Adam Brody Joins Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere In 'Scream 4'

Though actors like Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin and Nico Tortorella have already been cast in"Scream 4" (alongside franchise regulars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette), more have surfaced today. "The O.C." babe Adam Brody will also star in the Kevin Williamson-written, Wes Craven-directed horror flick.

According to the Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog, Adam has been cast alongside Marley Shelton and Erik Knudsen. Adam and Marley will both play cops — him as a rookie who loves shows like "CSI," and her as one who went to school with Neve's character. Erik is on board to play a dude who knows a lot about horror flick — much like Jamie Kennedy's iconic role in the original.

Shooting begins this week in Michigan and apparently there's a lot of secrecy on set in order to preserve the identity of the killer. Here's one tip we've learned from watching horror flicks: don't run upstairs when the killer is in your house.

And while the flick does boast a few original characters, the plan is to pass the franchise off to the new class. But someone always has to stay behind. We assume that David will be the Screech in this case. If you don't know what I'm talking about do your "Saved By The Bell: The New Class" research.

Tags Adam Brody, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Erik Knudsen, Hayden Panettiere, Marley Shelton, Nico Tortorella, Scream 4