The horror style continues to thrive in its present renaissance, to the enjoyment of followers like me. Among the greatest horror films returned to theaters with new sequels together with Wes Craven’s Scream. The seventh film is likely one of the most extremely anticipated upcoming horror films, and can see the return of Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott. And the film’s author teased there is a very particular method she’ll be introduced again into the story.
What we find out about Scream 7 is proscribed, however hardcore followers are hyped for Sidney’s return after Neve Campbell’s absence from Scream VI. Within the final film Sam and Gale agreed that Sidney deserved to have some peace, so how is she satisfied to as soon as once more face Ghostface? Author Man Busick spoke to ComicBook about this, providing:
I don’t need to give something away concerning the purpose [Scream 7] needed to be a Sidney film as a result of there’s a very cool purpose. In all these films, you must ask, ‘Why now? What’s the factor Scream is commenting on now?’ Scream is all the time in a dialog with the viewers concerning the state of flicks, the state of horror films and specifically, franchises
How delightfully cryptic. Whereas cautious to not really reveal something concerning the slasher’s plot, it appears like Busick and firm methodically deliberate why Sidney would get again into the motion. And I’ve received a couple of theories about how this may work out within the seventh film.
I believe to ensure that Sidney to dive again into the motion a Scream legacy character may must be concerned. Having somebody near her die or at risk sounds just like the logical purpose to get the scream queen again within the sport. As Busick went on:
There’s a actually particular purpose why Sidney is on this film. I’ll say there’s a purpose and we had been pleased with it once we cracked it. We went to Neve Campbell and mentioned, ‘For this reason. For this reason Sidney now.’ Neve was like, ‘Oh, I get that.’ I pitched Kevin [Williamson] this primary, too. He received it after which I pitched the studio. I got here up with the story with my co-writer on [Scream] 5 and 6, James Vanderbilt.
So precisely which characters may encourage Sid to as soon as once more struggle a mysterious masked killer? I’ve a sense that the opening kill is likely to be an enormous a part of it, however that is simply my very own private idea. For example, if Sidney’s husband Mark is killed off, that may be purpose for her to hunt revenge.
Ever since Heather Matarazzo returned in 2022’s Scream as Martha Meeks, I have been hoping to see her again and really interacting with Ghostface. I believe her loss of life could be another excuse for Sidney to return, and reunite with Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin (who’re each confirmed to be showing within the subsequent movie) aka her youngsters.
With Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega each not showing, Scream‘s Core 4 are formally breaking apart. Whereas Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding are again because the twins, Busick defined that the Core 4 was initially the main focus of the slasher. In his phrases:
We had been enthusiastic about what we had for that film. We wished to do another ‘Core 4’ film. We all know the followers love these characters. We love these characters. We created these characters. I might like to see, in some universe, the continuation of their characters, in a roundabout way. However we weren’t capable of port over the stuff from the opposite story. It was like, ‘Okay, here’s what the universe dealt us.’ We all the time wished to do a Sidney film and so it was like, ‘All proper, let’s get into it and why now and why this one?
It ought to be attention-grabbing to see what the story of Scream 7 in the end finally ends up being. It appears like a model new script was fashioned after the casting shakeup, as soon as once more placing Campbell’s Sidney on the middle the franchise. A minimum of we received 1/2 of the Core 4 within the slasher flick.
All might be revealed when Scream 7 hits theaters on February twenty seventh, 2026. Since it is not on the 2025 film launch record, we should always in all probability attempt to maintain affected person whereas we watch for extra information concerning the slasher.