Scream 6 is set to evolve the franchise. Neve Campbell will not return in Scream 6, meaning her days of leading the franchise as Sidney Prescott are over. The franchise is now led by Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), the daughter of the first Ghostface in the franchise, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). Rounding out the cast is Sam’s half-sister Tara (Jenna Ortega), Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown), Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding), Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere), and series mainstay Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox).
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The new Scream 6 image comes from USA Today’s 2023 preview. The picture reveals the film’s Ghostface, standing over someone (perhaps a new victim) amid a shady alley. Granted, it’s only a small glance at the character, but the shot reveals a new killer in the franchise.
The picture also provides a clear look at the setting for Scream 6. A previously unveiled Scream 6 poster also paid homage to the New York City subway system, but this is the first glimpse of Ghostface out and about in the city itself. The action in the Scream franchise is usually confined to Woodsboro, California, and New York represents a significant departure from other settings in previous entries, which usually stayed in isolated areas rather than urban areas like a big city.
Scream 6 promises gore in New York City, which is an exciting prospect. The setting is unique for the franchise, and the haunting first teaser for the film revealed Sam and company being stalked by someone in a Ghostface costume on Halloween while surrounding people were blissfully unaware. There’s only been one other scene like it in the movies: in Scream 2, Maureen Evans (Jada Pinkett Smith) is brutally killed during a screening of Stab, based on the Woodsboro murders, while the surrounding audience members are unaware.
Scream is known for subverting horror tropes like the “final girl,” so its take on urban horror is one to watch out for. Scream 6 can play with the genre in several ways, and it can amp up the horror when Sam realizes that being surrounded by people won’t necessarily save her.
Scream 6 is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 10, 2023.
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Source: USA Today
