The Scream franchise was built on meta commentary on the horror genre, but Kevin Williamson has implied that Scream 7 will differ from past installments in that regard.
“This movie doesn’t really have that meta goal,” Williamson told Empire. “It’s continuing the legacy of Sidney Prescott. It’s about her daughter. It’s about family.”
Neve Campbell returns to star after sitting out Scream VI, with Isabel May joining as her daughter. While the self-awareness may be turned down, the gore will be ramped up.
“We said, ‘We’re gonna be less bloody,’” Williamson laughs. “We kind of screwed up with that. I said, ‘I think we need more blood.’ And Neve was like, ‘I think you’re right.’”
That’s reflected in Scream 7‘s newly minted R rating for “strong bloody violence, gore, and language.”
The latest entry in the slasher saga opens in theaters — including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and other premium large formats — on February 27 via Paramount.
Williamson (writer of Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 4) directs from a script he co-wrote with Guy Busick (Scream 2022, Scream VI).
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.
Campbell and May are joined by franchise veterans Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Timothy Simons, and Mark Consuelos round out the cast.
