Neve Campbell confirms that Scream franchise heroine Sidney Prescott is again within the lead, entrance and middle, for Scream 7
Spyglass Media and Paramount Footage as soon as supposed to make a Scream 7 that might have starred Scream (2022) and Scream VI leads Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, with Freaky and Blissful Demise Day director Christopher Landon on the helm. However then Ortega allegedly requested for a substantial pay increase – and as we noticed when Neve Campbell dropped out of Scream VI attributable to a pay dispute, these pay points don’t are likely to work out. Then Barrera was fired from the undertaking after feedback she made concerning the Israel-Hamas battle didn’t go over nicely with executives at Spyglass. Landon dropped out the of the undertaking quickly after. So Scream 7 has been re-developed, Campbell has signed on to return as franchise heroine Sidney Prescott – and whereas Sidney solely had a supporting function in Scream (2022), Campbell has confirmed that she is the lead character on this reworked model of Scream 7.
Throughout an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Campbell was requested if Sidney shall be entrance and middle this time round. She confirmed, “We’re going to follow Sidney.” She went on to say, “I really like these films, they’re a lot enjoyable to be part of, I’m so grateful for them, I might by no means have imagined being part of a film that might have lasted this many many years. The fandom is nuts, they’re unbelievable and really captivated with these movies. I’m excited to provide them a brand new one!“
Kevin Williamson, who wrote the screenplay for the unique Scream, is about to direct this new sequel. Along with writing the unique Scream, Williamson has additionally written I Know What You Did Final Summer time, Scream 2, The School, and Halloween H20 (the place his script contributions had been uncredited). He wrote the preliminary drafts of Scream 3 and Scream 4, then these each acquired some main rewrites. For Scream 7, he’ll be working from a screenplay by 2022’s Scream and Scream VI author Man Busick, who crafted the story together with his co-writer on the fifth and sixth movies, James Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt can be a producer on the newest sequels.) Williamson made his directing debut with the 1999 thriller Educating Mrs. Tingle. Twenty-five years later, Scream 7 shall be his second directing credit score.
Campbell informed Entertainment Tonight that she hasn’t seen a remaining script but, however is hoping to obtain it this week. Then filming is predicted to start in December.
We’ve heard that executives had been hoping to get her Scream 3 co-star Patrick Dempsey to hitch her on this one, reprising the function of LAPD Detective Mark Kincaid – and whereas we nonetheless don’t have affirmation on whether or not or not Dempsey shall be concerned, we do know for certain that Courteney Cox is locked in to return as creator and reporter Gale Weathers… which is sensible, as a result of Cox has by no means missed out on any of those films. When requested if Dempsey shall be concerned with Scream 7, Campbell would solely say, “Mayhaps.“
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