Neve Campbell said Tuesday that she will return as Sidney Prescott for the next film in the Scream franchise.
In an Instagram post today, Campbell said she's been asked back and is happy to return to the pic, which for now is known only as Untitled Scream 7 and will be directed by original Scream writer Kevin Williamson from a script penned by Guy Busick.
Campbell, an original Scream star, did not appear in last year's sixth movie of the franchise because of a pay dispute. Her most recent appearance in the series was 2022's Scream, which served as a franchise reboot. She had signaled as recently as January that she wouldn't rule out returning to the role for the right price.
"It's always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies," Campbell wrote today. "My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me, has never waned. I'm very happy and proud to say I've been asked, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney back to the screen and I couldn't be more thrilled!!!"
Campbell added that she had "dreamt for years" of making a Scream movie with Williamson at the helm — his first time directing in the franchise. He takes over from Christopher Landon, who exited the project in late 2023.
"It's been nearly 30 years since my very first script, Scream, was directed by the legendary Wes Craven," Williamson wrote in his own Instagram post today. "I never would have predicted what it would become. Or that I would be directing the seventh installment of the franchise."
Busick (Scream 2022 and Scream VI) is taking over screenwriting reins from James Vanderbilt, producer Spyglass Media Group said today. Vanderbilt, who is on location directing Nuremberg, will continue to produce Scream 7 alongside his Project X Entertainment partners William Sherak and Paul Neinstein. Radio Silence is executive producing.
The Scream project has been in the news in recent months after star Melissa Barrera was let go because of comments she made on social media about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Jenna Ortega later left the project due to scheduling reasons, and Landon soon followed.
Campbell's return will get things in motion, but no date is set for the new film.
On the heels of the 2022 Scream relaunch, Scream VI hit theaters in March 2023 and broke the original's record for the highest domestic box office gross in the franchise ($108.1 million). Its global box office cume is $168.9 million.
Campbell is repped Gersh, Anonymous Content, and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole.
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