Hayden Panettiere is stepping back into the spotlight. On Saturday, Panettiere, 33, appeared at The Hollywood Reporter’s Emmy party in Los Angeles, looking chic in a black cropped top and tailored trousers, accessorized with a red clutch, metallic cap-toe pumps and a slicked back hairstyle. Though Panettiere has not appeared in television or film since Nashville wrapped in 2018, she will return to the big screen when she co-stars in the upcoming sixth installment in the Scream franchise. The actress previously raved to PEOPLE about her return to Scream, which will mark her first film in eight years. RELATED: Hayden Panettiere Opens Up About Surviving an Abusive Relationship: ‘It Was a Very Dark Time’ “I’m so happy that this is going to be my first project back because I have such fond memories of doing Scream 4,” she told PEOPLE in July. “I love the character and I love her sass, and I feel like I’m coming back and I know her,” Panettiere added of playing Kirby. “So, it’s a little less intimidating. In July, Panettiere opened up to PEOPLE about surviving an abusive relationship, her relationship with her 7-year-old daughter Kaya and a secret addiction to opioids and alcohol that she said nearly cost her career and life. “I was on top of the world and I ruined it,” Panettiere told PEOPLE. She spent years battling her addiction, as well as a devastating bout with postpartum depression. “I’d think I hit rock bottom, but then there’s that trap door [More]