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Line 4: \| name = Scream VI \| image = Scream VI poster.jpg \| alt = \| caption = Theatrical release poster \| director = {{Plainlist\| Line 53: \| language = English \| budget = $33–35{{nbsp}}million<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vi-box-office-65-1235348571/\|title=Box Office: 'Scream VI' Scares Off 'Creed III,' '65' With Series-Best $44.5M Opening l\|last=McClintock\|first=Pamela\|date=March 12, 2023\|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|access-date=March 12, 2023\|archive-date=March 11, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311204039/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vi-box-office-65-1235348571/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="budget" /> \| gross = $169.1{{nbsp}}million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo\|title=Scream VI\|id=17663992\|access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers\|title=Scream VI (2023) - Financial Information\|id=Scream-VI-(2023)\|access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref> }} Line 60: A sixth ''Scream'' film was announced just weeks after the successful debut of ''Scream'' (2022). Much of the cast signed on to reprise their roles, with Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett, Vanderbilt, and Busick also returning. Filming took place in [[Montreal]], Canada, from June to late August 2022. [[Neve Campbell]] did not reprise her role as [[Sidney Prescott]] due to a pay dispute, making this the only ''Scream'' film not to feature her. [[Brian Tyler]], who had scored the fifth film, returned to compose and conduct the score, with Sven Faulconer joining Tyler as a co-composer. ''Scream VI'' premiered at the [[Lincoln Square, Manhattan\|AMC Lincoln Square Theater]] in [[Manhattan]] on March 6, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 10 by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $169{{nbsp}}million worldwide, becoming the first installment in the franchise to earn over $100{{nbsp}}million at the domestic US box office since ''[[Scream 2]]'' (1997) and the highest-grossing ''Scream'' film in the United States and Canada (unadjusted for inflation). It won [[MTV Movie Award for Movie of the Year\|Best Movie]] at the [[2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards]] and ranked #3 on ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade".<ref name="MTV Movie & TV Award winners" /><ref>{{Cite magazine \|date=July 5, 2024 \|first=Richard \|last=Newby \|title=The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-modern-slasher-movies/ \|access-date=July 8, 2024 \|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> A sequel, ''Scream 7'', is scheduled to be released on February 27, 2026. ==Plot== One year after the Woodsboro killings orchestrated by [[Richie Kirsch]] and [[Amber Freeman]],{{efn\|name=Scream\|As depicted in ''[[Scream (2022 film)\|Scream]]'' (2022)}} Blackmore University [[professor]] Laura Crane is [[catfishing\|catfished]] and murdered by her student Jason Carvey wearing a [[Ghostface (Scream)\|Ghostface]] costume because of him blaming her for failing. Jason plots with his roommate Greg to kill sisters [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Sam Carpenter\|Sam]] and [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Tara Carpenter\|Tara Carpenter]] to finish the "movie" that Richie and Amber wanted to make. However, Jason receives a call from a different Ghostface, who has killed Greg and subsequently stabs Jason to death. ~~Sam~~The ~~and~~Carpenter ~~Tara~~sisters now live in [[New York City]], with Tara attending Blackmore University alongside fellow survivors twins [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Chad Meeks-Martin\|Chad]] and [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Mindy Meeks-Martin\|Mindy Meeks-Martin]], their roommate Quinn Bailey, Mindy's girlfriend Anika Kayoko, and Chad's roommate Ethan Landry. Sam attends therapy with Dr. Christopher Stone and has become a public pariah because of an online conspiracy theory that she was the true mastermind of the recent killings. Quinn's father, Detective Wayne Bailey, calls Sam in for questioning as her ID was found at the scene of Jason's murder, along with a Ghostface mask worn by Richie and Amber. On the way to the station, Ghostface calls Sam from Richie's phone, who then attacks Tara and kills multiple bystanders in a bodega, and leaves behind another Ghostface mask worn in the 2011 Woodsboro killings.{{efn\|name=Scream 4\|As depicted in ''[[Scream 4]]'' (2011)}} At the [[New York City Police Department\|NYPD]] police station, the Carpenter sisters meet with [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] special agent [[Kirby Reed]], a survivor of the 2011 killings,{{efn\|name=Scream 4}} and reporter [[Gale Weathers]], who has since written a new book on the previous Woodsboro killings despite promising the ~~Carpenter~~ sisters that she would not.{{efn\|name=Scream}} She tells them she spoke to [[Sidney Prescott]] and that she has gone into hiding to protect her family. Dr. Stone is murdered by Ghostface, who steals Sam's file and leaves behind a mask worn in the Hollywood killings.