Drew Barrymore (L) and Matthew Lillard inScream(1996).Photo: Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock (2)
Warning: This post contains spoilers forScream(2022).
Drew BarrymoreandMatthew Lillard’s characters may not have survived past the firstScreammovie 25 years ago, but their voices live on.
In a new interview withBloody Disgustingpublished Thursday, the fifth installment’s co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett revealed that both actors did return — just not in the flesh.
“Matthew Lillard does the voice of flamethrower Ghostface, ‘This s— is lit,’ " said Gillett, referring to the take on the villain in the trailer for theStab 8movie-within-a-movie.
Lillard, 51, also spoke a line at the party scene — fitting, since it takes place in the same location as the party in the first film: the home ofLillard’s original character, Stu Macher.
“There’s a line when Amber’s walking through the party — there’s a couple right before she turns into the kitchen — and Matthew Lillard’s [automated dialogue replacement] is ‘Cool house, Freeman,’ which we thought was funny because it’s his house,” said Bettinelli-Olpin.
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Ghostface inScream(2022).BROWNIE HARRIS/ Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group
As forBarrymore, whose character Casey Beckeris famously (and shockingly) killed off in the first scene of the original film, “She is the principal making announcements at the beginning of the movie when the camera pans down from the tree to find our new cast at the picnic tables,” executive producer Chad Villella told Bloody Disgusting.
The scene plays out right after Tara (Jenna Ortega) is attacked in the opening sequence, just like Barrymore’s Casey. “We thought that was fun too because that’s the same first scene after her death in the original,” said Bettinelli-Olpin.
“Then we gotJamie Kennedyto come back,” Gillett said. “He does the line, ‘Someone’s goofy ass dad is kicking us out at the party.’ "
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Screamsees the return of veteransNeve Campbell,David ArquetteandCourteney Coxalongside a slew of franchise newcomers including Ortega, 19, Minnette, 25,Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison, Mason Gooding,Jasmin Savoy BrownandIn the HeightsstarMelissa Barrera.
“Honestly, all the nods to all the involvement of the original cast, I think is something that we wanted to take into consideration when we were making this. Let’s get everybody back. Let’s bring back as many people as we can,” Villella toldBloody Disgusting.
“Once we knew Skeet and Billy were coming back, really, we can layer in the voices of these other actors in a way,” he added. “I mean, honestly, we’re dedicating this move [sic] for Wes. We should include everybody from the entireScreamfamily.”
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source: people.com
