Dermot Mulroney joins cast of Scream 6

Dermot Mulroney is ready to get his Scream on.

EW can confirm that the actor has been cast in the upcoming Scream 6 as a cop. He joins the previously announced returning Scream 5 cast members Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and Jenna Ortega, as well as Scream 4's Hayden Panettiere who is reprising her 2011 character in the new sequel.

Scream 6 "continues with the four survivors of the Ghostface killings as they leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter." All other plot details are being kept under wraps for now.

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Scream 5 writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick are returning for the new installment, along with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Original Scream writer Kevin Williamson is executive producing with Chad Villella, Gary Barber, Peter Oillataguerre, Ron Lynch, Cathy Konrad, and Marianne Maddalena, with producers Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, and William Sherak. The movie is scheduled to film this summer.

Veteran actor Mulroney is best known for his role in the fan-favorite 1997 rom-com My Best Friend's Wedding opposite Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. His long list of TV and film roles also includes The Family Stone, Zodiac, The Wedding Date, Shameless, Arrested Development, The Righteous Gemstones, and The Purge. He most recently starred in the Prime Video series Hanna as well as Sam Raimi's feature film Umma.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported this news.

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