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Kyle Gallner Says Scream 5’s Script Captures The Magic Of The Original

October 13, 2020 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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Kyle Gallner is set to be part of the cast of Scream 5, and he says the movie has the same essence of the original film in the franchise. Gallner joins David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Marley Shelton, Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Dylan Minnette, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar, and Mikey Madison in the upcoming film, which is set to release on January 14, 2022. And speaking with Collider for a new interview promoting his new film Dinner in America, Gallner said that the new entry should appear to those who love the 1996 original.

Asked whether he was worried about the film living up the franchise’s expectations, Gallner first joked, “Yes. And I’m the first one to be like, ‘Eh, ya know …’ No, no, no. What I found really, really cool about the script is there’s a lot of that kind of magic that the first one had, which is really cool. I think the people who love the original are gonna really dig this.”

The new film is currently shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina and had a brief pause due to three crew members testing positive for COVID-19. Plot details are not yet known regarding the film. which will be directed by Ready or Not’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a script by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.

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