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Time of India
36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Scream 7' actor Ethan Embry recalls Wes Craven's reaction to his audition for original film
After actor Ethan Embry's casting in 'Scream 7' was announced in February, he recalled auditioning for the original 1996 Wes Craven-helmed teen slasher film that launched the popular horror franchise, reported Deadline. After actor Ethan Embry 's casting in 'Scream 7' was announced in February, he recalled auditioning for the original 1996 Wes Craven-helmed teen slasher film that launched the popular horror franchise, reported Deadline. "The one thing that I can tell about Scream 7 was that it was absolutely incredible to be invited," he said, adding, "That is a lovely community of people, from the very beginning to what it is now. And I've been wanting to be a part of that franchise since the very beginning." Embry added, "I remember auditioning for Scream 1. I can't remember if it was for Jamie Kennedy's Randy or Matthew Lillard's Stu. It was one of those. But I remember not getting good feedback from Mr. Craven, " as per the outlet. However, the plot and character details are kept under wraps, Embry joins returning franchise stars Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Scott Foley, Matthew Lillard, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown, as well as newcomers Isabel May, Celeste O'Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Anna Camp, Joel McHale and Mark Consuelos. After Melissa Barrera was withdrawn from Scream 7 over her views on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, and Jenna Ortega 's withdrawal from the film shortly after, Campbell said the next movie will once again "follow Sydney" since she originated the final-girl character in the 1996 picture, reported Deadline. 'Scream 7' is an upcoming slasher film directed by Kevin Williamson and written by Guy Busick, from a story by James Vanderbilt and Busick. It is a sequel to Scream VI (2023) and the seventh installment in the Scream film series. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Roger L. Jackson, and David Arquette reprising their roles from previous films, along with Isabel May and Joel McHale.
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kevin Williamson reacts to 'Scream 7' turmoil, cast shakeups
He'll be right back. Kevin Williamson, screenwriter for the first 'Scream' movie, is returning to direct the upcoming 'Scream 7,' premiering on February 27, 2026. 'Oh, it's been awesome [to return]. I've always been on the fringes of the last few 'Scream' movies, as sort of the granddaddy of the franchise,' he exclusively told The Post. Advertisement 8 Neve Campbell in 'Scream 4.' ©Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection 8 Kevin Williamson, on set of 'Scream 5' in 2022. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Williamson, 60, who also created the classic teen drama 'Dawson's Creek,' wrote the first 'Scream' screenplay that launched the hit slasher franchise in 1996, as well as the screenplay for 'Scream 2' in 1997 and 'Scream 4' in 2011. Advertisement He was a producer on all of the 'Scream' films. In the upcoming 2026 movie, he's in the director's chair. 'They've been very kind to me and very welcoming,' he told The Post while promoting his new Netflix show, 'The Waterfront.' 8 Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy and Neve Campbell in 'Scream.' ©Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection 'And then they allowed me to direct this one. And we had a blast,' Williamson added. 'It was so nice to work with Courteney Cox and Sidney and tell a new story. So, I hope people like it.' Advertisement The franchise follows Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), who was a high school teen in the first movie. By the seventh installment, she'll be a mother with a teen daughter (Isabel May). In the first movie, Sidney is terrorized by Ghostface, a killer with a black cloak and white scream mask who ends up being two people: her boyfriend, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) and his obnoxious friend, Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard). 8 Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy and Matthew Lillard in 'Scream.' ©Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection 8 Matthew Lillard and Rose McGowan in 'Scream.' ©Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement David Arquette co-starred as the hapless sheriff, Dewey Riley, while Cox played investigative journalist Gale Weathers. Lillard is returning for 'Scream 7' despite Stu getting killed off at the end of the first movie. Subsequent Ghostface killers have been different people in each film. When asked what he can share about Lillard's role in 'Scream 7,' Williamson quipped, 'Nothing. Not one word.' 8 Courteney Cox and David Arquette in 'Scream.' Courtesy Everett Collection 'But I will say, I love Matthew,' he continued. 'And it was such a pleasure to call him up. They let me be the one to call and ask them back to the franchise. And that was a really nice phone call.' 'Scream 7' has had behind-the-scenes upheaval, as Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera were originally slated to star in the flick before they exited the project and the movie got retooled. The first version of the horror film began to fall apart in 2023 when original directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin left the franchise to direct Barrera in a Universal movie titled 'Abigail.' 8 Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera attend the Global Premiere of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group's 'Scream VI' at AMC Lincoln Square on March 6, 2023 in New York, New York. Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Advertisement Later that year, Barrera, 34, was fired for expressing support for Palestine amid the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza. Sources reportedly told Deadline that Barrera was let go from the production due to 'her Instagram stories which have been perceived as anti-Semitic.' It was initially reported that Ortega left the franchise due to 'pay and scheduling issues,' but in April, the 'Wednesday' star told The Cut, 'The Melissa stuff was happening…If 'Scream 7' wasn't going to be with that team of directors and those people I fell in love with, then it didn't seem like the right move for me in my career at the time.' 8 Kevin Williamson attends the 'The Vampire Diaries' panel during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. Getty Images Advertisement Williamson, meanwhile, said he is 'on the fringes' of the situation. 'Watching that all go down, and I'm not even sure what happened. I can't really speak to it, because I wasn't a part of it,' he told the Post. 'The thing about 'Scream' is it can live in any form. And you can return to a character like Sidney and Gale and tell that story, and then the next one can be about someone else,' he noted. 'I really like the idea that 'Scream' has evolved into a franchise that can expand in those ways.'
