Jack Quaid Gets Surprise Message from His Childhood Crush Vanna White: ‘I Am Flattered,’ She Says
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On The Drew Barrymore Show, Jack Quaid said his family is “going to be very, very surprised” that his childhood crush Vanna White made a special video message for him
Jack Quaid Gets Surprise Message from His Childhood Crush Vanna White: ‘I Am Flattered,’ She Says
It’s not every day you get acknowledged by your celebrity crush — but Jack Quaid is one of the lucky ones!
During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday, Quaid opened up about the crush he had on Vanna White when he was a child.
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“I kind of barely remember this but apparently, my very first celebrity crush was Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune,” the Scream actor, 29, said. “Apparently, like, any time Wheel of Fortune was on in our house, I would come sprinting into the room and go up to the TV.”
The son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan added, “I don’t know if they were my first words, but some of my first words were ‘Vanna White.’ I was so enamored with her for some reason back then. I mean, she’s amazing, of course. But yeah, that was my first.”
Little did The Boys star know that host Drew Barrymore had a major “surprise” in store for him: a special message from White, herself.
As White’s video message to him played, Quaid freaked out saying: “Oh, my God!”
“Hey, Jack. It’s Vanna! I heard about your childhood crush and quite honestly, I am flattered,” said White, 64. “Even though we haven’t met, maybe we could meet one day just to say hello.”
Jack Quaid, Vanna White Credit: The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube
Blowing a kiss his way, White added, “So until then, mwah!”
Quaid was shocked and told Barrymore, 46, that he will now have “a lot to talk about” with his famous family.
“They’re going to be very, very surprised that this happened,” he said before thanking the host. “Oh, my God. Thank you! You made dreams come true today, thank you!”
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White has been dating her boyfriend John Donaldson since 2012.
“We’ve been together for eight years and it seems to be working so we’re both happy, so in my eyes I feel — in both of our eyes — we feel married,” she told Closer in 2019. “So I don’t think you necessarily have to have a piece of paper unless you want to. Everybody’s different, so for each his own.”
At the time, White added, “We’re faced with a lot of positives and negatives, and we have to accept them and do whatever we can to get through it. It’s like if you break an arm — it takes time, but it does heal. Life is not perfect — just try to make the best of it. Be strong, be kind to people, and be happy.”
Quaid, who was most recently been linked to actress Lizzy McGroder, is starring in the fifth Scream installment, which comes after the 2015 death of franchise director Wes Craven.
“It’s very evident how much they’re trying to honor Wes in this movie,” Quaid recently told Men’s Health of the film. “They’re trying to make a movie he would be proud of. And there was a lot of reverence towards him on that set.”
Jack Quaid Just Said He’s Still “Sorry” For Killing Rue In ‘The Hunger Games’
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Many people can probably pin-point a precise moment from their youth where their heart felt like it had been ripped from their chest—first love breakups, toxic friendships, failed exams… the list goes on. But for us—and a legion of fans who devoured the Hunger Games books and subsequent movies—it was the death of sweet Rue from District 11 which really took the cake. Yes, maybe that sounds dramatic for a fictional event—but if you didn’t get a little scratchy eyed over the moment, which served as a major turning point for main protagonist Katniss Everdeen, then… well we simply don’t believe you.
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Rue (Amandla Stenberg) in The Hunger Games. Credit: Lionsgate Films.
Of course, when the films were signed and sealed and the cast was first revealed, people were far more distracted by who had taken the role of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her two love interests Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and Gale Hawthorn (Liam Hemsworth) than by the film’s ensemble of young actors who would play the doomed characters going into the 74th Hunger Games Well, we were until the actual film came out and we saw the depiction in full—which is where Jack Quaid comes in. The then-budding actor was just 20-years-old when his breakout role as Marvel, a blood thirsty teen from District 1 was witnessed by the masses in the blockbuster film released in 2012. He joined several other up-and-coming young stars who played teens from Marvel’s surrounding districts, just as ruthless as he. The only thing was, they didn’t kill one of the purest, sweetest characters in the series—Marvel did. Indeed, little Rue (played by Amandla Stenberg) had a heart of gold from the outset. She quickly became Katniss’ ally, and after pulling off an impressive trap to destroy the career alliance’s food supply, Rue got caught up in a trap created by Marvel. Then, that moment. He speared Rue through the stomach, killing her. Katniss quickly retaliated by killing Marvel, but the damage was done.
