Celeste O'Connor joins 'Scream 7' roster

The cast of Scream 7the next sequel to the slasher saga Screamhas just added a new member.

It is about Celeste O’Connorwhose details about his role have been kept under lock and key for now (via Deadline).

O'Connor joins Neve Campbell in his long-awaited return as Sidney Prescott, after having been absent from the previous installment, Scream VIdue to a salary dispute, as previously announced Isabel May (1883) playing the daughter of Sidney Prescott, who is rumored to be named Tatum, in honor of her mother's best friend, Tatum Riley (played by Rose McGowan in the original 1996 installment).

The young actress has been part of projects such as the last two installments of the franchise Ghostbusters (Afterlife y Frozen Empire), Madame Web, el slasher Freaky, A Good Personand the drama Selah and the Spades. He is currently filming the science fiction thriller UAP.

The path to the production of Scream VII It's been long. After the great commercial success of its predecessor, Scream 6the director of Freaky y Happy Death DayChristopher Landon, to take the reins of direction because Radio Silence wanted to work on Abigail y Ready or Not 2.

However, plans took a 180° turn when Melissa Barrera was fired after speaking out against the genocide taking place in Gaza and the call for a ceasefire. A couple of days later, Jenna Ortega left the project due to scheduling conflicts. Without the return of the two female leads, things got even worse when Landon announced his departure in December 2023, citing the toll it took on his mental health.

Kevin Williamsonthe creator and producer of the franchise since the original, signed on to direct the feature film, marking his debut as a director of a film in the franchise. Scream. Williamson has written the script for the original installment, and the sequels Scream 2 y Scream 4, and has been executive producer of Scream 5 y Scream 6. Since this announcement and that of Campbell's return, the development of the seventh installment took a stable course.

It is expected that Filming will begin in early 2025.

Recently, Patrick Dempsey revealed that he had had approaches to finalize his return as Detective Mark Kincaid, who in Scream 3 was in charge of the investigation of 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.

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.

At the time of writing, it is unknown if Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown will reprise their roles as siblings Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin from Scream 5 y 6.

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 release date set in theaters around the world for February 27, 2026.