Henry Czerny Joins ‘Scream 6’ Cast, Melissa Barrera Shares Bloody Set Photo
Scream 6 is currently filming in Montreal, Canada, with recent photos from the set suggesting that the upcoming sequel may bring Ghostface back during Halloween, and today brings news of another new cast addition, as Henry Czerny (Mission: Impossible) has joined the ensemble.
Czerny is reuniting with his Ready or Not directors for the new Scream movie, as first reported by Deadline.
In related news, filming of the sequel is underway, as the franchise’s newest star Melissa Barrera posted an image of her hand with blood on it to her Instagram story today (6/23/22), with the words, “It’s begun.” You can see a screenshot of the post below.
As we previously reported, recent set photos seem to reveal that Scream 6 will take place in New York City during Halloween.
The official synopsis: The Scream saga continues with the four survivors of the Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
Hayden Panettiere will make her return to the big screen as “Kirby Reed,” reprising her role from Scream 4 (2011), joining returning cast members Melissa Barrera (“Sam,”) Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Mindy,”) Mason Gooding (“Chad,”) and Jenna Ortega (“Tara”). Dermot Mulroney has also joined the cast, as well as ack Champion, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda, and Josh Segarra.
Directing once again are Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Scream, Ready or Not), with James Vanderbilt (“Scream,” “Murder Mystery) and Guy Busick (Scream, Ready or Not) co-writing the screenplay. Project X Entertainment’s Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, and William Sherak are serving as producers. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of Radio Silence, Chad Villella, are executive producing alongside Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre, Ron Lynch, Cathy Konrad, and Marianne Maddalena.
Scream 6 (currently officially untitled) will arrive in theaters on March 31, 2023.
See all of our Scream 6 coverage here.
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