Jack Quaid played Marvel (third from left). Credit: Lionsgate Films.
The scene stayed with fans—hell, we still think about it frequently now. But you know who does too, perhaps more than us? Jack Quaid. Yes, 10 years after that fateful scene hit screens, ELLE Australia spoke to Quaid who told us in no uncertain terms that he was still apologetic for what happened all those years ago. “Marvel is probably the baddest due I’ve ever played—he killed Rue for gods sake, again I’m sorry!” He told us. In his latest film, a 2022 remake of the classic horror movie Scream , Quaid refreshingly plays a good guy—though he says that when it comes to playing both nice and evil characters, there’s not much to transition between. “You know, a bad guy doesn’t know that they’re a bad guy, like Marvel in the Hunger Games is just trying to survive, he’s just trying to bring honour to his District,” he explained Then, with a smirk, Quaid added: “This is the deepest anyone’s every gotten into the character of Marvel.” The guy has a point—when a character is evil, they probably don’t know that they’re evil, they just have an identity that does really evil stuff (unless they’re Dr. Evil in Austin Powers in which case there’s no argument and not even Quaid can talk himself out of that one…).
Review: ‘Scream’ calls again, with plenty of self-mockery
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Ring. Ring.
Twenty-six years after the original, “Scream” calls again. We’re now up to the fifth film in the franchise, but the first since 2011’s “Scream 4.” Enough time has passed that this one, titled simply “Scream,” bears no number, no caller ID. That’s presumably because this “Scream,” which features the original cast and introduces a new generation of callers and stabbers, is sequel and reboot in one. Or, as one character explicitly defines in “Scream,” a “requel.”
Part of the charm of the original “Scream,” a glossy, couldn’t-be-more-‘90s slasher, was its knowingness. Wes Craven’s film, written by Kevin Williamson, made a plaything of genre conventions by having the characters openly discuss horror tropes while also being bludgeoned by them. The bright idea of the new “Scream” is to double down on the meta. Here, the long-running “Stab” movies — the fictional stand-in for the “Scream” franchise — is mocked as cheeseball shlock. In the movie’s opening phone call, one that mirrors the call Drew Barrymore received in the original, Tara (Jenna Ortega) — after initially ignoring a strange call on “the landline” — tells the strange voice on the other end (again Roger Jackson, franchise MVP) that she prefers “elevated horror" like “The Babadook," “Hereditary” and “It Follows.”
It’s easy to chuckle (and agree) with such winking pronouncements. There’s a lot of such self-referential jokes in the new “Scream." But that’s about all there is.
What really is the legacy of “Scream”? Most, I suspect, hardly recall the three sequels. The original got a big boost from the personalities of its performers, among them Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Matthew Lillard. (All but Lillard return here.) But, like Tara suggests, the “Scream” movies seem like quickly aged relics — particularly when you consider that they were the products of Harvey and Bob Weinstein. If anything, “Scream” persists mostly because Ghostface, its killer’s trademark Edvard Munch-like mask, remains a Halloween staple.
Filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (who helmed 2019’s “Ready or Not”), working from the script by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, don’t offer up much reason for a retread beside some kitschy killer nostalgia, more fun with phones and enough self-mocking irony to almost distract from how thin the movie is.
Working in their favor is a solid young cast, including Ortega, Melissa Barrera (“In the Heights”) and Jack Quaid (son of Dennis). Tara’s near-fatal encounter in the film’s first scene draws her estranged sister, Sam (Barrera), to her bedside. Sam arrives with her boyfriend, Richie (Quaid), who professes unfamiliarity with the “Stab” films but proves a quick study at their rules of survival. We are back in Woodsboro, California, the setting for all the “Scream” films and site of the murders said to inspire the “Stab” movies. When Ghostface begins slashing again, the kids appeal to an earlier Woodsboro generation (Arquette, Cox, Campbell) for help.
