making the next Scream film,” the OG star said in a statement to Variety in June 2022. “As a woman I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to Scream. I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise. It’s been a very difficult decision to move on. To all my Scream fans, I love you. You’ve always been so incredibly supportive to me. I’m forever grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the past 25 years.” AFF-USA/Shutterstock
In June 2022, Deadline reported that four more actors — Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda and Josh Segarra — had been cast in the horror franchise's latest installment. No details about their characters have been released thus far but based on all of the hints about Ghostface's more "violent" nature this time around, it's likely that they won't stick around for too long. Shutterstock (3)
"They have us so tight-lipped around here. All I can say is how it feels. I don't wanna say the wrong word, but it feels scarier," Barrera exclusively told Us in July 2022. "This sixth movie feels scarier and we're all on sets shooting some of the scenes and we're like, 'Oh my God, this is insane.' I think people are gonna be surprised." The actress praised the creative team behind the sixth installment for their unique vision. "We have the same team reprising [their roles behind the scenes]. In the fifth movie, there was a lot of pressure [with it being] the first without [late director] Wes [Craven] and they were still trying to honor him," she continued. "[They were trying to make] something that still felt familiar but had their own touch. ... Now they're putting a little more of their sauce into it and it just feels scarier." Paramount Pictures/Moviestore/Shutterstock
The film’s official social media pages teased that the Ice Princess actress was on set, sharing a behind-the-scenes pic of Panettiere reading in a makeup chair. Courtesy of Scream Movies/Instagram
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