An actor who appeared in Scream 2 is lifting the lid on how much he still makes from the movie nearly 30 years after its release.
“In 1997 I was cast in the role of the film professor in the sequel of the original Scream movie, Scream 2, where I lead a conversation in class about film sequels,” actor Craig Shoemaker wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 16, alongside a photo of a royalty statement totaling $34.09.
“The residuals keep rolling in, baby!” he quipped. “What should I buy with my 34 bucks?”
Scream 2 was released in 1997 following the success of Scream the previous year. The sequel reunited Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, as well as introducing new characters played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalfe, Jerry O’Connell and Jada Pinkett Smith. The film grossed around $172 million worldwide.
Campbell returned to the Scream franchise earlier this year for Scream 7, after declining to appear in 2023’s Scream VI over a salary dispute. According to Variety, she was paid nearly $7 million to once again play final girl Sydney Prescott, while Cox earned $2 million to reprise her role as Gale Weathers.
“When I made that decision, I just didn’t think I could live with myself walking on set,” Campbell said of turning down Scream VI during a February appearance on CBS Mornings. “I just didn’t feel right. I just knew that my value to this franchise was bigger than what had been offered. For me, I needed to make that choice.”
“When I said goodbye to it, I thought that was it. I knew that there was a good chance that would be it,” she added.
Scream 7 director and cowriter Kevin Williamson told Deadline in February that he and Campbell have discussed an idea for an eighth film.
“When you’re sitting on the set at 3 in the morning, you’re like, ‘Well, what would Scream 8 be about?’ And you just start spit-balling,” said Williamson. “And Neve had this great idea, and everyone seemed to run with it. So yeah, if this movie works and people want it, we’re here for the fans. So, if they want it, we’ll certainly give it to them.”
Scream 7 earned over $200 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in the stalwart horror franchise.

Ms. Juicy was frightened after police told her she was going to be arrested and taken to jail … and her emotional reaction is all on video.
In the police bodycam footage from the “Little Woman: Atlanta” star’s April 18 arrest in Winder, Georgia, she chats with the cops who pulled her over … and when they tell her she’s being placed under arrest, she replies … “I’m going to jail? Woo.”
Ms. Juicy — whose real name is Shirlene King-Pearson — was booked on charges of driving on a suspended license and no proof of insurance.
During her chat with cops, Ms. Juicy told officers she was upset because she believed the issues with her license had been previously resolved in court.
She said she was warned about a warrant via a letter in the mail and wondered aloud … “How the hell did I have a warrant?” Ms. Juicy also said she truly believed her license was valid.
During her interaction with cops, Ms. Juicy talked to a friend on the phone … who was going to pick up her car from where she was arrested.
She told the friend … “I don’t want nobody to see me. If they see me, they gonna take photos.”
The reality star began tearing up on the call … and that’s when cops told her she was being arrested.

Last year, there was plenty of chatter about Netflix’s alleged directive for writers and showrunners to dumb down stories, lest anything too complex or thought-provoking distract viewers from spending time on their phone while the show plays, or worse, make them stop binge-watching altogether. In other words, not all (of course) but enough of the streamer’s originals seem curated for background viewing—surface-level thrillers (The Waterfront, Untamed, His & Hers) with plot points frequently repeated so you don’t miss anything, shockingly silly twists, and subpar work from talented actors who help maintain a facade of prestige. The latest to join this slate is I Will Find You, which, based on the title alone, indicates how plainly it wants to spell everything out for viewers.
The eight-episode series is Netflix’s 13th (!) adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel; evidently, there’s an appetite to see Coben’s engaging airport reads translated to the screen, even if it comes at the risk of dull storytelling. At least I Will Find You‘s creator, Robert Hull (Quantum Leap), brings a slew of cool stars aboard this mostly sinking ship: The ensemble features Sam Worthington, Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, Madeleine Stowe, Chi McBride, and Logan Browning. It’s just too bad that each of them is saddled with a one-dimensional character who speaks in dialogue that mostly doubles as exposition dumps.
Everything about I Will Find You comes across as doing the bare minimum, including the acting, direction, and focus on any interpersonal relationships between characters, including the ones who are meant to be the show’s driving force. None more so than protagonist David Burroughs (Worthington) and his former sister-in-law, Rachel Mills (Lower), who team up to hunt for David’s presumed-dead son and evade the feds on their tail, all while David’s ex-wife/Rachel’s sister, Cheryl (Erin Richards), is mostly kept in the dark. Unfortunately, everyone’s phoning it in here, and the leads’ stiff performances just detract further from the plot’s urgency.
I Will Find You opens with David pointedly narrating that for the past five years, he’s been wrongfully incarcerated in a Maine prison for the murder of his three-year-old son, Matthew. When Rachel drops in one day with proof that his kid is actually alive and out there somewhere, they make it their mission to find both the truth and Matthew. David’s able to break out and head home to Boston because the prison’s warden (Peter Outerbridge) is a former cop who once worked closely with David’s dad (Hugh Thompson). David’s best friend, Adam (Jonathan Tucker), is also a police officer who helps him, in case you were wondering if the circumstances of the protagonist’s escape were getting a little too convenient.
Such contrived developments—not coherent, compelling narratives—push the show’s momentum forward, including how freewheelingly Rachel, a former Boston Globe investigative journalist, uses her contacts or gets stories published. She reaches out to her extremely wealthy ex-boyfriend, Hayden Payne (Ventimiglia), whose involvement only amps up I Will Find You‘s total suspension of logic. Hayden is hardly a step above a plot device; someone who lets David and Rachel crash at his penthouse and whose wealth is like a literal get-out-of-jail-free card. Any build-up required to sell Hayden’s relationship with Rachel is nonexistent, and yet, the show relies heavily on their bond.
I Will Find You—in a wannabe Mare Of Easttown way—hints at an emotional throughline about the lengths parents go to and sacrifices they make for their children, but this thesis is inconsistent and explored only on a surface level. Some of that weight is well carried by—mild spoiler alert—the father-daughter FBI task force duo hunting for David and Rachel. While looking into them and the case, agents Sarah Greer (Browning) and Max Williams (McBride) look back on their own relationship over the years, which lends I Will Find You some heft.
But the show’s suspense gradually spins totally out of control. Shady figures like a vengeful, semi-retired mob boss (played by Clancy Brown) and a calculating heiress (Stowe) emerge as underdeveloped suspects for David and Rachel to chase across the Eastern Seaboard. And once Cheryl eventually becomes a part of the mission, the twists go from ridiculous to downright offensive, with hardly any commitment to unpacking the implications of why David and his family were targeted in the first place. Somehow, the show takes itself too seriously and not seriously enough, leaving it an inorganic mess that not even its cast can elevate. At least it won’t distract much from the doomscrolling you’re doing while the episodes play.
Saloni Gajjar is The A.V. Club‘s TV critic.
I Will Find You premieres June 18 on Netflix.

