2022 kicked off with a nostalgic (yet fresh) bloodbath in the form of a new Scream film. Following its commercial success, its creatives are already prepping Scream 6, by lining up the cast and the movie has found its first new cast member.
Dermot Mulroney, who most memorably played leading man opposite Julia Roberts in 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding, has closed a deal to star in Scream 6, per The Hollywood Reporter. The actor joins numerous young cast members, who audiences met in the recent Scream, along with franchise fan-favorite Hayden Panettiere, who is officially returning as well after previously playing Kirby Reed in 2011’s fourth Scream film.
The 58-year-old actor will join other confirmed cast members, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, and we’re awaiting news about whether any of the OG cast will come back for another round. Courtney Cox previously shared that she received a script for Scream 6, but we’re not 100 percent sure if she has signed on to be among the cast yet alongside, hopefully, Neve Campbell.
Scream 6 reteams the same creatives behind the recent fifth film, with James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick behind the script and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directing. The production is expected to begin this summer ahead of a release date already set for spring 2023. The upcoming horror movie will reportedly take the Carpenter sisters away from Woodsboro after the most recent Ghostface killings. But, where to? We don’t know quite yet.
Along with Mulroney having a classic rom-com credit, he has over a hundred acting credits. More recently the actor was in Amazon Prime series Hanna, the cancelled The Purge series and in the Sandra Oh horror film Umma. New Girl fans will also remember the actor as one of Jess’ boyfriends, Russell, who had numerous guest moments on the series.
More to come…