The first full Scream movie's twisty plot. The Scream movies are famous for their clever twists and inventive killer reveals. Ever since 1996's original Scream, horror fans have made a sport of trying to decipher which character is behind the iconic Ghostface mask this time around and which ing stars will be killed off before they can find out.
While Scream 6's poster hinted that Stu Macher, one of Scream's original killers, could have a part to play in the sequel, Scream 6's full trailer divulges many more plot details. Thanks to the Scream 6 trailer's tricky editing, it is hard to tell who lives and dies in the outing. However, some vital plot details might have been revealed in Scream 6's trailer, from one returning character's role to another major cast member's potential demise, to the modus operandi of the new Ghostface, to the number of characters who might be hiding behind the mask.
8 Scream 6's Ghostface Will Break A Major Slasher Rule (Again)
Slasher villains don't typically use guns since the blunt immediacy of death by gunshot saps killings of their suspense and intensity. However, the entire Scream franchise has consistently subverted this slasher movie trope at each movie's climax, which often included punchy, unexpected shootings after a slew of bloodier, slower stabbings throughout the preceding film. Scream 6's trailer implies that the sequel will take things a step further, with Ghostface wielding a shotgun while pursuing Tara and Sam through a bodega. ittedly, Ghostface only gains the gun by disarming a shopkeeper, but it is still a surprise to see the iconic killer hefting a firearm instead of their signature knife this time around.
7 Scream 6's Ghostface Could Be More Than 1 (Or 2) People
One of the biggest whodunit rules that Scream broke came from the original movie's killer reveal. Scream, Scream 2, Scream 2022 all had two killers wearing the Ghostface mask, which makes it far more challenging for viewers to guess who the villain is before they are unmasked. However, Scream 6 could be taking this premise much further, with Ghostface promising Gale over the phone that she has never faced an enemy like them. This boast is reinforced by a glimpse into Ghostface's elaborate lair, which reveals half a dozen Ghostface costumes. This implies that there might be, for the first time, a group of killers working together in Scream 6.
6 Scream 6's Trailer Makes Gale's Death Look Very Likely
Scream 6 is playing a dangerous game when it comes to keeping faithful franchise fans happy. Not only did Scream 6 can't repeat Scream 2022's Dewey twist by killing off Gale Weathers, as this would leave the sequel without any of Scream's returning legacy characters. Despite this, Scream 6's trailer features a scene where Ghostface not only pursues Gale through her apartment but seems to kill her partner/assistant in the background, which doesn't bode well for her.
5 Scream 6's Trailer Proves Hayden Panettiere's Kirby Return Will Work
When it was first announced that Hayden Panettiere would reprise her role as Kirby Reed in Scream 6, the response from the Scream fan base was understandably trepidatious. While Kirby is a fan favorite whose ambiguous survival fans wanted to see confirmed for over a decade, this didn't necessarily mean that Scream 6 would not give her the Cotton Weary treatment and kill off the scene-stealing ing star in the opening sequence. However, anyone worried about Scream 6's Kirby return being a cheap trick can rest easy since Panettiere's character appears in numerous scenes with the rest of the cast and seems to play a fairly central role in the sequel.
4 Scream 6's Trailer May Have Introduced Its Drew Barrymore
While Scream and Scream 2 famously opened with the deaths of characters played by major movie stars just to mess with viewer expectations, Scream 2022 subverted this subversion when rising star Jenna Ortega's character Tara survived her encounter with Ghostface. However, Scream 6 might be bringing this franchise tradition back, judging by one clue in the trailer. Even though new cast member Samara Weaving is a major movie star, she is only glimpsed in one Scream 6 trailer scene and is alone instead of among the rest of the cast. Scream 6's Weaving casting seemed like an attempt to replace Campbell with a recently-crowned scream queen, but it could instead be a killer misdirect.
3 Scream 6's Trailer Hints At The Franchise's Saddest Twist
Since she was cast in Scream 2022, Jenna Ortega went from being an up-and-coming actor to a major star. This has left the creators of Scream 6 in something of a catch-22, as viewers will be eager to see more from the leading lady du jour, but the famously scary franchise risks losing its reputation as a ruthless slasher series if Ortega's Tara survives another movie. However, Scream 6's trailer implies that the franchise found a workaround for this problem. While Scream 6's New York City setting means the killer could be anyone, Tara's barely-glimpsed smirk at the trailer's end implies that she might be in on it this time.
2 Scream 6's Trailer Features A Franchise First
While the heroes of each Scream movie have tried to stay one step ahead of their attackers, Ghostface has always manipulated the films' events until their climaxes. However, Tara's announcement that the characters need to lure Ghostface to his lair and then "execute him" promises that Scream 6's proactive generation of characters could get the drop on the infamous killer and engineer the plot's events. That said, there is a good chance that this will be a double bluff, and the characters are walking into a trap by finding Ghostface's lair.
1 Scream 6's Trailer Avoided The Most Important Mistake
There is no mention of Sidney in Scream 6's trailer, and therefore no reason to think the sequel will kill her offscreen. Scream 6's Neve Campbell pay dispute is already an insult to the iconic Final Girl's legacy, and the worst thing the sequel could do is kill off Sidney offscreen to end her story without paying for the franchise star's return. While a Scream sequel without Campbell's Sidney is far from ideal, a Scream movie that kills her without fanfare would be even worse. Fortunately, Scream 6's trailer gives Scream franchise fans every reason to think the sequel will avoid this.
