"Scream 5" casting "On the Heights" heroine Barrera joins the group

"Scream 5" poster


1905 film network news has been approved horror film "Scream 5" once again exposed a new casting news. It is understood that the new-generation actress Melissa Barrera, who starred in "On the Heights", will star in this film. At present, her specific role is unknown, but foreign media said that Barrera's role will be very attractive.


"Scream" is a horror and thriller film released in 1996, directed by Wes Craven, written by Kevin Williamson, starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, etc. . The film is about a young woman in a small town who becomes the target of a killer. This killer wears a mask inspired by Edward Munch's painting "The Scream" and is called the "ghost face". The sequel was released in 1997, 2000, and 2011, and these films earned a total of US$608 million in box office worldwide.


In addition to the new Melissa Barrera, the former actors Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell will all return to the crew. Wes Craven, the director of the first four films of "Scream and Scream", died in 2015. The new version will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Orpin and Taylor Gillette, who released the horror film " Are you ready", the film won US$57.6 million in the global box office at a production cost of US$6 million and became a dark horse produced by Fox Searchlight.


Currently, the film is scheduled to start shooting after the epidemic is over, and the location is temporarily set in North Carolina, the United States.