‘Scream VI’ comes out in theaters this Friday, and the highly anticipated film stars Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, and more. Its release comes almost 30 years since the original Scream was released in 1996. For over decades, the franchise has proven to be successful, releasing sequels in 1997, 2000, 2011, and 2022. The sixth installment welcomes a new generation of Scream fans and includes Courteney Cox, one of the original stars. See what the rest of the cast from the first film are up to now.
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Drew Barrymore’s name speaks her itself. The actress is a director, producer, and author with her own talk show. According to Celebrity Net Worth she has a net worth of $125 million. Over the years she has been recognized for her work with a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in Grey Gardens, A Screen Actors Guild Award, a People’s Choice Award, and the GLAAD Media Vanguard Award in 2010.
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Cox plays has had a very successful career and has starred in every Scream. Her role as reporter Gale Weathers is considered one of her most iconic. She created her own production company Coquette Productions, with her then-husband and co-star David Arquette. She reunited with Friends costars for a reunion special titled Friends: The Reunion (2021) which earned her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).
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Neve Campbell plays Sidney Prescott in the franchise but will not be in Scream VI. She has had a successful career starring in Clouds, (2021) House of Cards (2021), The Lincoln Lawyer (2022) and more. Campbell Is considered one of the best actresses in the horror genre and has been name-dropped in songs by The Weeknd and Tyler the Creator. She has 531k followers on Instagram but is not very active with her last post being in August 2022.
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David Arquette reprised his role as Dewey Riley in Scream 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. He will not be in the final scream because his character [SPOILER WARNING] died in the last film. The actor made a surprising decision to pursue a career in wrestling in 2018. He announce his decision to retire from wrestling when he was 49 in 2021. He’s stays busy as an executive producer and producer but has three projects as an actor in post-production according to IMDb.
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Matthew Lillard is one of the most recognizable teen movie actors of the 90s and 00s. He played “Stu” in the first movie but was killed off. According to IMdb he was the voice of “Flamethrower Ghost face” in the fifth film. He has over 156 credits with roles like Shaggy in the Scooby Doo movies. He starred in the She’s All That reboot He’s All That playing. Principle Bosch. He has three upcoming projects, Five Nights at Freddy, and One Heart, which is production. He is also voicing Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo! And the Mystery Pups which is in production.
© GettyImagesRose McGowan
Rose McGowan played Tatum Riley in Scream which has one of the most memorable death scenes in horror film history. She went on to star in Charmed from 2001-2006, and in films like Grindhouse (2007) and Chosen (2014). She uses her platform to speak out about sexual assault and harassment and was recognized by Time in 2017. She has released a memoir, Brave, and has starred in documentaries such as Rose McGowan: Being Brave (2019), When We Speak, and Body Parts (2022).
© GettyImagesJamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy played Randy in the original movie and was one of the only survivors. He was killed off in Scream 2 but stayed busy as an actor with over 110 credits on IMDb. His last credit is for Scream 5 as a Party Guest voice. Kennedy has one project in Post-production on project called “Don’t Suck” as the role of Pete. He’s also had a successful stand-up career.
