Hayden Panettiere hard at work filming 'Scream 6,' her first movie in 8 years

Hayden Panettiere is back on the set of 'Scream 6,' and co-star Jasmin Savoy Brown shared a behind-the-scenes look at the actor preparing to shoot the franchise's sixth film in a BeReal post. The snap included a look at Panettiere reading a book ("A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas) while waiting to get her hair and makeup done. "Will Mindy and Kirby be friends?? Hayden thinks so, I think not," Brown captioned the post, referring to Panettiere's character, Kirby Reed, who nearly died in "Scream 4." .

Panettiere's return to the Scream franchise was announced in May, followed by the announcement that Neve Campbell, the films' original face, would not be returning as Sidney Prescott. "As a woman, I've had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my worth, especially when it comes to 'Scream,'" she said in a statement. "I felt that the offer presented to me did not match the value I brought to the franchise."

Although Campbell has retired from 'Scream', fans can still expect to see some other familiar faces in the upcoming film, including Courteney Cox, who told the 'Just For Variety' podcast that she received the script in December. "I'm excited to read it, and I know they're going to start filming...I think, in June, in Canada," she said. “I don't know if I'm supposed to say anything. Let me tell you the killer! she laughed. New characters will also join the cast, including Samara Weaving and Tony Revolori.

As for Panettiere, she said