Three ‘Scream’ Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19

The upcoming fifth Scream movie is currently filming in Wilmington, North Carolina., and three crew members have already tested positive for COVID-19 after just three days of shooting.

Deadline reports filming wrapped on time yesterday and will resume as scheduled on Monday following a weekend break. The site notes the new reality that until there’s a vaccine, this will be par for the course for any film or TV production, as there will be COVID-19 cases and there will be safety protocols in effect so that work can continue.

The three crew members who tested positive were not in the primary “pod,” which includes the actors, director, assistant directors, and director of photography. If that had been the case, production would would have needed to be paused.

The cast includes Neve Campbell will reprise her role as Sidney Prescott, joining previously announced legacy cast members David Arquette and Courteney Cox who will return as Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers, as well as new cast members Melissa Barrera (In The Heights), Jenna Ortega (You), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why, Goosebumps, Don’t Breathe), Mason Gooding (Booksmart), and Sonia Ammar co-star in the highly anticipated sequel, along with Kyle Gallner (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010), Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers), and Mikey Madison (Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood). Marley Shelton (Sin City, Planet Terror) is also back, reprising her role as Woodsboro Deputy Judy Hicks from 2011’s Scream 4.

The new Scream is being directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock). Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of the Radio Silence trio, Chad Villella, are executive producing with Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, and William Sherak serving as producers.

The production will begin filming on Tuesday, Sept. 22 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group will release the new Scream in theaters on January 14, 2022.

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