Geek Tyrant
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Kevin Williamson on Directing SCREAM 7 and Reuniting With Neve Campbell: 'It Needs to Be About Sidney' — GeekTyrant
After nearly three decades of shaping the Scream franchise from behind the keyboard, Kevin Williamson is finally stepping behind the camera for Scream 7 . According to him, it all comes down to one thing… Sidney Prescott. Speaking at the ATX TV Festival during a career retrospective panel, Williamson explained what finally drew him to direct the seventh installment of the beloved slasher series. 'The company pitched it to me because they said, 'This is going to be about Sidney Prescott. It needs to be about Sidney.' That's why I would want to do it. 'I do think there's a world we haven't tapped into — we've never gone home with her, who she is today, and we don't know what her life is about. I want to know those things.' It's a full-circle moment not just for Williamson, but for the franchise's beating heart, Neve Campbell. After skipping Scream 6 over a salary dispute, her return in Scream 7 is a course correction. Williamson was vocal about his support for Campbell during the previous controversy, and he doubled down during the panel. 'There was this big thing about the pay discrepancy, but it was also about the part. It was like, 'You want me to show up at the end of a movie with a gun and help everyone shoot Ghostface? That's great. I'll do it.' She was happy, but she'd also wanted a part. Actresses want to play parts,' he said. And that's exactly what she's getting. Williamson emphasized that Scream 7 is being built with Campbell, not just around her. 'So we were able to tap into that and find a way in. Working with Neve, we did it together. She was with me every step of the way, and she was so supportive and so helpful. She walked me through a lot of it. I hope it shows, but we had a blast.' While the script is officially credited to Scream veterans Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt, with Busick penning the screenplay from their story, it's clear that Williamson and Campbell's collaboration is at the center of what's coming. Busick previously said: 'We always wanted to do a Sidney movie and so it was like, 'All right, let's get into it and why now and why this one?'I don't want to give anything away about the reason [Scream 7] had to be a Sidney movie because there's a really cool reason… 'Scream is always in a conversation with the audience about the state of movies, the state of horror movies and in particular, franchises.' With a February 2026 release date set, Scream 7 is shaping up to be more than just another Ghostface installment, it's a return to the soul of the series. For fans who've grown up with Sidney Prescott, this may be the story they've been waiting for. Source: Variety
Geek Tyrant
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
SCREAM 7 Director Kevin Williamson Opens Up About Returning After Losing Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera — GeekTyrant
Scream 7 is officially slicing its way to theaters in 2026, but getting to this point was not a smooth ride. Before Neve Campbell was set to return as Sidney Prescott, the project was on life support. Now, Scream creator Kevin Williamson is finally breaking his silence about how the sequel came together after the franchise lost two of its leading stars, and how one unexpected phone call changed everything. For anyone who hasn't followed the behind-the-scenes chaos, in late 2023, Melissa Barrera was removed from Scream 7 following social media posts that the production company deemed antisemitic. Shortly after, Jenna Ortega exited as well. 'It was all kind of falling apart,' Ortega reportedly said of the situation. With director Christopher Landon stepping away after receiving threats, despite having nothing to do with Barrera's firing. Scream 7 was left with no cast, no director, and no direction. Enter Neve Campbell. In an interview with ScreenRant, Williamson recalled how bleak things were in the wake of the cast exits: 'Neve did. You are right. It was sort of, 'Well, what's going to happen?' After we lost Melissa and Jenna, and it just looked like we weren't going to see the Carpenter sisters in a third movie, it was kind of a bummer. It's like, 'What do we do next?'' Williamson, who famously wrote the original Scream in 1996, wasn't initially on board to direct the seventh film. But, that changed when the creative team pitched a interesting new direction, one that brought the story back to its roots and centered once again on Sidney Prescott. 