In case you missed it, a sixth installment of Scream was announced back in February — less than a month after the fifth movie hit theaters.
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That's a far cry from the 11 years we had to wait between Scream 3, Scream 4, and Scream — maybe it has something to do with the more than $100 million worldwide the most recent film had already pulled in.
Now, 10 months later, we've gotten our first trailer for the film, along with an official title reveal: Scream VI.
In a city of millions, no one hears you scream. Watch the official Teaser Trailer for #Scream6 - Only in theatres March 10, 2023.
As you can see, it's just over a minute long and features four survivors — Sam (Melissa Barrera), Tara (Jenna Ortega), Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), and Chad (Mason Gooding) — from 2022's Scream, along with a new character played by The Other Two and She-Hulk star Josh Segarra.
They're on the subway during Halloween, surrounded by passengers in costume — including several wearing Ghostface masks.
The group is clearly tense, especially when they notice one of these Ghostfaces is paying them close attention, moving toward them through the crowd as the lights flicker on and off.
This Ghostface appears to go after Mindy, and while a masked killer attacking someone in front of dozens of people — including the potential victims' close friends and brother — wouldn't be the wildest thing to ever happen on the subway, there's a good chance this is a red herring and someone is just messing with the group.
Although, who knows? Maybe this Ghostface is looking to pay homage to the opening from Scream 2 by killing in plain sight. With the kids out of Woodsboro and off at college, it wouldn't be the only similarity between the second and sixth films in the franchise.
While the trailer gives little away, here's everything we do know about Scream VI so far:
Pretty much everyone behind the fifth movie will return for Scream VI.
Which cast members are returning?
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There still hasn’t been a formal announcement that she’ll be appearing in the movie, but in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, Jenna Ortega (who later took home the golden popcorn for Most Frightened Performance for Scream) seemed to confirm that Cox will indeed be back.
What about Sidney?
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Matthew Lillard, meanwhile, spoke about it on Twitter Spaces, asking, "Why is a woman supposed to take less?" He later tweeted about it on his feed, saying it's a matter of sexism at play.
Then again, there are rumors Campbell might return after all.
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At the end of June, whispers about Campbell and the studio reaching a deal began to circulate, though nothing has been confirmed yet. In a now-deleted Instagram post, user @dontfuckwiththeoriginal wrote that, according to their source, "whose track record has been pristine," Spyglass and Paramount and Campbell came to terms but it's being kept "a secret in the same vein of No Way Home's cameos."
The post went on to detail the role Sidney would reportedly play in the sixth and seventh films, saying she would appear briefly in the sixth movie and have an expanded role in the seventh.
What's going on with Kirby?
"We had a Zoom with Hayden and we really wanted to try to find a way to get her into the movie," he said. "But we weren't able to get all the pieces in place in time... So we had to quickly pivot and Hayden was totally [understanding] about all that."
Of course, fans have their theories.
I actually kind of hope Kirby is the killer in Scream 6. The only thing they haven't done yet is have a past survivor be a Ghostface and who knows what the past decade has been like for Kirby.
I will totally be okay with Kirby being the opening kill of #Scream6 BUT ONLY if she fights back and kills one of the killers, leaving only one scared anxiety-ridden Ghostface to do the job on their own.
If they bring Kirby back in Scream 6 just to kill her like they did Judy...
What about new characters?
What will Scream VI be about?
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Even prior to the release of the trailer, we knew that at least part of the film was set in New York City. In mid-June, not long after filming began, photos taken of the set, featuring NYPD police cars and FDNY ambulances, started popping up.
Other photos have emerged, revealing NYC taxi cabs and an NYC police precinct. Cox, Barrera, and Ortega can also be spotted in a number of these photos.
Other shots snapped by fans reveal what appear to be Halloween decorations outside people's homes, hinting at when the film takes place and later confirmed by the trailer.
The sparse details haven't stopped fans from theorizing or making plot point wish lists, though.
can’t wait for their college era in scream 6 😌
Some people think that, since the fifth film was a "requel" to the original Scream, the sixth film would logically follow in the footsteps of Scream 2. If that's the case, we can expect to see Tara and the Meeks-Martin twins off at college (likely with protective big sis/former babysitter Sam close by).
So where does that leave Gale and Sidney? It’s hard to say, now that Campbell isn’t returning. With Panettiere officially back in the mix and Cox almost certainly coming back, though, I wouldn’t be surprised if Gale meets the same fate as Dewey did in the last movie, leaving Kirby to take on the role of mentor to Sam and the others.
I’m starting to think Gale might die in scream 6… and if that’s the case then i will be going with her
As for Ghostface, in her ET interview, Jenna Ortega said that she’s read part of the script and the killer is even more “intimidating” this time around.
“It just gets more and more gory,” she said. “I think that this is probably the most aggressive and violent version of Ghostface we’ve ever seen, which I think will really be fun to shoot.”
When will Scream VI be released?
I’ve updated my plans for you. 🔪 The new #ScreamMovie is now coming to theatres March 10, 2023.
Scream VI was originally set to hit theaters on March 31, 2023, but in November it was announced that the film had been moved up a few weeks to March 10.