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Scream 5 is an upcoming 2021 American slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. It will be the fifth installment in the Scream film series, releasing ten years after its predecessor, Scream 4 (2011). Previous film stars David Arquette and Courteney Cox are confirmed to return as Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers respectively, with Neve Campbell in talks to reprise her role of Sidney Prescott. This film will be the first in the franchise not directed by Wes Craven, and the first not to be released by Dimension Films, with Paramount Pictures releasing the film instead.

Development
Prior to the release of Scream 4, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson both stated that its success would lead to a fifth and sixth film. Following the under-performance of the film at the box office, as well as the death of Craven in 2015, doubts were cast on the possibility of future films. Although star Neve Campbell has expressed doubts over any more installments, David Arquette voiced his desire to have a fifth film to pay homage to Craven.[77]

In early 2019, it was reported that Blumhouse Productions, which specializes in horror-themed films and produced a direct sequel of the Halloween film in 2018, was interested in reviving the series, and that head of studio Jason Blum was working on making such Scream installments happen.[79] Rumors arose later in the year that Blumhouse was rebooting the franchise, though Blumhouse later said they were not, but the rumors continued, indicating that another studio was involved.[80]

In November 2019 it was reported that Spyglass Media Group would be making a new installment in the franchise. Kevin Williamson will be returning as an executive producer, but it was unknown if any of the three main cast members (Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette) would return.[81][82][83][84][85] In December 2019, it was announced that the reboot would feature a new cast predominately, but could possibly feature appearances from the previous main cast members.

In March 2020, it was announced that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett would direct the movie, with Kevin Williamson producing, and that it had already entered official development, with filming aiming to begin May 2020.[86] In May 2020, it was announced that Neve Campbell was in talks to reprise her role as Sidney Prescott in the fifth film.[87] That same month, it was announced that David Arquette would be reprising his role of Dewey Riley for the fifth film and James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick were announced as additional writers. It was also confirmed that the film will begin production later in the year in Wilmington, North Carolina when safety protocols are in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, it was also confirmed that Courteney Cox would reprise her role of Gale Weathers in the upcoming sequel.[88]

Release
The film is due for release in 2021.