Scream 7 brings back original final girl Neve Campbell after Scream 6 no-show over pay dispute: "Sidney Prescott is coming back!"
Mar. 12, 2024Scream creator Kevin Williamson is also returning to direct
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Scream’s original final girl, Neve Campbell, is reprising her role as Sidney Prescott for the upcoming sequelScream 7. And in another return for the series, it’s also been revealed that Scream creator Kevin Williamson will direct the sequel.
This is a big deal as Campbell had previously stepped away for the role and didn’t appear in Scream 6 due to a dispute over her pay.She had recently expressed her openness to return to the roleand her sadness at seeing the franchise struggle, but it now seems the situation has been resolved amicably, as Campbell shared the news of her return in anInstagram post.
“Sidney Prescott is coming back!!!!” Campbell wrote. “It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the Scream movies. My appreciation for these films and for what they have meant to me, has never waned. I’m very happy and proud to say I’ve been asked, in the most respectful way, to bring Sidney back to the screen and I couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Scream 7 plot details and release date information have yet to be revealed.
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