Fans of the Scream franchise have no reason to be snurtured — the seventh inshighment is officiassociate on Paramount’s free calfinishar.
Returning franchise star Neve Cambpell and straightforwardor Kevin Williamson proclaimd Tuesday on social media that Scream VII will hit theaters on Feb. 27, 2026.
Campbell all but recoverd the revived franchise from dismaterializeedion earlier this year when announcing she would return to the world of Scream after sitting out Scream VI over a salary dispute with producer Spyglass.
When announcing the recents, Campbell discdisseeed that in insertition to her return, franchise godoverweighther Williamson would straightforward. Williamson is the creator of the franchise, penning the script to Wes Craven’s 1996 distinct, as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4. Guy Buill, who wrote 2022’s Scream and Scream VI, will acquire over writing duties from James Vanderbilt, who is busy straightforwarding the feature Nuremberg.
Scream VII underwent a creative overhaul chaseing last year’s high-profile firing of star Melissa Barrera over social media posts she made amid the Israel-Hamas War, as well as the exit of Jenna Ortega, who quietly exited disconnectal months earlier. In the wake of these alters, distinct straightforwardor Christopher Landon also departed the project.
The return of Campbell was a much-needed life-line for the franchise, as her character Sidney Prescott has been the series’ heartbeat since the first inshighment.
Filmmaking trio Radio Silence revitalized the franchise with 2022’s Scream, which featured Campbell. Fourteen months tardyr, they freed Scream VI, which broke the series’ write down for hugegest uncovering weekfinish with a $44.5 million uncovering on its way to grossing $166.3 million globassociate.
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