{{efn\|name=\|As depicted in ''[[Scream 3]]'' (2000)}} Mindy theorizes that the killer is following the rules of film franchises, specifically the rule that anyone can die while the franchise will still continue. From his window, Sam's boyfriend Danny witnesses Ghostface stabbing Quinn in ~~Sam~~the ~~and~~Carpenter ~~Tara~~sisters's apartment before attacking the group and killing Anika, leaving behind a mask worn in the Windsor College killings.{{efn\|name=\|As depicted in ''[[Scream 2]]'' (1997)}} Gale takes the group to an abandoned theater she found while investigating, which has been set up as a shrine to the Ghostface killers, featuring many items of evidence related to previous massacres now displayed like film props. Ghostface calls Gale at her apartment and torments her about ~~the death of~~ [[Dewey Riley]]'s death before killing her boyfriend and attacking her. ~~Sam~~The ~~and~~Carpenter ~~Tara~~sisters arrive just in time to stop Ghostface from killing Gale, who is taken to the hospital. The group agrees to meet Kirby at the theater to trap Ghostface. Mindy is stabbed by Ghostface on the train. At the theater, Sam sees a hallucination of her father, original Ghostface killer [[Billy Loomis]]. Taking his knife from the original murders,{{efn\|As depicted in ''[[Scream (1996 film)\|Scream]]'' (1996)}} she realizes they have been locked inside. Two Ghostfaces appear and attack Chad. Wayne and Kirby both arrive with guns drawn and he shoots her, revealing himself as a third Ghostface and the mastermind. His accomplices are his children, revealed to be Ethan and a still-alive Quinn, who faked her death to ease suspicion. They reveal their motive is to take revenge on Sam for killing Richie,{{efn\|name=Scream}} who was their brother and Wayne's first-born son, and that they defamed Sam online and infiltrated her life with the intent of killing her. ~~Sam~~The ~~and~~Carpenter ~~Tara~~sisters ultimately gain the upper hand and fight them off, with Tara stabbing Ethan and Sam killing Quinn while briefly rendering Wayne unconscious. Sam then dons her father's Ghostface costume, taunts Wayne with a phone call, and stabs him to death. Ethan resurfaces, but Kirby smashes a television set over his head, killing him. Sam agrees to let Tara live her life more independently, and Tara agrees to go to therapy. As ~~Mindy, Chad,~~Kirby and ~~Kirby~~the Meeks twins are taken to the hospital, Sam stares at her father's Ghostface mask before discarding it and following Tara and Danny into the city. == Cast == Line 98: == Production == === Development === Prior to the release of ''[[Scream 4]]'' (2011), series creator [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)\|Kevin Williamson]] claimed he had already "mapped out" ''Scream 5'' and ''Scream 6'', but would wait to see the box office success of the fourth installment before signing on for any more films.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Jagernauth \|first=Kevin \|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/04/kevin-williamson-wes-craven-will-wait-see-before-signing-on-to-scream-5-scream-6-119297/ \|title=Kevin Williamson & Wes Craven Will Wait & See Before Signing On To ''Scream 5'' & ''Scream 6'' \|date=April 8, 2011 \|website=[[IndieWire]] \|access-date=April 8, 2011 \|archive-date=April 19, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419215641/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/04/kevin-williamson-wes-craven-will-wait-see-before-signing-on-to-scream-5-scream-6-119297/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2014, Williamson revealed that ''Scream 4'' was intended to kick off a new trilogy of films, but the film "never took off in a way they hoped". Williamson also said that he would likely not be involved in any further entries, as the series director [[Wes Craven]] and his team were "done" with him.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Miska \|first=Brad \|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3304623/scream-craven-done-kevin-williamson-sequels-wanna-buy/ \|title=''Scream'': Craven Is 'Done With' Kevin Williamson; Has More Sequels If 'They Wanna Buy [Them]' \|date=July 24, 2014 \|website=Bloody Disgusting \|access-date=July 24, 2014 \|archive-date=November 13, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113062837/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3304623/scream-craven-done-kevin-williamson-sequels-wanna-buy/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In Williamson's initial pitch, ''Scream 5'' saw [[List of Scream (film series) characters#Jill Roberts\|Jill Roberts]] being stalked by a killer at her college campus, while ''Scream 6'' would feature Gale Weathers as the main character and deal with her relationship with Dewey Riley.