One element of the show that will be taken straight from the first Scream movie, however, is the opening scene. Speaking in a fan Q&A session on Facebook, Shake it Up actor Bella Thorne confirmed recent rumors that she will be starring in Scream, adding that she “will re-enact the famous scene of Drew Barrymore in the original series.”
If it’s an exact re-enactment then it doesn’t look like Thorne will be in the show for very long. Barrymore’s character, Casey Becker, dies at the end of the film’s famous first scene after being tormented over the phone by the killer, and then chased around her house. She doesn’t even get to eat her popcorn and watch her movie, which is the real tragedy.
It’s possible that MTV will change things up a bit and have Casey survive the attack, in which case Thorne could become a regular cast member. It will certainly be interesting to see how the writers make the slasher formula work as a TV show.
