Scream 6 Adds More Cast Members, Will Reportedly Take Place In New York City
The roster of victims and/or murderers continues to grow as the cast for Scream 6 adds four new members. Deadline reports that Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water), Liana Liberato (Light as a Feather), Devyn Nekoda (Ginny & Georgia), and Josh Segarra (Arrow) will all be appearing in the latest installment of the horror franchise.
The new additions will be joining returning cast members Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and Jenna Ortega (who is becoming something of a modern scream queen after appearances inX and Studio 666). Courteney Cox has also confirmed that she will be reprising her role as Gale Weathers for the latest entry. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who work under the name Radio Silence, will return to direct this next installment, with a script from writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.
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So far, little is known about the plot of Scream 6 except for the fact that it will take place outside of the classic setting of Woodsboro. It wouldn't be the first time the series has done so, with Scream 2 and Scream 3 taking place at an Ohio college and Hollywood, respectively. Bloody Disgusting has reported that the sequel will take place in New York City, with set photos (taken by Twitter user @oocgng) from Montreal seeming to confirm this.
Along with the new and returning cast members, Hayden Panettiere will also be making her return to the series as fan-favorite character Kirby. This came as a surprise as it appeared that Kirby had been killed in Scream 4, but a small easter egg in the recently released Scream seemed to confirm that she had survived her attack. Dermot Mulroney was also announced as joining the cast,
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