Hayden Panettiere Is Returning to ‘Scream’ Franchise, Reprising ‘Scream 4’ Role

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A thrilling comeback! Hayden Panettiere is making her return to Hollywood with a role in the upcoming sixth installment of the Scream franchise.The Remember the Titans actress, 32, will join the cast of Scream 6 and reprise her part as her Scream 4 character, Kirby Reed, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Wednesday, May 11.Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures revived the horror movie series in January with Scream, the fifth film in the series, which is also the name of the original 1996 slasher film.

The new movie came more than a decade after the Heroes alum joined the franchise in 2011.Panettiere, for her part, was not featured in the fifth installment, with many fans thinking that Kirby died in the fourth movie. (She was left bleeding out after being stabbed by Emma Roberts‘ character before the movie ended.)However, eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Kirby’s fate was actually revealed in the fifth Scream movie — and she’s alive!During the scene where killer Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid) is watching YouTube, a video titled “Interview with Woodsboro Survivor Kirby Reed” is visible on the side of the screen.

Panettiere’s photo is also attached to the clip, teasing her comeback.Scream 6 was previously announced in February after the success of the return of the scary movie franchise one month prior.“We are tremendously grateful to the fans around the world who enthusiastically received our film,” the two production companies said in a statement at the time. “We can’t wait for audiences to see what Radio Silence, writers Jamie [Vanderbilt] & Guy [Busick] and Project X have in store for our Woodsboro family.”The following month, Scream OG Courteney Cox confirmed that she would be reprising her role as TV reporter Gale Weathers