December 10, 2014 will officially be known as “Scream: The Series” Rumor Day. Just hours ago I posted a story about a supposed, new Scream mask that was unveiled on Twitter by Wes Craven himself. Now, there’s a new rumor floating around the internet, which sources like Bloody-Disgusting and JoBlo have apparently confirmed.
All Scream fans – and horror movie junkies in general – will always remember Drew Barrymore’s death as Casey in the opening scenes of Scream in 1996. Her death set the tone for the rest of the movie and shocked most audiences because they thought Barrymore would be the main character of the entire movie.
Now it looks like MTV Studios and Wes Craven are hoping to re-capture this magic when “Scream: The Series” hits televisions screens nationwide sometime next year. It is being reported that Bella Thorne let it slip that her confirmed character, Nina, will serve as the opening death to kick off the series’ first episode and it will be a re-enactment of Barrymore’s death in the first feature film. In a Yahoo! Celebrity chat, she spoke on the role saying, “Yes. It’s true. I will be re-enacting the famous scene of Drew Barrymore in the original movie.”
It’s hard for me to believe this whole thing, especially because contracts are in place for any big television or movie you sign onto. I find it hard to believe that Thorne was able to let such a monumental scene slip to the public without some sort of disciplinary action. If this rumor is true, then the shock value for the first episode has officially been lost.
Bella Thorne is one of the rising teen queens of the current generation and is no stranger to horror. She was featured in “Dirty. Sexy. Money.” from 2007-2008, “Little Monk” in 2009, “Big Love” in 2010, and was the star of Disney’s “Shake It Up” from 2010-2013. As far as horror is concerned, she had a small role in 2007’s The Seer and is the lead in Amityville: The Awakening which hits theaters in early 2015.
