Kevin Williamson on Why He Returned to Directing, Reuniting With Neve Campbell in ‘Scream 7’: ‘It Needs to Be About Sydney’

Kevin Williamson on Why He Returned to Directing, Reuniting With Neve Campbell in ‘Scream 7’: ‘It Needs to Be About Sydney’

Kevin Williamson says he returned to direct 'Scream 7' mostly due to Neve Campbell and a Sydney-focused storyline.

Scream 7 writer teases 'really specific reason' for Neve Campbell's return as Sidney Prescott

'Scream 7' writer Guy Busick has said there is a "really cool reason" why Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott has returned for the upcoming slasher film.

Scream 7 has a "really specific" reason to bring back Sidney

Actor Neve Campbell did not return for the sixth film, which moved the action from Woodsboro to New York, due to a pay dispute.

Scream 7 picks up "at least two years" after the events of Scream VI

Scream 7 started filming at the start of January, aiming for a February 27, 2026 release date, with Kevin Williamson, who wrote the screenplay for the original Scream, directing the film from a screenplay by 2022’s Scream and Scream VI writer Guy Busick, who crafted the story with his co-writer on the fifth and sixth films, James Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt is also a producer on the most recent sequels.) Now, Busick has revealed that Scream 7 picks …

Scream 7 writer teases ‘really specific reason’ for Neve Campbell’s return as Sidney Prescott

'Scream 7' writer Guy Busick has said there is a "really cool reason" why Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott has returned for the upcoming slasher film.