Scream 6 Pre-release Brought to you by meta narratives and self awareness

This comes out on March 31 2023

Hayden Panettiere will be returning as Kirby.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scream-6-hayden-panettiere-kirby-reed-1235264719/

I hope Campbell and Cox don't return for this. I think Sam is a strong enough character to build a movie around. They can play with the whether or not she gives in to her dark side.

Courtney Cox has already been confirmed as returning for it, alongside fellow returees Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and the aforementioned Hayden Panettiere.

Neve Campbell has not yet been confirmed, but is expected back. I figure we'll get an official confirmation on her end - as well as a list of newcomers - fairly soon, as production is supposed to kick off later this month.

I don't think this series will ever have the guts to kill off Sidney, but I do wonder if Gale's number might finally be up in this one. I kinda hope so. Either that or she needs written out by the end. If this franchise is going to keep continuing beyond Scream 6, I really don't need Sidney & Gale back for every entry.

I wish they would have taken the opportunity to fully move away from the old cast.

We've cut out Dewey now, so Gale seems primed to go next. Especially since she was originally supposed to die in Scream 4. Hopefully they can focus on the new characters enough that any future Scream 7 can be carried solely by them. It's definitely time to let the old guard go.

Neve Campbell confirms she won't be in Scream 6
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3718011/neve-campbell-confirms-she-wont-return-for-scream-6-with-official-statement/

Campbell has always been great in the role, but I want to see something different in the next movie. What I want most from a Scream movie is to be surprised. The first time I saw Scream 96 I had a blast not knowing what crazy thing was going to happen next. Sidney has been though enough. She has earned a happy Ghostface free family life.

Cox as the only OG cast member is this (barring more phantom Skeet) is perfectly fine by me, especially since I fully expect them to kill Gale off.

Focusing on the new characters (and I guess Kirby) going forward is the best possible choice here.

I'm all for more Billy Loomis as the personification of Sam's dark side.

Sam going full-tilt Norman Bates - especially Psycho sequels' Norman - with a phantom Billy on her shoulder as her version of "Mother" from here on out would be GREAT. And a nice way to shake things up so that it's not just strictly following the typical Scream formula over and over again.

That's roughly what I'm hoping to see.

Scream 6 will be set in New York City
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3718926/ghostface-takes-manhattan-scream-6-will-take-place-in-new-york-city/

Personally I hope this movie title is Scream: New York Groove

Interesting.

It being NYC-set makes Gale's inclusion even more organic than just "Here she goes diving into the middle of it again!"

Some rad poster designs by CREEPYDUCKDESIGN on IG.

Those are fun!

Right??

I hope this movie really learns from the mistakes of Jason Takes Manhattan and toys with NYC conventions more.

Would love to see Ghostface stalking them through a crowded street using a long lens, akin to something from a shot from like, Crocodile Dundee, where it is just a sea of people on the sidewalk.