Ghostface, the villain from the Scream franchise , isn't just heading to New York for the upcoming Scream VI sequel - the villain has been spotted in real life!
Variety reported Thursday that the marketing campaign for Paramount Pictures' upcoming Scream VI involved real people in at least three cities dressed as masked antagonists and wielding knives, citing sources familiar with the film.
Recent sightings of real ghost faces include a man dressed as the character on a street corner in Sonoma, California, where parts of the original 1996 Scream were filmed, prompting several 911 calls on Monday, according to NBC Bay Area.
On Monday morning, the Sonoma Police Department released a statement via Facebook confirming that the ghost-faced man in Sonoma "was hired by a Paramount-owned company to promote the new Scream movie."
In recent days, people disguised as Ghostface have also appeared in New Orleans and St. Petersburg. Louie shows up, Variety reports.
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Paramount Pictures declined to comment Friday.
© Persons provided by Paramount PicturesIn addition to the spectacle itself, social media accounts associated with the film franchise have been involved in the marketing efforts.
Scream 's official Twitter account shared a message that read: "Who's watching who?" In response to a news report about the recent sighting, an account attributed to Ghostface herself responded to several tweets about the Ghostface sighting by writing, "Just taking care of myself." business."
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Previously, Paramount Pictures was responsible for the viral marketing campaign for the horror film Smile, released last September, in which actors with scary smiles on their faces at home plate participated in various Major League Baseball games. Smile grossed over $200 million worldwide on Variety .
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The follow-up Scream sequel — not the first to feature franchise star Neve Campbell as lead character Sidney Prescott — takes Ghostface to a new city as young actors Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara Carpenter (Gena Ortega) leave Woodsboro for New York. York. come back and start a new chapter,” reads the synopsis of the new film.
In New York, Sam, Tara and friends from Scream (2022) like Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy (Jasmine Savoy Brown) join franchise favorites like Kirby (Hayden Panettiere) from Scream 4 and Gal Weathers (Courtney Cox) who is on the lookout to be another killer. .
The film is again directed by Matt Bettinelli-Volpin and Tyler Gillett and stars Jack Champion, Henry Czerny, Liana Liberato, Dermot Mulroney, Devin Nekoda, Tony Revolori and Samara Weaving in the lead roles.
Scream VI hits theaters March 10.
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