Sumith Prasad
The shooting of ‘Scream VII,’ the seventh installment of the renowned horror franchise ‘Scream,’ is set to begin in Atlanta, Georgia, in January 2025. The film is expected to be a direct sequel to ‘Scream VI,’ which follows the lives of the survivors of the Woodsboro legacy murders in New York City. Kevin Williamson is at the helm of the movie with a screenplay by Guy Busick. Neve Campbell will star alongside Isabel May, Cassian Bilton, Patrick Dempsey, Celeste O’Connor, and Asa Germann in the horror drama, with Courteney Cox yet to be signed on. The plot of the film is currently under wraps.
Williamson is known for writing the first, second, and fourth movies in the franchise. He is replacing Christopher Landon, who exited the project back in December 2023, stating, “I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago. This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on.”
Campbell (Sidney Prescott) and her co-stars will not be joined by Melissa Barrera, who played Sam Carpenter in ‘Scream’ and ‘Scream VI.’ Spyglass Media dropped her from the project after deeming her reposts on Instagram about the Israel-Hamas conflict “antisemitic.” Jenna Ortega, who portrayed Tara Carpenter in the same two films, will also not be a part of the cast since she had to exit the franchise due to scheduling conflicts caused by the production of Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ season 2.
Still, we can expect to see Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Hayden Panettiere as Kirby Reed in ‘Scream VII.’ Roger L. Jackson may continue to voice the infamous killer Ghostface as well.
The filming of the project was initially planned to start in December 2024. “I’m very, very happy [‘Scream 7’ is] happening. We were supposed to start in September, but we’re going to start in December now because of some scheduling stuff with Kevin and myself and having that all aligned. And actually, I think it’s a good thing because we’re going to be able to have the time to get it really right. So I’m very excited about it,” Campbell told IndieWire. It seems like the same scheduling issues have postponed production for one more month.
Atlanta has previously hosted the shooting of ‘Scream 2’ and ‘Scream: The TV Series,’ in addition to ‘Civil War’ and ‘Hillbilly Elegy.’
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