“This is why you go to the movies,” boasts the final trailer for the imminent slasher sequel,Scream VI. Released courtesy ofParamount Pictures, this latest look at the sixthScreamouting further teasesthe seemingly critically acclaimedviolence, savagery, and straight up terror that will follow our survivors to the streets of New York City whenScream VIlands in theaters on Friday. Check out the final trailer for Scream VI below.
The long-running horror series will see a major shift in location inScream VI, taking the serial killer and his horrifying antics from the Californian town of Woodsboro to The Big Apple. Scream VI follows the four survivors of the Ghostface killings in last year’s Scream as they leave Woodsboro, hoping to start a fresh chapter in New York. Sadly, their hopes will quickly be dashed when someone new begins sporting the Ghostface mask and tormenting them all once again.
And it sounds like this change has paid off. “A razor sharp game changer,” declares Bloody Disgusting in the ad. “Heart-pounding suspense,” adds The Movie Podcast, with LRM Online stating that “this is why you go to the movies.” Finally, Bleeding Cool can only describe Scream VI as “a perfect movie.”
Scream VIwill see several cast members from the recent reboot reprise their roles, including Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter, Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter, Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin. The rest of the supporting cast includes the likes of Dermot Mulroney, Henry Czerny, Samara Weaving, Tony Revolori, Jack Champion, Devyn Nekoda, Liana Liberato, and Josh Segarra, with Courtney Cox reprising the role of series staple Gale Weathers alongside Hayden Panettiere,who returns asScream 4survivor Kirby Reed.
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Ghostface Will be Bolder & More Brazen Than Ever Before in Scream VI
Scream VIseesScream2022 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return for more horror,with the former promising a much bolder and even more brazen version of Ghostface than ever before. “We wanted to make this really different, while still having all the stuff you love,” he said of Ghostface’s latest comeback. “Having a bolder, more brazen Ghostface was a big part of that.”
Returning star Jenna Ortega meanwhile hypes the fear factorsaying, “I think Ghostface is a lot more of a scary figure. I feel like we’ve always seen him as kind of a clumsy, funny almost killer. Where I think in this one, he’s actually, a lot of the deaths are very visceral and very, kind of tragic in a sense, which kind of brought in this more dramatic atmosphere.”
WithScream VIlooking to continue the quality and success of its predecessor, it should come as music to the ears of horror fans to hear that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett aka Radio Silencehave already stated their desire to return for a seventh outing.
Scream VIis set to be released in the United States on August 02, 2025, by Paramount Pictures.
