Along with Campbell’s return, “Scream” creator and writer Kevin Williamson will take over as director of “Scream 7.”
After being left out “Scream 6” due to a salary dispute, the star of the franchise Neve Campbell has announced his return in the upcoming seventh film.
“Sidney Prescott is coming back!!!!” Campbell posted on Instagram on Tuesday. “It has always been a wonder and an honor to be able to play Sidney in the ‘Scream’ films. My appreciation for these films and what they have meant to me has never waned. “I’m so happy and proud to say that I was asked, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney back to the screen and I couldn’t be more excited.”
Along with the return of Campbell, the creator and writer of “Scream,” Kevin Williamsonwill assume the position of director of “Scream 7”. He wrote the first, second and fourth “Scream” films, as well as executive producing the 2022 “Scream” reboot and its sequel. “Scream 6”.
“It’s been almost 30 years since my first script, ‘Scream,’ was directed by the legendary Wes Craven,” Williamson wrote on Instagram. “I never would have predicted what he would become. Or that he would be directing the seventh installment of the franchise. I am overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement, and I can’t wait to go on this journey with Neve and the entire ‘Scream’ family as we bring back Sidney Prescott in the next chapter of the ‘Scream’ franchise. Thanks to all the ‘Scream’ fans. “You are the gift that keeps on giving.”
Guy Busick, who wrote the fifth and sixth “Scream” films with Jared Vanderbilt, will take the reins of the script. Vanderbilt will continue to produce alongside its Project X Entertainment partners, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein. Film collective Radio Silence, which directed and produced the 2022 reboot and “Scream 6,” will serve as executive producers.
Neve Campbell’s return to the Scream franchise
After returning in the 2022 “Scream” reboot, Campbell announced before “Scream 6” that the salary he was offered “did not equal the value I have brought to the franchise.” Creator Williamson had been frank in saying that the “Scream” team should offer Campbell more money: “I love everyone involved in ‘Scream’ and all I can say is pay them the money. Yes, everyone heard it. That’s what I would do. “I would give him the money.”
Campbell’s return comes after Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, who starred in the 2022 reboot and “Scream 6,” will not return for the next film. Barrera was fired from “Scream 7” last year for controversial social media posts about Israel. Shortly after, it was learned that Ortega would also not be returning for “Scream 7” due to his filming schedule for season 2 of “Merlina” of Netflix.
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