That Scream VI did not count on the presence of Sidney Prescottthe main character of the saga played by Neve Campbell since the original 1996 film, was a scourge with which the studio, Spyglass Media Grouphad to deal.
The actress herself made it public at the time that she was not returning to the saga in the sixth film because the amount they offered her to repeat her role was not equal to her status. Additionally, Campbell highlighted that “If it were a man, the amount would have been much higher“.
As in Spyglass they had Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega To cover the leading roles, they opted to continue without Sidney Prescott and the move turned out reasonably well.
But everything changed Scream 7the firing of Melissa Barrera for sharing her opinions on the war in Gaza began a wave of abandonments that continued with Jenna Ortega, who had scheduling conflicts with the production of Wednesdayand Christopher Landonthe director, who also left the project.
Neve Campbell returns to save Scream 7but for a price
Speaking recently with PeopleNeve Campbell has shared her excitement at the idea of reprising the role of Sidney Prescott, especially since she believes that the studio has listened to her concerns and salary demands from the first moment they sat down to negotiate.
“I’m very grateful that the studio listened to me when I talked about the salary discrepancy and that the ‘Scream VI’ negotiations didn’t seem respectful to me.
When they first contacted me for Scream 7, I was like, ‘I don’t know how they’d find respectful. We may be at very different points.’ But they started with a big bet, so it was wonderful.
It feels good to have put that out into the world, to have been heard and to make a difference that way. I hope other people have that opportunity too.
In addition to Campbell, Scream 7 will also have Kevin Williamsonco-creator of the slasher sagaas director, and is testing the return of Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, although this has not yet been confirmed.
However, despite the well-deserved enthusiasm of Neve Campbell, the studio has opened another front with the sudden dismissal of Melissa Barrera, one that many fans do not overlook despite the returns that we will see in the franchise. For now, Scream 7 It does not have a scheduled release date.
