'Scream 7' casts Isabel May as Sidney Prescott's daughter

The development of the next sequel to the slasher saga Screamcontinues running.

The most recent news confirms Scream 7 ficho a Isabel May to play Sidney Prescott's daughter Neve Campbell. The agreement has been signed, Deadline reported.

May is known for giving life to Elsa Dutton in 1883the prequel series to the acclaimed Yellowstone from Paramount+. He took up the same role in the series 1923. His other upcoming films include the action thriller Karoshithe horror film Menacethe romantic tragicomedy Fallingthe rom-com Love Languageand the revenge thriller, Wild World.

The actress is joining a cast that has confirmed the return of Campbell, who after having been absent from Scream VI (2023), due to a salary dispute, is back for the seventh installment, reprising his iconic role as Sidney Prescott. Scream VI It has been Campbell's only absence from the franchise.

May will be playing one of Sidney's daughters with Mark Kincaid, a character characterized by Patrick Dempsey in Scream 3 (2000). In that sequel, Kincaid was a Los Angeles detective in charge of investigating the murders associated with Stab 3the movie within the movie. In Scream (2022) y Scream VI (2023) it was confirmed off-camera that Sidney married Mark and they have two daughters and a young son.

Recently, Dempsey revealed that he had been approached about returning as Mark Kincaid, saying, “I'm waiting for the script. “There has been a conversation about it.”

Another of the original members, Courteney Coxreported last September that she was not “officially signed” yet. The actress is in negotiations to reprise her iconic role as Gale Weathers.

The also called Scream VII It will be directed by a veteran connoisseur of the franchise, Kevin Williamsoncreator of the saga and screenwriter of the original installment, and the sequels Scream 2, Scream 4and executive producer of the two most recent, Scream 5 y Scream VI.

Williamson took the reins as director of Scream 7 following the departure of Christopher Landon in December 2023. Scream 7 will mark his debut as director of a film in the franchise Scream.

Plans for the seventh Scream changed drastically when Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera over the actress' social media posts about the war between Israel and Hamas. A few days later it was announced that Jenna Ortega was also out due to work schedule conflicts. Shortly after, director Christopher Landon announced his departure. At the time of writing, it is unknown if Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown will reprise their roles as

From there, Spyglass redirected plans, brought back Campbell, and ordered a new script.

The script of Scream 7 was written by Guy Busickfrom a story of James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. They both wrote the script for Scream 5 y Scream 6.

With details of the plot to be known, it is known that the seventh film will return to the roots of Scream and will focus on Sidney Prescott (Campbell). The actress told Entertainment Tonight last July that “Let's follow Sidney. I was introduced to the concept and it’s the reason I joined.”

Vanderbilt produce Scream 7 alongside William Sherak and Paul Neinstein of Project X Entertainment, and executive producers Radio Silence (consisting of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella).

The most recent sequel, Scream 6was released in theaters in March 2023, grossing more than $168 million worldwide, breaking the record for the best domestic box office (US) for the slasher saga with $108.1 million. The six installments have a combined global box office of more than $908 million.

Paramount Pictures will distribute the film produced by Spyglass Media, with a date set in theaters around the world for February 27, 2026.