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Thurman \|first=Trace \|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3698793/kevin-williamson-horror-queers-interview/ \|title=Kevin Williamson Details His Original Plans for ''Scream 5'' & ''Scream 6''! [Interview] \|date=January 14, 2022 \|website=Bloody Disgusting \|access-date=January 14, 2022 \|archive-date=May 11, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511045947/https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3698793/kevin-williamson-horror-queers-interview/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2022, [[Neve Campbell]], [[David Arquette]], [[Matt Bettinelli-Olpin]], and [[Tyler Gillett]] expressed interest in making future films in the series.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Clark \|first=Ellie \|title=''Scream 6'' Updates: Original Cast Discuss Possible Return \|url=https://screenrant.com/scream-6-neve-campbell-david-arquette-return-response \|website=[[Screen Rant]] \|access-date=January 11, 2022 \|date=January 11, 2022 \|archive-date=February 7, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207165556/https://screenrant.com/scream-6-neve-campbell-david-arquette-return-response/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Courteney Cox]] would later express an interest in a sequel while doing publicity for ''[[Shining Vale]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Cavanaugh \|first=Patrick \|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/scream-6-courteney-cox-return-gale-weathers-ghostface/ \|title=Scream Star Addresses Whether They Would Return for Sixth Film \|date=February 8, 2022 \|website=Comic Book \|access-date=February 8, 2022 \|archive-date=February 8, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208170757/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/scream-6-courteney-cox-return-gale-weathers-ghostface/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> A sixth film was officially green-lit on February 3, 2022, by [[Spyglass Media Group]]. Olpin and Gillett of [[Radio Silence Productions\|Radio Silence]] would return to direct while [[James Vanderbilt]] and [[Guy Busick]] would write the script once again.<ref name="date1">{{cite web \|last=Kroll \|first=Justin \|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/scream-sequel-moving-forward-at-paramount-and-spyglass-1234925874/ \|title=''Scream'' Sequel Moving Forward At Paramount And Spyglass \|date=February 3, 2022 \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|access-date=February 3, 2022 \|archive-date=February 3, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203173217/https://deadline.com/2022/02/scream-sequel-moving-forward-at-paramount-and-spyglass-1234925874/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of the month, Campbell was approached to return for the film.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Heching \|first=Dan \|url=https://people.com/movies/neve-campbell-scream-6-approached-for-horror-film-sequel/ \|title=Neve Campbell Says She's Been 'Approached' for ''Scream 6'': 'I'll Read the Script and See How I Feel' \|date=February 24, 2022 \|website=People Magazine \|access-date=February 24, 2022 \|archive-date=February 25, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225030846/https://people.com/movies/neve-campbell-scream-6-approached-for-horror-film-sequel/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, Cox had received the script and was courted to reprise her role.<ref name="CoxS6">{{cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Adreon \|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/screams-courteney-cox-reveals-when-the-sixth-movie-should-start-filming-and-its-soon \|title=''Scream''{{'s}} Courteney Cox Reveals When The Sixth Movie Should Start Filming (And It's Soon) \|date=March 16, 2022 \|website=CinemaBlend \|access-date=March 16, 2022 \|archive-date=March 16, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316235252/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/screams-courteney-cox-reveals-when-the-sixth-movie-should-start-filming-and-its-soon \|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in March, the sixth film's release date was set for March 31, 2023.<ref name="date2">{{cite tweet \|user=ScreamMovies \|title=Don't forget to set your alarm. The new #ScreamMovie is coming to theatres March 31, 2023 🔪 \|number=1504854244905480194 \|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> A few weeks later, plot details emerged, setting the film outside of Woodsboro. By June, it was announced the film would take place in New York City.<ref name="plot">{{cite web \|last=Miska \|first=Brad \|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3718926/ghostface-takes-manhattan-scream-6-will-take-place-in-new-york-city/ \|title=Ghostface Takes Manhattan: ''Scream 6'' Will Take Place in New York City \|date=June 12, 2022 \|website=Bloody Disgusting \|access-date=June 12, 2022 \|archive-date=June 14, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614194616/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3718926/ghostface-takes-manhattan-scream-6-will-take-place-in-new-york-city/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Ortega said the film would feature a more "aggressive and violent" Ghostface than in previous entries.