"Hello, Sidney."
While an official production start date remains up in the air, horror icon Neve Campbell has confirmed that she will indeed return as final girl Sidney Prescott in Scream 8.
Speaking with the Associated Press about her upcoming projects, Campbell revealed, "Scream 8. That’s in the pipeline as well." When pressed for further details on the upcoming eighth installment, she teased, “Now you know I can never tell you anything about Scream 8,” before adding, “I’ll be in it.”
No director is currently attached, but we last heard in April that Lilla and Nora Zuckerman have been tapped to write the screenplay. The writing duo are best known for serving as co-showrunners on Peacock's Poker Face. Their prominent writing credits also include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Suits, Fringe, and Prodigal Son.
Campbell has been the face of the franchise since the 1996 original and has starred in six of the seven films, missing only 2023's Scream VI due to a contract dispute. She made her grand return for Scream 7 earlier this year, which also brought original screenwriter Kevin Williamson back to the series as director. The seventh installment ultimately became the highest-grossing film in the long-running franchise, grossing over $213.8 million worldwide ($121.9M domestic; $91.9M foreign) on an estimated $45 million production budget.
With Campbell back in the fold, it remains to be seen whether her surviving on-screen family—played by Isabel May ("Tatum Evans"), Joel McHale ("Mark Evans"), Maggie Toomey ("Emma Evans"), and Annabelle Toomey ("Rebecca Evans")—will also return, though we'd bet on seeing them again in some capacity. It's also likely a safe bet that franchise veterans Courteney Cox ("Gale Weathers"), Jasmin Savoy Brown ("Mindy Meeks-Martin"), and Mason Gooding ("Chad Meeks-Martin") will return alongside her.
The Scream franchise remains one of Paramount's most lucrative properties and will likely continue playing a major role for the studio post-merger. To date, the seven films have grossed a combined $1.126 billion at the global box office.
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Ghostface returns with a vengeance — and this time it’s personal. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a quiet life with her family, far from the horrors that once defined her. But when Sidney’s daughter (Isabel May) becomes his next target, her worst fears become reality. Forced to face the nightmare she thought was buried, Sidney launches a relentless fight to protect her family.