'Scream VI' Directors on Neve Campbell, Sequel Homages and Who Else They'd Like to Bring Back (Exclusive)
etonline.comThe franchise first launched in 1996 from screenwriter Kevin Williamson and the late director Wes Craven. Five sequels and nearly 30 years later, Ghostface is more popular now than ever -- thanks in part to the new creative team, Radio Silence, who took over ahead of last year’s successful reboot.Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet, most known for their witty 2019 slasher, were at the helm again for an Easter egg-filled sixth entry, and this time they held nothing back as they moved the action from Woodsboro to New York City.In, Ghostface targets the core four survivors — Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), her sister, Tara (Jenna Ortega), and twins Mindy and Chad Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding, respectively) — who were first introduced in (2022).
This time, they're joined by a new group of friends played by Devyn Nekoda, Jack Champion, Josh Segarra and Liana Liberato.For the first time in the 27-year franchise, Sidney Prescott does not appear in the film due to a salary dispute with actress Neve Campbell.
Also sitting this one out is David Arquette following the controversial decision to kill off fan-favorite Dewey Riley in. Despite those absences, original star Courteney Cox returns as Gale Weathers in her most intense Ghostface encounter yet, and Hayden Panettiere reprises her role as Kirby Reed, who last appeared in 2011’s . “These movies have everything you want in a movie inside of them,” Gillet told ET. “They’re scary, they’re funny, they’re heartfelt.
Great characters at the center of them and that’s a ride that we’ll always show up for.” With earning $44 million at the biggest box office during its opening weekend — the best for the franchise -- it’s safe to assume this duo.
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