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Sharf \|first=Zach \|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scream-6-ghostface-violent-gory-1235285654/ \|title=''Scream 6'' Will Be 'More Gory' and Have the Most 'Violent' Ghostface 'We've Ever Seen' \|date=June 6, 2022 \|website=Variety \|access-date=June 6, 2022 \|archive-date=June 6, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606140739/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scream-6-ghostface-violent-gory-1235285654/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> === Casting === Line 118 ⟶ 117: === Filming === [[Principal photography]] began on June 9, 2022, in [[Montreal]], Canada. Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak produced under Project X Entertainment, while [[Chad Villella]], [[Cathy Konrad]], [[Marianne Maddalena]] and Williamson served as executive producers.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Aberl \|first=Joseph \|url=https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/first-scream-6-set-photos-tease-new-york-city-setting/ \|title=First ''Scream 6'' Set Photos Tease New York City Setting \|date=June 11, 2022 \|website=Murphy's Multiverse \|access-date=June 11, 2022 \|archive-date=June 11, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611210802/https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/first-scream-6-set-photos-tease-new-york-city-setting/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Hayden Panettiere posed for a set photo on August 6, along with Jasmin Savoy Brown, that was picked up by various media outlets given her return to the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hermanns \|first=Grant \|date=August 6, 2022 \|title=Scream 6 Set Photo Gives First Look At Hayden Panetierre's Kirby Return \|url=https://screenrant.com/scream-6-kirby-hayden-panettierre-return-set-photo/ \|access-date=August 15, 2022 \|website=ScreenRant \|archive-date=August 15, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815080205/https://screenrant.com/scream-6-kirby-hayden-panettierre-return-set-photo/ \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hayden Panettiere Poses In ''Scream 6'' Behind-the-Scenes Set Photo \|url=https://www.etonline.com/hayden-panettiere-poses-in-scream-6-behind-the-scenes-set-photo-188687 \|access-date=August 15, 2022 \|website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] \|date=August 7, 2022 \|archive-date=August 13, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813204906/https://www.etonline.com/hayden-panettiere-poses-in-scream-6-behind-the-scenes-set-photo-188687 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Courteney Cox revealed she had finished filming her part as of August 14.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bowman \|first=Sabienna \|date=August 14, 2022 \|title=Courteney Cox Completes Filming on Scream 6, but Ghostface Follows Her Home \|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/node/48917968 \|access-date=August 15, 2022 \|website=POPSUGAR Entertainment UK}}</ref> Filming ended in late August.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mantilla \|first=Ryan Louis \|date=September 1, 2022 \|title=''Scream 6'' Wraps Filming \|url=https://collider.com/scream-6-wraps-filming-jenna-ortega/ \|access-date=September 28, 2022 \|website=Collider \|archive-date=September 28, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130034/https://collider.com/scream-6-wraps-filming-jenna-ortega/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> The subway scene was done without a green screen, largely relying on practical effects. According to director of photography Brett Jutkiewicz, "The special effects team was actually able to tow the car into and out of our subway platform set. So, there's some brief moments when you can see the car stopping at a station. That's actually practical. It's being pulled from a black fabric tunnel onto our subway platform set and you can actually see it pulling in." However, Jutkiewicz did originally protest the subway train flicker effects: "I definitely said to the directors, 'Is that too much? It's not totally realistic that it would flicker that much.' And they were like, 'No, we love it. It works.' And I think that's the whole thing about this film: we're creating this heightened naturalism where, even if something isn't super true to reality, we wanted it to be true enough to make you feel like you are in these environments while we heighten the experience and lean into the tension and the emotional experience the characters are going through."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mulcahey \|first=Matt \|date=March 22, 2023 \|title=Ghostface Takes Brooklyn: DP Brett Jutkiewicz on Scream VI {{!}} Filmmaker Magazine \|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/120540-interview-cinematographer-brett-jutkiewicz-scream-vi/ \|access-date=April 12, 2023 \|website=Filmmaker Magazine \|archive-date=April 12, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412142814/https://filmmakermagazine.com/120540-interview-cinematographer-brett-jutkiewicz-scream-vi/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Line 144 ⟶ 143: ===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose\|76\|6.7\|~~310~~313\|consensus=Certain aspects of horror's most murderously meta franchise may be going stale, but a change of setting and some inventive set pieces help keep ''Scream VI'' reasonably sharp.