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Minor spoilers follow.)While talking all things “Scream VI” with TheWrap (look for more from our chat soon), Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett shared that “I Think You Should Leave” mastermind Tim Robinson has a vocal cameo in the slasher sequel. But where can you spot the “Coffin Flops” apologist?There’s a moment early in the film when Sam (Melissa Barrera) comes back to the apartment she shares with her sister Tara (Jenna Ortega) and new roomie Quinn (Liana Liberato).

The 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.

Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VI has slashed its way to a franchise-record opening at the global box office with $67.1M, topping Scream 3 for the best in the bunch of this long-running Kevin Williamson-created series. At the international box office, it also set a franchise-best start with $22.6M from 53 markets, a whopping 60% above the 2022 Scream. Domestic, too, was a record launch.

grossed $3.5 million at the Thursday box office in January 2022. It went on to make $81.6 million in the U.S. and $137.7 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.

What is left of the old Woodsboro gang is back together, but this time leaving their horrific memories of battling the masked evil of Ghostface in return for college and a new life in New York City. They should have known better.

Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VIis headed to a franchise-record opening of $50M+ worldwide from roughly 50 offshore territories including domestic.

marks another chapter in the long-running meta slasher franchise created by Kevin Williamson, it's the first sequel not to feature two of the films' original stars, Neve Campbell and David Arquette. As Sidney Prescott and Dewey Riley, the two have faced off with several versions of Ghostface in the first five installments. However, proved to be Arquette's final film, with his character finally falling victim to the masked killer while Campbell opted not to return after a contract dispute.

Ghostface has moved out of Woodsboro and traveled cross country to terrorize New York City in Scream VI. The beloved horror franchise has been scaring audiences since 1996 and the directors of the latest installment are hopeful Scream VII and more films will come.

Hayden Panettiere made her first red carpet appearance since the death of her brother, Jansen Panettiere, while attending the premiere of Scream VI.

EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Heaton‘s potential return to television is taking shape. The multi-camera comedy from Kapital Entertainment, starring and executive produced by the Emmy winner, which was set up at Fox in 2021 with a script-to-series commitment, has found its writers. Comedy veterans Carol Leifer and Andy Gordon have been tapped to pen the untitled half-hour, which also has homed in on a premise.

Peacock will not be moving forward with Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson’s comic book adaptation Dead Day despite a straight-to-series order, Deadline has confirmed.

Is the COVID-19 pandemic over? That’s up for debate, but Peacock thinks it’s time to start making horror movies about it (or, at least, take place in it). Enter “Sick,” a new horror film co-written by “Scream” scribe Kevin Williamson, about a pair of friends who go decide to go on a vacation mid-pandemic that soon turns into a nightmare.

Peacock has unveiled a trailer and first-look photos for its pandemic-themed horror-thriller Sick, co-written and produced by Scream franchise creator Kevin Williamson, which is set to premiere on the streamer next Friday, January 13.

Paramount Pictures has unleashed a teaser trailer for the sixth installment of the Scream franchise, and in Scream VI it seems Ghostface has moved East and is stalking New York City.

New York City: center of the universe — and so bustling that no one can hear you scream. The first teaser trailer for “Scream VI” dropped Wednesday, and it shows our heroes from the last installment turning a new page and leaving Woodsboro behind for the Big Apple.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress and filmmaker Katie Holmes and her recently launched production company, Lafayette Pictures, for representation in all areas. 

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Are you over the COVID pandemic, or are you over COVID pandemic horror films? Probably both. This makes “Sick” a hard sell: A horror movie born in the pandemic era, set in April 2020, when all but a handful of holdout states in the U.S.

Paul Wesley and his wife Ines de Ramon have split after three years of marriage. The 'Vampire Diaries' actor and the 29-year-old jewellery executive went their separate ways earlier this year in a "mutual" decision to call time on their relationship. A spokesperson for the couple told PEOPLE magazine: “They have separated.

Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley have some fun together at the Tennis Channel and Brother’s Bond Bourbon Pre-US Open Kick Off Event held at Hole in the Wall in the Murray Hill neighborhood of New York City on Tuesday (August 23).

Cue the Paula Cole theme song! Katie Holmes recently shared her thoughts on a potential Dawson’s Creek reboot — and a return to Capeside isn’t in her future.

Samara Weaving (The Valet) and Tony Revolori (Spider-Man: No Way Home) are the latest additions to the cast of Scream 6, Deadline can confirm. They join an ensemble that also includes Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who toplined the fifth film in the franchise, along with Hayden Panettiere, Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda, Josh Segarra and Henry Czerny.

Kevin Williamson, the writer behind the original “Scream” movie and the creator of shows like “Dawson’s Creek” and “The Vampire Diaries,” has signed with CAA, TheWrap has learned exclusively. Kevin Williamson is a filmmaker, writer, creator, producer and director, who first broke out with the script for the 1996 slasher horror film “Scream.

Entertainment Weekly in an interview. “Legacies” was just one of myriad shows canceled by The CW last month as the network cleaned house.

Emily Longeretta It’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV and not see at least one of Greg Berlanti’s shows airing. In fact, over the past few years, Berlanti Productions has had as many as 20 shows on the air at one time — a record-breaking number for a producer and creator. So, it’s no wonder he’s receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 23.

No one was a bigger proponent for Joey and Pacey’s romance on “Dawson’s Creek” than Pacey himself, Joshua Jackson.

Immortality is for vampires — not TV shows. The CW announced the cancellation of Legacies earlier this month, and the June series finale will bring The Vampire Diaries Universe to an end after nearly 13 years.

Hayden Panettiere will reprise her Scream 4 role of Kirby Reed for the next installment in the franchise from Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures. She’s set to star alongside Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who toplined the recent reboot of the franchise from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence).

Angelique Jackson Fans who’ve been clamoring to see Hayden Panettiere return to the “Scream” franchise have gotten their wish.Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday that Panettiere will appear in the upcoming sixth movie, reprising her role from 2011’s “Scream 4,” where she played Kirby Reed, a Woodsboro High School student and horror fanatic, who ultimately survived that movie’s Ghostface killer.News of the fan-favorite character’s return comes after Spyglass and Paramount confirmed that four survivors from last year’s “Scream” would also return for the new movie. Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera star as sisters Tara and Sam Carpenter, respectively.

Hayden Panettiere is ready to “Scream” once more.Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures said Wednesday that Panettiere will reprise the role of Kirby Reed, a part that she previously brought to life in 2011’s Wes Craven-directed “Scream 4.” She’ll be joining cast members from the sixth installment (just called “Scream”), which was released earlier this year to solid box office and a warm critical reception. They include Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega and Jasmin Savoy-Brown.