The ‘Scream’ franchise has no end and continues with its seventh installment, which after suffering several delays in production, creative and cast changes, Its release date is set for February 27, 2026. Now it seems that it is in the process of completing its cast after the confirmation of the return of Neve Campbell as its protagonist and the incorporation of new signings.
A few days ago it was confirmed that Mckenna Grace (‘An Exceptional Gift’) was joining the cast and as Variety announced, Mason Gooding will return to the saga after playing Chad Meeks-Martin in ‘Scream 5’ and ‘Scream 6’. What is not known is whether Jasmin Savoy Brown, who played his sister Mindy, will also return to the franchise.
Kevin Williamson, who wrote the script for the first film in 1996 (and the second and fourth), will be the director of the seventh film in the saga after Christopher Landon left the project a year ago. The script will be written by Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt, who are also producers of the film.
Return to the origins
As we said, Neve Campbell is the star signing of ‘Scream 7’. After appearing in the first five installments, he did not appear in the sixth due to a salary dispute, but it seems that the negotiations have come to a successful conclusion this time. Now we know that Gooding will also return and that joins new additions: Isabel May as wife of Sidney Prescott (Campbell), Sam Rechner, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor and Mckenna Grace.
There are rumors about other iconic returns such as those of Patrick Dempsey or Courteney Cox, but it is clear that Who we won’t see will be Jenna Ortega for agenda reasons ni to Melissa Barrerawho was fired for some social media posts about Israel.
