Deadline has learned that Jack Champion (Avengers: Endgame; Avatar: The Way of Water), Liana Liberato (If I Stay; Light as a Feather), Devyn Nekoda (Ginny & Georgia; Sneakerella), and Josh Segarra (Arrow; She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) have joined the ensemble cast of Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment's eagerly-awaited Scream 6.
The four actors join returning players Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter), Jenna Ortega (Tara Carpenter), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy Meeks-Martin), Mason Gooding (Chad Meeks-Martin), Hayden Panettiere (Kirby Reed); while Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding; The Family Stone) is another recent addition to the cast. He'll be playing a cop, but no other details on his character have been revealed.
Filming is set to begin relatively soon, with Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) back at the helm, once again utilizing a screenplay from writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.
In a shocking turn of events, Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott) recently announced that she will not be back for the next installment due to a contract dispute, which likely suggests Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) will also not be involved.
While plot details are under heavy lock-and-key, the next film will not take place in Woodsboro, but in New York, and 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.” 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.