David Arquette admits seeing “Scream 6” wasn't easy after his beloved Dewey character was killed off in the fifth installment of the horror franchise. “It was hard for me to do it, but I also knew I wanted to see it,” the actor told me Thursday at the premiere of his new Peacock series, “Mrs.
Sadly, the involvement led to Dewey's tragic death at the hands of Amber Freeman, one of the two Ghostface killers. With Dewey and Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott not in Scream 6, the sequel relied on only one key original character: Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers.
And although there are some incredibly gruesome kills scattered throughout the movie, Sam and Tara make it out alive, along with Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown).
Dewey eventually dies in Scream (2022), the fifth film. He sacrifices his life to save the half-sister of Billy Loomis' daughter, the man who killed his own sister.
Scream 7 is officially happening, but fans have been stunned by two unexpected exits from the new movie. Both Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who played sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI, won't be returning for the new movie.
Sam Will Be Ghostface In Scream 7 One thing the Scream franchise has never done is have a final girl as the Ghostface killer. However, Sam's story is different.
To make the impact effective, the film needed to sacrifice its legacy character, who died in the line of duty facing Ghostface, which circles back to Dewey's role since 1996's Scream. Scream also showed that anyone could die to challenge the implications of the central characters being immortal to Ghostface.
Dewey is one of those characters who's always willing to put his life on the line for others, and the team felt it was a necessary sacrifice in order for the franchise to move forward.
I had lots of FOMO.” In a surprise twist in “Scream 5,” Dewey is done in by Ghostface. It takes place in a hospital after Dewey rescues the new protagonist, Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega). While Dewey has come close to death in the other movies, fans were shocked to see him finished off.
Anika's ladder death in Scream 6 will be remembered as one of the most memorable deaths in the franchise due to its graphic violence and emotional impact, as she was killed by her supposed friend. The three Ghostface killers in Scream 6 went to great lengths to hide their true identities, even faking Quinn's death.
Detective Bailey, Quinn Bailey, and Ethan Landry were revealed as the killers at the end of Scream 6. Their motive was revenge for Detective Bailey's son's death.
Chad is one of the "Core Four" group members featured in Scream 2022 and, at one point in the film, was considered a suspect as the new Ghostface. However, Chad himself is later attacked by the masked killer, thought to have bled to death until the end of the film, where it's revealed he survived.
Scream 6 marked the first Scream installment that didn't feature David Arquette as Dewey Riley, but the 2023 sequel cleverly confirmed that Mason Gooding's Chad Meeks-Martin is now the new Dewey.
"We digitally removed some of the stabbing," added Vanderbilt. "But the guys always overshoot the violence to be able to, to pull it back or dial it up and add it, which I think is super smart."
Arquette played the staple character of Dewey Riley in the series. Dewey was killed off in the fifth film, leaving die-hard fans reeling at his loss. In a plot twist in Scream 5, Ghostface – the iconic series antagonist – slaughters Arquette's Dewey.
Unfortunately for Scream franchise fans that may want to see Stu Macher make a comeback, Scream 6 has fairly definitively laid the theories to rest by confirming his death. There is a lingering shot in the film that shows Stu Macher's photo and confirms that he died in 1996.
In the end, Allie ultimately sentences Dewey to be executed in order to set an example and enforce her rule over New Ham. In Like A F-ing God or Something, Allie, Grizz, Luke, Jason, Will, Gordie, Helena and Dewey all go into the woods to execute Dewey.
M.O. Ghostface first appeared in Scream (1996) as a disguise used by teenagers Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard), during their killing spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro.
Scream VI has been released – but, sadly for fans, it's the first one without Neve Campbell. Campbell, who had played Sidney Prescott in every Scream film to date, announced in June 2021 she had quit the sixth instalment as she wasn't getting paid what she thought she deserved.
However, she is shot in the head by Tara, killing her instantly and finally putting an end to both her and Richie's pathetic lives, as well as the fifth Ghostface killing spree and finally avenging Dewey.
The shocking reveal at the end of Scream shows that the killers are Tara's best friend Amber and Sam's boyfriend, Richie. They were both motivated to kill to continue the Stab franchise (the horror franchise within Scream replicating the film).
Consumed by his grief and convinced Kirby is lying, Detective Bailey shoots the FBI agent. That's all a ruse, as Bailey is the mastermind behind the latest Ghostface attacks. And for the first time in the franchise, there are three killers around. Bailey, Ethan, and Quinn—who is alive after all.
Scream 7 may add in the craziest twist of all by making Scream's final girl Sam Carpenter the Ghostface killer. The Scream franchise has had a lot of shocking Ghostface killers, though Sam would be the most jaw-dropping.