“President Trump told reporters on Monday that the U.S. peace deal with Iran should completely open up the Strait of Hormuz. It should? I know you haven’t released the deal, but have you also not read it? It’s one page long. Are you waiting for the audiobook?” — SETH MEYERS
“Well, guys, everyone is talking about President Trump’s agreement to end the war with Iran, and a lot of people think it’s a bad deal. Yeah. People don’t know how we got here or why we’re here. It’s the same feeling everyone has at a destination wedding.” — JIMMY FALLON
“So, just to recap — we killed the ayatollah and replaced him with a younger, more radical ayatollah. We did nothing for the protesters in Iran. We removed the sanctions that were on Iran before the war started. We got a cease-fire that we already had before this. We opened the strait, which was already open before this. We used up who knows how many billions of dollars on bombs and missiles. Many American and civilian lives were lost. We gave Iran full control of the Strait of Hormuz and we threw in a minimum of $300 billion, ’cuz why not? Right now, Melania’s wondering, ‘[imitating Melania] How do I get a deal like that?’” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“But today, Trump said that continuing the war could have led the U.S. into a depression. America was like, ‘I think we’re pretty depressed right now.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“It just goes to show you, there’s no problem Donald Trump can’t make worse. Though I will say, the one area in which the war’s been a rousing success is it did take our attention away from the Trump/Epstein files; but don’t worry, the second it is really over, we will get right back into that.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“And, finally, apparently bars in Boston are running out of beer because of all the Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup. It’s a bit of a wake-up call when people from Boston are like, ‘You drink too much.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“Boston ran out of beer? But how will they get the children to sleep?” — JORDAN KLEPPER
“And, by the way, it’s not just bars. There’s no beer in any of the places in Boston that serve alcohol: restaurants, taverns, libraries, hospitals, A.A. meetings.” — JORDAN KLEPPER

Britain’s Prince Harry and his family will return to the United Kingdom for a visit next month, British media reported Wednesday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to be accompanied by their two children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in what would be their first trip to the UK as a family in four years, according to the BBC, the Telegraph and ITV News.
Harry and his wife Meghan, who live in California, left the UK for North America in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.
The Sussexes cited a toxic cocktail of tabloid intrusion, entrenched racism in British institutions, online abuse and complex family dynamics, alongside a desire for financial independence as reasons for leaving the UK, in televised interviews and a memoir.
In the years since, Harry, 41, has made several short trips back to the UK, most notably attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and his father King Charles III’s coronation in 2023.
Harry returned to England in September last year when he reunited with his father –– their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months. His last visit to the country was January this year, when he attended court as part of a lawsuit he and others have brought against the publisher of the Daily Mail over allegations of unlawful information gathering.
Harry has previously shared his desire to reconcile with his family, and the meeting triggered speculation the royal family’s rift might be abating.
It is not yet known whether the King will meet with his grandchildren during the reported visit next month. They last saw each other in person in 2022, when the Sussex family returned to the UK for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Their visit coincides with an event marking one year to the start of the Invictus Games, the biennial sporting competition Harry founded more than a decade ago.