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 a sequel to '' Scream VI'' (2023) and the seventh installment in the ''Scream'' film series. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Roger L. Jackson, and David Arquette reprising their roles from previous films, along with Isabel May and Joel McHale.

Following the exit of '' Scream'' (2022) and ''Scream VI'' directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett in August 2023, Christopher Landon was hired to direct the seventh ''Scream'' film. However, the film went through a creative retooling after the departure of stars Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega in late 2023, with Landon also exiting the project. In March 2024, Campbell confirmed her return to the franchise after being absent from ''Scream VI'', with Williamson hired to direct ''Scream 7'' after serving as writer and producer of the early films in the series. Filming began in January 2025.

''Scream 7'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 27, 2026, by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley, who previously portrayed Stu Macher and Roman Bridger in '' Scream'' (1996) and ''Scream 3'' (2000) respectively, have been cast in the film in undisclosed roles, along with Anna Camp, Mark Consuelos, Ethan Embry, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, Sam Rechner, Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro.

Production

Development

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 in bringing Neve Campbell's character Sidney Prescott back in future sequels, after Campbell declined to return in ''Scream VI'' due to a pay dispute with the film's producers.

In August 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett exited the project due to scheduling conflicts with their film ''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, who starred as Sam Carpenter in '' Scream'' (2022) and ''Scream VI'', had been fired from the seventh film due to her comments about the Gaza war. The following day, ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported that Jenna Ortega would not reprise the role of Tara Carpenter due to scheduling conflicts with the second season of the Netflix television series ''Wednesday'' (2022–present). Ortega later refuted this, stating in an April 2025 interview that she left due to the changes in the creative team and cast, stating, "The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart. If ''Scream VII'' wasn't going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn't seem like the right move for me in my career at the time". It was then reported that the film would go through a creative retooling, with the intention of bringing back other actors from the franchise, like Campbell, along with Patrick Dempsey, who portrayed Mark Kincaid in ''Scream 3'' (2000). In December 2023, Landon announced that he had officially exited the film weeks prior. Despite the fact that Landon was not involved in the studio's actions, he faced backlash and harassment from some Barrera fans online, to the point of having threats leveled against him and his family: "People were threatening to kill me and my family, to the point where the FBI was getting involved. I got messages saying, 'I'm going to find your kids, and I'm going to kill them because you support child murder.' The head of security at various studios and the FBI had to examine the threats."

Casting

In March 2024, Campbell posted on her Instagram account 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. Campbell's return was supported by many of her movie colleagues, including David Arquette. Later that month, Courteney Cox and Dempsey were in talks to reprise their respective roles as Gale Weathers and Kincaid. In November, Isabel May was cast to portray Sidney's daughter. In December, Celeste O'Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp joined the cast in undisclosed roles. That same month, Mason Gooding and Cox signed on to reprise their roles from the previous films. Dempsey said scheduling conflicts and the California wildfires prevented him from joining the film. In January 2025, it was announced that Roger L. Jackson would return as the voice of Ghostface and Jasmin Savoy Brown would reprise her role from the previous two films, with Joel McHale cast as Sidney's husband, and Mark Consuelos joining in an undisclosed role. Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley, who previously portrayed Stu Macher and Roman Bridger in '' Scream'' (1996) and ''Scream 3'', respectively, were also cast in the film; it was unknown at the time if they would be playing the same roles in ''Scream 7'' as those characters were killed in their respective films. In February, Ethan Embry joined the cast. In March, David Arquette was confirmed to reprise his role as Dewey Riley, a character killed in ''Scream'' (2022), alongside Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro in undisclosed roles. Arquette was surprised the news about his return leaked, as his reprisal was meant to be a surprise and not a spoiler.

Filming

Principal photography began under the working title ''Scar Tissue'' in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 7, 2025, and was expected to continue until March 12. According to Campbell, filming was scheduled to begin in September 2024 and was then delayed until December 2024 due to scheduling issues.

Music

The film will be scored by Marco Beltrami, returning from the first four installments.

Release

''Scream 7'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 27, 2026.

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