Celeste O’Connor, recognized for her roles in Madame Net and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, has joined the solid of Scream 7.
Celeste O’Connor, greatest recognized for her roles in Madame Net and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, has joined the solid of Scream 7. Particulars on who she could be taking part in are being stored underneath wraps.
The upcoming sequel will see the return of Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott. After taking part in the function within the first 5 Scream films, she was anticipated to return for the sixth till the studio low-balled her. “As a girl, I’ve needed to work extraordinarily laborious in my profession to determine my worth, particularly with regards to Scream,” Campbell stated. “I felt the provide that was offered to me didn’t equate to the worth I’ve delivered to the franchise. It’s been a really troublesome resolution to maneuver on.” Hopefully, they apologized with a dump truck of money this time round. Courteney Cox can be anticipated to return as Gale Weathers, however she hasn’t formally signed on but. It’s additionally doable that Patrick Dempsey could be returning as Mark Kincaid (now married to Sidney) from Scream 3. It was just lately introduced that Isabel Might (Yellowstone: 1883) had joined the solid as Sidney’s teenage daughter.
The unique plan for Scream 7 would have seen Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega returning as Sam and Tara Carpenter, however Spyglass Media fired Barrera after a couple of pro-Palestinian social media posts that they deemed anti-Semitic. The very subsequent day, it was revealed that Ortega had exited the undertaking as nicely. It was initially reported that this was attributable to scheduling conflicts with the second season of Wednesday, but it surely later emerged that she had wished a considerable wage improve, which Spyglass refused, so she walked.
That wasn’t the top of the drama both. Christopher Landon (Joyful Loss of life Day) was set to direct the film, however he additionally departed, calling it a “dream job that was a nightmare.” The studio then turned to Kevin Williamson, screenwriter of the unique Scream film, to direct. Upon the announcement, Neve Campbell stated, “Whereas I’ve been so extremely fortunate to make these movies with each the grasp of horror Wes Craven and the splendidly proficient Matt and Tyler workforce, I’ve dreamt for a few years of how wonderful it will be to make certainly one of these films with Kevin Williamson on the helm. And now it’s occurring, Kevin Williamson goes to direct Scream 7! This was his child and it’s his good thoughts that dreamt up this world. Kevin isn’t just an inspiration as an artist however has been an expensive buddy for a few years.“
Scream 7 is slated for a February 27, 2026 launch.
