Scream 7
2026 · United States · 114 min
- Director
- Kevin Williamson
- Screenplay
- Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick
- Producer
- James Vanderbilt
- Music
- Marco Beltrami
- Editing
- Jim Page
Cast
What it is about
In Pine Grove, Indiana, Sidney Prescott has built a new life. She is married to police officer Mark Evans, runs a coffee shop and raises her children, including her teenage daughter Tatum. When a killer wearing a Ghostface mask begins stalking the family, the past of Woodsboro comes knocking again. Sidney must face a threat that seems to know her all too well while trying to protect her daughter from an enemy who always has a personal connection to his victims.
How it was made
The project took shape after Neve Campbell stepped away from Scream VI over a pay dispute, and the creative team kept hoping to bring her character back. Kevin Williamson, writer and producer of the early films, took over as director after Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and later Christopher Landon left the project. He co-wrote the script with Guy Busick. The production went through a creative overhaul after Melissa Barrera was fired in late 2023. The budget was 45 million dollars, co-financed by Spyglass Media Group and Paramount Pictures. Filming ran from January to March 2025, with music by Marco Beltrami and editing by Jim Page.
Reception and legacy
Critics received it generally negatively, but audiences responded at the box office. It became the highest-grossing film in the series and the second-highest-grossing slasher film in unadjusted dollars, earning roughly 214 million dollars worldwide. Its commercial success shows the franchise's staying power despite changes in creative teams and cast, keeping it a reference point for contemporary slasher cinema.
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Trivia
Neve Campbell's return
Campbell confirmed in March 2024 that she would return to the franchise after being absent from Scream VI.
Melissa Barrera's firing
Spyglass Media Group fired Melissa Barrera in late 2023 over social media posts about the Gaza war, which the studio called antisemitic and which Barrera denied.
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