\|access-date=September 15, 2023\|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose\|61\|53\|ref=yes\|access-date=August 24, 2023}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale, while those at [[PostTrak]] gave it an overall 87% positive score, with 74% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="opening"/> ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''{{'s}} [[Richard Roeper]] gave the film three out of four stars, writing "Nevertheless, off we go on another aggressively gruesome, wickedly funny and at times cleverly staged ''Scream''-fest that cheerfully defies logic while hitting all the right notes we've come to expect from the franchise." He praised the performances of Barrera, Ortega and Brown and felt the film's ending was "the most outlandish and spectacularly brutal ending of all".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 8, 2023 \|last=Roeper \|first=Richard \|author-link=Richard Roeper \|title=''Scream VI'' goes to New York with some new twists \|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/3/8/23627353/scream-vi-review-movie-new-york-melissa-barrera-jenna-ortega-jasmin-savoy-brown \|access-date=March 8, 2023 \|website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] \|archive-date=March 8, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308083450/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/3/8/23627353/scream-vi-review-movie-new-york-melissa-barrera-jenna-ortega-jasmin-savoy-brown \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]], writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]'', gave the film a positive review despite finding it "too long", noting that it "is a pretty good thriller [...] [and] a gory homicidal shell game that's clever in all the right ways, staged and shot more forcefully than the previous film, eager to take advantage of its more sprawling but enclosed cosmopolitan setting".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gleiberman \|first=Owen \|author-link=Owen Gleiberman \|date=March 8, 2023 \|title=''Scream VI'' Review: Once More Unto the Mask, as Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega Battle Ghostface in New York \|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/scream-vi-review-jenna-ortega-1235545895/ \|access-date=March 8, 2023 \|website=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|archive-date=March 8, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308080736/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/scream-vi-review-jenna-ortega-1235545895/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 197 ⟶ 196: \|''Scream VI'' \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" \| <ref>{{cite web \|last1=Lewis \|first1=Hilary \|last2=Rahman \|first2=Abid \|title=People's Choice Awards Nominations: 'Barbie' Leads Film Nods With Nine \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2024-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-list-1235785327/ \|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|access-date=January 14, 2024 \|date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> \|- \| The Drama Movie Star of the Year Line 222 ⟶ 221: In March 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillet were "hopeful" for a seventh film in the series and said they would like to continue to see more films in the franchise "whether we're involved or not".<ref>{{Cite news \|first1=Armando \|last1=Tinoco \|first2=Scott \|last2=Shilstone \|date=March 7, 2023 \|title=''Scream 6'' Directors Are Hopeful For ''Scream 7'' 'Whether We're Involved Or Not' \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/scream-6-directors-hopeful-scream-7-future-film-franchise-1235281159/ \|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=March 14, 2023 \|archive-date=March 14, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314095110/https://deadline.com/2023/03/scream-6-directors-hopeful-scream-7-future-film-franchise-1235281159/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> They also stated that they wanted Campbell to return in future installments, saying "we'd love to be able to make another movie with her, and we're not giving up".<ref name="Davids-2023" /> In August, [[Christopher Landon (filmmaker)\|Christopher Landon]] was announced as the director of the seventh film.<ref>{{Cite news \|last1=Kit \|first1=Borys \|date=August 2, 2023 \|title=Christopher Landon to Direct 'Scream 7' \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-landon-to-direct-scream-7-1235549639/ \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|access-date=August 2, 2023 \|archive-date=August 5, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805014404/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-landon-to-direct-scream-7-1235549639/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Production had been slowed by the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike\|2023 Writers Guild of America]] and [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike\|SAG-AFTRA strikes]]; plans were pushed back again on November 21, when Barrera was fired from the film for social media posts in support of Palestine during the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]] which were interpreted as antisemitic by producers.