Scream 6 will be the longest film in the franchise

We’re just a month away from the March 10th release of Scream 6, which is going to drop the Ghostface slasher action into the midst of New York City. (Although the movie was actually filmed in Montreal.) And when Scream 6 reaches theatres, fans are going to be treated with the longest film in the franchise. Regal Cinemas has revealed that this one has a running time of 123 minutes, taking the “longest sequel” record from Scream 2, which is 120 minutes, and leaving the first Scream and Scream 4 (both 111 minutes) and Scream 3 and the 2022 Scream (both 114 minutes) in the dust.

It seems fitting that this “Ghostface takes Manhattan” adventure is going to be the longest Scream movie, because Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (which was actually filmed in Vancouver) happens to be the longest Friday the 13th movie.

Directed by Scream 2022’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Scream 2022 writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, this one will show us what happens when the four survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Those four survivors are the Scream 2022 characters played by returning stars Melissa Barrera (as Samantha Carpenter), Jenna Ortega (as Samantha’s sister Tara Carpenter), Jasmin Savoy Brown (as Mindy Meeks-Martin), and Mason Gooding (as Mindy’s brother Chad Meeks-Martin). Courteney Cox is reprising the role of Gale Weathers. Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Devyn Nekoda, Josh Segarra, Samara Weaving, Tony Revolori, Dermot Mulroney, and Henry Czerny have also been cast in unspecified roles. And Scream 4‘s Hayden Panettiere is back as Kirby Reed. According to YouTuber Critical Overlord, it looks like Thomas Cadrot might be in the cast as well.

Neve Campbell was asked to reprise the role of franchise heroine Sidney Prescott in Scream 6, but passed on it due to a pay dispute. The script did need to be rewritten when the filmmakers found out Sidney wouldn’t be coming back.

Vanderbilt is producing Scream 6 with Paul Neinstein and William Sherak for Project X Entertainment. Original Scream screenwriter Kevin Willamson serves as executive producer alongside Chad Villella, Ron Lynch, Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena, and Spyglass’s Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre.

Gillett has said the movie “really moves like it’s on rocket fuel. You sit down, it starts, and the movie is just a ride. You get off two hours later, and you feel like you haven’t taken a breath.“

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