'And then this idea to bring Sidney Prescott back — and not just bring her back, but to focus on her character, tell her story of who she is today — that got really exciting for me. And I think other people got really excited about it.' Writers James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick, who successfully rebooted the franchise with 2022's Scream and its 2023 follow-up, started shaping a new mystery. Once Campbell heard their pitch and read the script, she was in. But they weren't done just yet. 'And then they started writing a script. Jamie came up with this great story — Jamie Vanderbilt and Guy Busick — and they started to write this script, and it just sort of took on a life of its own. 'And then Neve read it and heard the pitch, and she signed on. And I was still just the executive producer who was just sort of there, watching from the sidelines… And then Neve called me one day and said, 'I think you should direct this.' And I went, 'No, no, no, no, no… okay, I'll do it.'' So far, the plot details are tightly under wraps, but Busick has teased that Campbell's return is for a 'really cool reason.' And the rest of the cast? It's a blend of returning fan favorites and intriguing new faces. Courteney Cox is back, along with Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and David Arquette's Dewey. Also returning are Matthew Lillard's Stu and Scream 3 's Roman Bridger, played by Scott Foley. New additions include Anna Camp, McKenna Grace, and Joel McHale. Scream 7 is set to hit theaters on February 27, 2026.
Perth Now
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Scream 7 star Mason Gooding added to Kevin Hart's Netflix comedy 72 Hours
Mason Gooding has been cast in Kevin Hart's comedy flick 72 Hours. The 28-year-old actor - who has played Ghostface in the Scream franchise since the 2022 eponymous flick - is attached to play the groom in the upcoming Netflix bachelor party film. Gooding will be joined by Saturday Night Live's Marcello Hernandez, who will be portraying the groom's best man and official bachelor party captain. 72 Hours follows Hart as a 40-year-old executive who joins a gang of twenty-somethings for a wild three-day bachelor party in Miami after being mistakenly added to their group chat. The film will see Hart reunite with his Ride Along director Tim Story, while Matt Mider, Kevin Burrows, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg pen the script. Variety reports 72 Hours is currently in production in Miami, and will be produced by Hart's production company Hartbeat, alongside Davis Entertainment. 72 Hours is being produced as part of a partnership between Sony Pictures and Netflix that was established in 2021, in which Sony gives Netflix the first look at any projects intended for streaming. Deadline previously suggested 72 Hours has become a high priority for Netflix since Hart and Story signed on, with the pair's involvement bringing new life to the project. Gooding will next be seen in Scream 7, where he will star opposite Mckenna Grace, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Matthew Lillard as Chad Meeks-Martin, AKA Ghostface. The actor previously teased his killer would be 'the most brutal he's ever been' in the upcoming slasher - which is slated to hit cinemas in February 2026. In an interview with Variety, he said: 'It feels like an amplification of what's came before, and there's no better indication of that than Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original, coming back now to direct. 'I think that Ghostface is absolutely the most brutal he's been. I don't want to spoil anything, but there's some stuff that they do to the human body that I feel like Kevin is breaking new ground with.' The Heart Eyes star added viewers could be in for some stomach-churning scenes, describing Scream 7 as 'gross, but in a good way'. He explained: 'There was a prosthetic that sat in the makeup trailer that actually turned my stomach over. 'You'll know what I'm talking about when you see it, but it's incredible stuff. They really have an incredible effects team over there and they're working overtime.' Gooding is thrilled to work with Scream queen Neve Campbell, who is set to return as Sidney Prescott in the horror flick. He said: 'I get to work with Neve, who I didn't get a great opportunity to see and talk to on a personal level [on Scream 2022]. 'So in this case, even just getting to be around her feels like I'm getting part of that history and I feel better for it.'
