They are making a movie reboot of Teen Wolf. Not the Michael J Fox movie from 1985, but the 2011 series. It’s being called Teen Wolf the Movie but it’s intended to reignite the franchise into a series. I didn’t watch the original, but I know it was a fan favorite and there’s a lot of enthusiasm over the announcement that the cast is coming back for the redux. Only not all the cast is coming back. Lead Tyler Posey is. As are Crystal Reed, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes and Shelley Hennig. Tyler Hoechlin is unknown right now, but not likely. However Dylan O’Brien is a no. Also a no, the only woman of color among the female leads, Arden Cho. Arden is not returning because she was offered half of the per-episode salary the three other leads were offered. This is shameful.
Teen Wolf star Tyler Posey is set to reprise his role as Scott McCall in Paramount+’s upcoming movie sequel to the 2011 MTV series. Eleven other series regular and recurring cast members of the original series are set for the full-length reunion film, including Crystal Reed, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes and Shelley Hennig, the streamer’s chief content officer of unscripted entertainment and adult animation Chris McCarthy announced during today’s ViacomCBS Investors Event.
Missing from the list are former series regulars Dylan O’Brien, Arden Cho and Tyler Hoechlin. I hear Cho and O’Brien are not returning for the revival. There has been chatter that Hoechlin also would not be coming back but his status appears to be in flux, and I hear he will likely return. Paramount+ said that additional cast names will be announced.
According to sources, Cho, the only actress of color among the four female series regular cast members who played the group of teen friends at the center of the show, was offered half the per-episode salary proposed to her three counterparts, leading to her decision to pass. Cho recurred in Season 3 and was a series regular in Seasons 4-5.
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I read up a bit on Arden’s history in the series. Her character, Kira Yukimura, appeared in half of season three and all of seasons four and five. At one point, she was Scott McCall’s (Teen Wolf) love interest. From what I’ve read, they developed her character well and she was really popular. But she did not appear in season six. This was also shady. As in, everyone, including Arden, thought she was coming back. But before season six aired, Arden posted a video saying there was room for everyone and suddenly Kira had been dropped from the show. Arden, unlike some of the other characters that left the show, did not return for the finale. At the time, a lot of people pointed the finger at show creator Jeff Davis for using East Asian mythology for storylines and shuttling out the main Asian character as soon as he didn’t need that culture anymore. And Jeff is who everyone is pointing the finger at now, too. They’re citing the fact that Crystal Reed’s Allison is coming back and she’s dead, so she’s being paid full salary as a ghost. Also notable is that Dylan O’Brien, in addition to passing on the series, liked some tweets about Arden saying no due to the salary issue. So something stinks here. And this Jeff guy needs to answer as to why he would offer a lead half the salary per episode. My guess is he’s going to say it’s because of the amount of screen time, but that suggests the next question: why isn’t this main character getting the story arc she deserves? This all looks terrible and it’s going to hang over this movie if they don’t clear it up.
I’m glad Arden stood her ground. She’s been through a lot and was verbally assaulted in an AAPI hate crime in her neighborhood while walking her dog last year. Good for her for not just accepting a lesser salary because these jerks thought that could get away with it. And good for her for letting that information get out there so others know what’s still going on in the industry.
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