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Movie review: 'Scream 7' honors legacy without gratuitous references
Scream 7 combines legacy and new characters exploring trauma and modern threats like deepfakes but earns a 47% Rotten Tomatoes score, the second-lowest in the franchise.
- On Feb. 26, Paramount Pictures releases Scream 7 in theaters Friday, rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, and language, with Neve Campbell returning as Sidney Prescott.
- Creator Kevin Williamson returned to direct and co-write with Guy Busick, refocusing Scream 7 on original characters and legacy themes after Neve Campbell's pay dispute and absence in Scream VI.
- Centering on family tension, Scream 7 makes Sidney a mother to Tatum, as the film updates scares with AI deepfakes and inventive kill methods like meat mallets and beer-tap impalement.
- Early reviews show a mixed response with dozens of reviews in, Scream 7 holds a 47% Rotten Tomatoes critic score amid controversy over Melissa Barrera's firing and Jenna Ortega's departure.
- Box-Office performance remains uncertain, as Scream 7 joins other legacy sequels in exploring survivor themes and true-crime satire, with prior grosses at $137 million and $166 million.
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Movie Review: I scream, you scream, we all scream, but 'Scream 7' is an uninspired bore
“Scream 7” brings Neve Campbell back as Sidney Prescott, but the movie leans on old tricks and sloppy scares, says AP critic Mark Kennedy.
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