Until recently, it wasn’t clear whether the Scream series still had a future. After Part 6 was a financial hit again, another cult horror film was quickly announced. But Scream 7 recently fell apart due to cast developments. But now there is good news, which immediately drive the next part forward in an exciting way. But what have been the big Scream 7 problems so far?
Scream 7 developed into an absolute horror problem child
You can imagine the recent events surrounding Scream 7 as falling dominoes that plunged the franchise into its deepest crisis to date. First, Scream 5 and 6 lead actress Melissa Barrera was fired over controversial social media posts. Shortly afterwards, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega also announced her exit. In the end, Scream 7 also lost its director Christopher Landon (Happy Deathday) behind the camera.
Before these worrying developments surrounding Scream 7, the franchise had missed out on horror veteran Neve Campbell. Due to a salary payment that was too low The Sydney Prescott actress did not return for Scream 6. Scream 7 was left with a pile of broken pieces that were now suddenly swept together and probably successfully rearranged.
Scream 7 is back on track with Neve Campbell and important directorial talent
As Deadline reports, Neve Campbell announced her return to the Scream franchise with an Instagram post:
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The star doesn’t just write happily about his own horror comeback. In addition, she also reveals the next big Scream 7 coup that makes everything even more exciting for her: Kevin Williamson will direct the next part of the series! This should please all fans of the series, because Williamson wrote the screenplay for parts 1, 2 and 4. Alongside director legend Wes Craven, he is considered the creative mastermind behind the groundbreaking horror series that changed the genre forever.
According to Deadline, Williamson will direct Scream 7 from a script by Guy Busick, who co-wrote the scripts for parts 5 and 6.
A start date for Part 7 has not yet been set. We suspect that Scream 7 will hit theaters sometime in 2025.
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