The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media's upcoming Scream sequel has added Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding; The Family Stone) to its ensemble cast. He'll be playing a cop, so his days may already be numbered...
Mulroney is the first new blood in the cast, and joins returning players Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter), Jenna Ortega (Tara Carpenter), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy Meeks-Martin), Mason Gooding (Chad Meeks-Martin), and Hayden Panettiere (Kirby Reed)
Filming is set to begin fairly soon, with Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) back in the director's chair, utilizing a screenplay from writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.
There's still no update on whether fellow surviving legacy cast members Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott) and/or Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) will be returning for the yet-to-be-titled Scream 6, but it's way too early to rule out the possibility.
While plot details are under heavy lock-and-key, the next film will not take place in Woodsboro, as an early synopsis says the film, “continues with the four survivors of the Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.” However, of course, unfortunately for them, Ghostface will be right on their tails.
Scream (2022) was one of this year's biggest box office smashes, grossing over $140 million worldwide on an estimated $24 million production budget, and successfully reviving the classic horror franchise after a decade-long hiatus.
Scream 6 is set to hit theaters on March 31, 2023.