Ghostface has returned for yet another killing spree in Scream 6, and this time, he’s in the Big Apple. In the latest installment, the multi-identity masked killer returned to stalk the four survivors of Scream 5. Scream 6 opened to the best weekend box office of the series so far, cresting $44 million in its first few days.
With success like that, it’s no surprise that a new entry in the series is on the way. We don’t know much about Scream 7 but we know it’s happening, and involves a few creative change ups from the previous entries, including a new director. While you’re waiting, here’s where to watch every movie in the Scream franchise.
[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers for Scream 6.]
Will there be a Scream 7?
Yes, but the details are awfully complicated. When the movie was first announced, the director was set to be Christopher Landon, the fantastic writer and director behind horror-comedies like Happy Death Day. However, after Spyglass Media fired Scream (2022) and Scream VI star Melissa Barrera over posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict which the studio deemed antisemitic, Landon left the project.
With Landon out, the new director of the movie will be Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original Scream movie. The movie will be written by Guy Busick, who also wrote the previous two movies.
When will Scream 7 release?
With all the upheaval around the new movie, it seems like it might be a little while. We know the script was delivered to Neve Campbell sometime around March 12, which means they could start shooting fairly soon. That being said, it’s likely we wouldn’t get Scream 7 until sometime next year at the earliest.
Is the Radio Silence team leaving the series?
The directors behind the last two Scream movies, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, will both move to executive producer roles for Scream 7, along with another member of their Radio Silence film making group, Chad Villella.
Will Jenna Ortega be in Scream 7?
Nope, she left the series shortly after Barrera was fired, but her departure was reportedly due to scheduling reasons.
Who else will be in Scream 7?
This is yet another very confusing question that has yet to be answered, but we do know a few things for sure. For one thing, we know Melissa Barrera was fired, and therefore won’t be returning. We also know that on March 12, Neve Campbell announced she would be returning to the franchise as Sidney Prescott, despite a contract disagreement that kept her out of the previous entry.
As for the rest of the cast, including Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers and Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding, the other members of the “Core Four” from the previous two movies, we’ll have to wait for more official word from Spyglass Media.