It’s a basic format that’s been trotted out for plenty of reboots before. But aside from its frequent stabs at self-referential comedy, “Scream” proceeds with a dull repetitiveness. (It’s the first “Scream” film not directed by Craven, who died in 2015 and to whom the movie is dedicated.) None of the characters get filled in much, and instead are offered up like mere fodder for Ghostface’s knife. In the end, “Scream" becomes a commentary on remakes, reboots and “requels” in a way it doesn’t quite intend. It captures the horror being trapped inside a never-ending loop.
“Scream,” a Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong bloody violence, language throughout and some sexual references. Running time: 114 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.
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Who are the new ‘Scream’ cast members? Here’s where you know them from
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Ghostface is back after more than a decade – and there are quite a few fresh faces ripe for the killing.
While the “Scream” movies have centered on Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox as the original stars, there are always new additions to the cast. The beloved horror franchise’s fifth installment, now in theaters, is no different.
“They were the most welcoming people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with,” Jack Quaid, one of the newcomers, told “Good Morning America” of working with the iconic trio. “They’re all incredible, all three of them. I call them ‘The OG Three.’ They’re so amazing.”
The film series, which kicked off in 1996, follows Sidney Prescott (Campbell), Dewey Riley (Arquette) and Gale Weathers (Cox) as they face off against someone – or someones – wearing the Ghostface mask time and time again.
Sequels were released in 1997, 2000 and 2011. The 2022 film is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the only people to direct a “Scream” movie aside from Wes Craven, who died in 2015.
The synopsis for the new film reads: “Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.”
Consider this your guide to all the new blood introduced to the franchise in 2022’s “Scream”:
Sonia Ammar (Liv)
Sonia Ammar, 22, made her film debut in the 2013 French film “Jappeloup” and released her debut EP in 2019.
Melissa Barrera (Sam)
Melissa Barrera starred in numerous telenovelas in Mexico before making it big in the U.S. with TV shows like “Club de Cuervos” and “Vida.” Last year, she starred in the movie musical “In the Heights.” Barrera, 31, will next play the starring role in a film adaptation of the famed novella “Carmen.”
Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy)
Jasmin Savoy Brown is best known for appearing on TV shows like “The Leftovers,” “For the People” and, most recently, “Yellowjackets.” Brown, 27, also starred in the film “Sound of Violence” last year.
Kyle Gallner (Vince)
Kyle Gallner has been in TV shows like “Smallville,” “Veronica Mars,” “Big Love” and “CSI: NY” to name a few. He’s also no stranger to the horror genre, having starred in 2009’s “The Haunting in Connecticut” and “Jennifer’s Body” as well as the 2010 “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. Gallner, 35, also had a role in the 2014 Oscar-winning film “American Sniper.”
Mason Gooding (Chad)
Mason Gooding appeared on TV in both “Ballers” and “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” before he landed a main role on “Love, Victor,” which has been renewed for a third season. He also appeared in the 2019 movie “Booksmart.” Gooding, 25, is the eldest son of Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sara Kapfer.
Mikey Madison (Amber)
Mikey Madison, 22, is best known for starring in the TV series “Better Things.”
Dylan Minnette (Wes)
Dylan Minnette is known for starring on Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” but has also been in shows like “Saving Grace” and “Scandal.” In addition to appearing in the 2013 film “Prisoners,” he has starred in horror movies like 2010’s “Let Me In,” 2015’s “Goosebumps” and 2016’s “Don’t Breathe.” Minnette, 25, is also in the alt-rock band Wallows.
Jenna Ortega (Tara)
Jenna Ortega’s first major role was on the TV series “Jane the Virgin,” playing the younger version of Gina Rodriguez’s titular character in flashbacks. She also starred on “Stuck in the Middle,” “You” and “Elena of Avalor.” Ortega, 19, will next play Wednesday Addams in a series focused on the “Addams Family” character.
Jack Quaid (Richie)
Jack Quaid made his film debut in 2012’s “The Hunger Games.” In addition to returning for the sequel, he starred in the movies “Logan Lucky” and “Plus One.” He also stars in the superhero streaming series “The Boys,” which returns for season 3 this summer. Quaid, 29, is the only child of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan.
‘Scream 5’ Interviews With Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Jack Quaid & More!
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Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Double majored in theater and literature during undergrad. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBend. He’s since been able to work himself up to reviews, phoners, and press junkets– and is now able to appear on camera with some of his famous actors… just not as he would have predicted as a kid.