Draft:Scream 7

Scream 7 is an upcoming American slasher film directed by Kevin Williamson and written by Guy Busick, from a story by James Vanderbilt and Busick. It is the seventh installment in the Scream franchise and the sequel to Scream VI (2023). The film is set to be released by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

 * Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott

Production
During the premiere of Scream VI (2023), co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin said: "We want to be watching Scream movies whether we're involved or not for the rest of our lives." Both Bettinelli-Olpin and co-director Tyler Gillett previously expressed interest in December 2022 to bring Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott in further sequels after Campbell's declining to return due to a pay dispute with the Scream (2022) and Scream VI producers.

In August 2023, Bettinelliu-Olpin and Gillett exited the project due to scheduling conflicts with the untitled Universal Monsters film production, later entitled Abigail (2024). Christopher Landon was hired in their place. That same month, pre-production was suspended due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. On November 21 2023, it was reported that Melissa Barrera had been fired from Scream VII due to comments about the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The following day, Deadline reported that Jenna Ortega would not reprise the role of Tara Carpenter due to scheduling conflicts with ''Wednesday.  It was then reported that the film would be going through a creative retooling with the intention on bringing back other actors from the franchise like Campbell and Patrick Dempsey. '' In December 2023, Landon announced that he had officially exited the film weeks ago.

In March 2024, Campbell wrote on her Instagram that she would return as Sidney. She also confirmed that Kevin Williamson, writer and producer of previous Scream films, would direct from a script by Guy Busick (based on a story by Busick and James Vanderbilt). Later that month, Courteney Cox was in talks to reprise her role as Gale Weathers.