Scream 7 hasn't even hit US theatres yet, but director Kevin Williamson says the team has already started to think of Scream 8, and says that star Neve Campbell already has ideas for another sequel.
"When you're sitting on the set at 3:00 in the morning, you're like, 'Well, what would Scream 8 be about?' And you just start spit-balling," said Williamson to Deadline at the Scream 7 world premiere in Los Angeles. "Neve had this great idea, and everyone seemed to run with it."
However, it sounds like Scream 8 all depends on the success of Scream 7. "If this movie works and people want it, we're here for the fans," added Williamson. "So, if they want it, we'll certainly give it to them." Scream 7 is on track to make between $55 million and $65 million during opening weekend, which would make it the biggest opening in the franchise. Scream 6 currently holds that title, with $44 million in 2023.
Scream 7 welcomes back Campbell as Sidney Prescott, who has built a quiet life for herself and her family away from Woodsboro and her dark past. However, the final girl is flung straight back into survival mode when a new Ghostface killer sets their sights on her family, including her daughter Tatum (Isabel May), who is now the same age Sidney was in the very first Scream movie in 1996.
Scream 7 is Campbell's sixth Scream movie, after making a small cameo in Scream 5 and sitting out of Scream 6 entirely. When we asked Campbell if she would return for Scream 8, the star told GamesRadar+, "Well, I can't speak to that because you don't know what happens to me in this one." However, with the star already making plans for another sequel, maybe Sidney does make it out alive for the sixth time after all.
Alongside Campbell, Scream 7 also welcomes back franchise originals Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Scott Foley, and Matthew Lillard, as well as Scream 5 and 6 stars Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding. Newcomers include Joel McHale, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp.
Scream 7 is out in the UK now and hits theatres in the US on February 27. For more, check out our ranking of the best Scream movies, and keep up with upcoming horror movies heading your way.