<ref name="mbdropped">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/melissa-barrera-fired-scream-vii-1235669458/amp/ \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|language=en-US \|title=Melissa Barrera Dropped From ''Scream VII'' After Social Media Posts Amid Israel-Hamas War \|last=Couch \|first=Aaron \|date=November 21, 2023 \|accessdate=November 21, 2023 \|archive-date=November 21, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121220455/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/melissa-barrera-fired-scream-vii-1235669458/amp/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Manfredi \|first1=Lucas \|title=Entertainment Leaders Gary Barber, Ynon Kreiz, Jeffrey Katzenberg and More Jointly Denounce 'Brutal Attacks by Hamas'\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gary-barber-ynon-kreiz-jeffrey-katzenberg-hamas-israel-joint-statement/ \|access-date=14 January 2024 \|date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> The next day, it was announced that Ortega was not returning due to scheduling conflicts with filming the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Wednesday (TV series)\|Wednesday]]'',<ref name="JOnotreturning">{{Cite web \|last=D'Alessandro \|first=Anthony \|date=November 22, 2023 \|title=Jenna Ortega Not Returning For ''Scream 7'' Due To ''Wednesday'' Shooting Schedule – The Dish \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/jenna-ortega-scream-departure-melissa-barrera-wednesday-1235634200/ \|access-date=November 22, 2023 \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|language=en-US}}</ref> as well as due to salary disputes with Spyglass Media Group,<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kit \|first=Borys \| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-franchise-jenna-ortega-melissa-barrera-1235683989/ \| title=It's a Scary Time for the 'Scream' Franchise \| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \| date=November 29, 2023 }}</ref> while it was also reported that screenwriters Vanderbilt and Busick were now tasked with "starting from scratch".<ref>{{Cite web\| last1=Lang \|first1=Brent \|last2=Donnelly \|first2=Matt \|date=November 23, 2023 \|title=''Scream 7'' Faces Full Creative Reboot After Losing Jenna Ortega; Neve Campbell and Patrick Dempsey on Wish List (Exclusive) \|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/scream-7-eyes-neve-campbell-patrick-dempsey-to-return-1235805929/ \|access-date=November 23, 2023 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}</ref> On December 23, Landon announced that he was no longer associated with the sequel, saying: "I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited ''Scream 7'' weeks ago. 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."<ref>{{Cite web \|first1=Boris \|last1=Kit \|first2=Aaron \|last2=Couch \|date=December 23, 2023 \|title=''Scream VII'' Loses Director Christopher Landon: 'A Dream Job That Turned Into a Nightmare' \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vii-director-christopher-landon-drops-out-1235680696/ \|access-date=December 23, 2023 \|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=December 23, 2023 \|title=Director Christopher Landon Exits ''Scream 7'' \|first=Britta \|last=Devore \|url=https://collider.com/scream-7-director-christopher-landon-exits/ \|access-date=December 23, 2023 \|website=[[Collider (website)\|Collider]]}}</ref> In March 2024, Campbell wrote on her Instagram that she would return as Sidney. She also confirmed that [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)\|Kevin Williamson]], the writer and producer of several previous ''Scream'' films, would direct from a script by Busick, with Radio Silence returning as executive producers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kroll \|first=Justin \|date=March 12, 2024 \|title=Neve Campbell Announces She Is Back For New ''Scream'' Movie \|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/neve-campbell-scream-7-1235856220/ \|access-date=March 12, 2024 \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> ''Scream 7'' is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on February 27, 2026, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lang \|first=Brent \|date=October 1, 2024 \|title='Scream 7' Sets Release Date for February 2026 \|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/scream-7-release-date-2026-1236161625/ \|access-date=October 1, 2024 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}</ref> == Notes == Line 277 ⟶ 278: [[Category:Salary controversies in film]] [[Category:Spyglass Entertainment films]] [[Category:English-language horror thriller films]] [[Category:English-language mystery thriller films]]