Former “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere is in discussions to join the cast for the upcoming “Scream 4.”
Panettiere is one of several young Hollywood actors in discussions to join the franchise. The others include “Twilight” actress Ashley Greene, Lake Bell and Rory Culkin.
“Scream 4” reunites Wes Craven with Kevin Williamson, who kicked off a horror- movie revival with his “Scream” script in 1996. The story brings back original cast members Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, though the new flick is seen as a passing of the baton to a new generation of slasher victims, with Williamson already under contract to write a fifth installment.
If deals are concluded, Greene would play Campbell’s cousin Jill, essentially the heroine of the movie, and Panettiere would play her best friend, a nerdy film geek. Culkin would play a potential love interest for Jill.
Bell is negotiating to play a police officer who knew Sidney (Campbell) from high school.
Casting is proceeding slowly because Craven and Dimension are not sending the script to agencies in order to protect its secrecy. With only character descriptions, actors are having a difficult time deciding whether certain roles are for them. Reps for the actors declined comment.
Oh boy! Here we go again. I wonder, will there be nudity in these?
Or will that be left to the Jason and Freddy franchises?