Scream 5 is steadily rounding out its cast. After casting Melissa Barrera in a key role, Jenny Ortega becomes the latest new cast member to join the ensemble.
Ortega is best known for her roles in the Netflix series You as Ellie and the CW’s Jane the Virgin as Young Jane. Ortega can next be seen in Yes Day starring Jennifer Garner and The Babysitter: Killer Queen with Bella Thorne. The actress recently wrapped filming on Songbird opposite Demi Moore and Bradley Whitford, which was one of the first notable feature productions to shoot in Los Angeles after the pandemic shutdown.
Ortega also joins franchise castmembers David Arquette and Courteney Cox who’ll reprise their respective roles as Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers. The film is being directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. Creator Kevin Williamson and the third member of the Radio Silence trio, Chad Villella, are executive producing the project.
Throughout four installments, the Scream franchise has grossed over $600 million at the global box office. The films were directed by late horror icon Wes Craven with Williamson writing the original film as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4.
