Just as the original 1996Ā ScreamĀ film starred a group of young actors who would go on to achieve enormous success, the makers of the 2022Ā ScreamĀ set out to fill their movie with an equally talented group of up-and-comers destined for stardom.
Melissa Barrera (In the Heights) plays Samantha āSamā Carpenter, who returns to Woodsboro after a long absence when her younger sister Tara is attacked by Ghostface. Like the character she portrays, Barrera has a younger sister in real life and says she identified with Samās protective instinct.
Jenna Ortega (Netflixās You) plays Tara Carpenter, Samās younger sister.
Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games, The Boys) plays Samās devoted boyfriend Richie. Quaid describes Richie as a supportive boyfriend to Sam in her hour of need. When viewers first meet Richie, heās working with Sam in a bowling alley, and when she learns that her sister has been attacked, Richie goes with Sam to Woodsboro to keep her safe.
Every Scream movie needs a resident film expert to explain the intricacies of the genre, and in the 2022 Scream, that character is Mindy, played by Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers). Gillett describes Mindy as an obsessive horror buff who speaks in a rapid-fire delivery and can be snarky and overly honest at times.
From the moment the filmmakers met Mason Gooding (Booksmart), they knew he was the only actor to plays Mindyās athletic twin brother Chad. Throughout his career, Gooding has played many jocks and student athletes, and what he enjoyed most about playing Chad was being able to satirize those tropes.
Rounding out the cast are new additions Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why) as Wes, Sonia Ammar (Jappeloup) as Liv, Mikey Madison (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood) as Amber, and Kyle Gallner (Ghosts of War) as Vince.
Minnette ā whose characterās name is an affectionate tribute to Craven ā was such a fan of theĀ ScreamĀ series, he personally reached out to the filmmakers and lobbied for the role. Although at first glance Minnetteās character might appear to be the traditional nerdy member of the group, the actor didnāt see him that way at all. āWhatās interesting about Wes is that heās actually kind of cool,ā Minnette says. āHeās just a little bit sheltered by his mom. But heās very well developed in other ways.ā
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the townās deadly past. Neve Campbell (āSidney Prescottā), Courteney Cox (āGale Weathersā) and David Arquette (āDewey Rileyā) return to their iconic roles in āScreamā alongside Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sonia Ammar.
Scream is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S). The film is written by James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick, based on the characters created by Kevin Williamson.
Scream is a long-running genre-busting horror franchise which generated four feature films including Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) and Scream 4 (2011). Directed by famed āmaestro of horror,ā the late Wes Craven, the films went on to gross more than $600 million in worldwide box office receipts. Williamson wrote the original film as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4.
In Philippine cinemas February 2,Ā ScreamĀ is distributed by Paramount Pictures through Columbia Pictures.Ā Follow them onĀ Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,Ā and Youtube.Ā Connect withĀ #ScreamMovieĀ and tag paramountpicsph.