Kevin Williamson on the possibility of 'Scream 8': “We have a lot of ideas”

Kevin Williamsoncreator of the franchise Screamclaims to have many ideas for a possible and future Scream 8; Whether it comes to fruition or not depends on how successful it is. Scream 7now in theaters.

In statements shared by Variety, he explains:

“If this movie is successful and there is an audience, we will surely make it because, 1) I think the studio would like to make it, and 2) we, those who make these movies, would love to make it because… they are entertaining to make, and very fun”.

And everything seems to indicate that there is still a large audience hungry for Scream. On Thursday, during the preview day of Scream 7 in the United States, The slasher sequel grossed a franchise-record $7.8 million.surpassing the previous record of $5.7 million from the premiere of Scream VI (2023).

Besides, Expert projections suggest that Scream 7 could have an opening weekend between $40 and $50 million at the US box office. The best premiere at the national box office is the sixth installment, released in 2023, with a box office premiere of

This same week, Variety reported that, “insider information suggests that there are already plans for the killer's lethal return in an eighth film,” with the franchise's executive producer, Marianne Maddalena, commenting that the filming of Scream 8 It could start in the fall. However, some sources say it is still too early to determine when they might start filming.

Scream 7 marks Williamson's debut as director of the franchise Screamafter having written the script for the 1996 original, and the sequels Scream 2 y Scream 4, and having been executive producer of the relaunches of Scream (2022) y Scream VI (2023).

Williamson y Guy Busick they co-wrote the script Scream 7 from a story of James Vanderbilt & Guy Busick (Scream 5, Scream 6).

Scream 7 features the expected return of Neve Campbell as the iconic Scream Queen and Final Girl, Sidney Prescott, after having been absent from the sixth installment due to a salary dispute that has been resolved for the seventh film; Courteney Cox reprises her role as Gale Weathers, becoming the only member of the cast to be part of all the installments of the franchise; his participation in Scream VI (2023) led her to be the first woman to appear six times consecutively in the same horror franchise, now extending his record to seven.

But the returns of Campbell and Cox are not the only ones; Mason Gooding y Jasmin Savoy Brown reprise their roles as twins Chad and Mindy, with other surprises being the return of Matthew Lillard (Scream) y Scott Foley (Scream 3), who played Ghostface in the first and third installments, respectively, and David Arquette back as Dewey, who died in the fifth film. To know the nature of the returns of these three cast members, you have to go to the cinema to see Scream 7.

New additions to the cast include Isabel May (1883), Celeste O’Connor (Freaky), Asa Germann (The Boys), Mckenna Grace (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2), Sam Calculator (The Fabelmans), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Mark Consuelos (Live with Kelly & Mark), Ethan Embry (Grace and Fankie), Timothy Simmons (Nobody Wants This), Michelle Randolph (Landman, 1923), Jimmy Tatro (You’re Cordially Invited), y Joel McHale (Community) as Mark Evans, Sidney's husband. Roger L. Jackson It's Ghostface's voice.

In the new sequel, Sidney (Campbell) must face Ghostface once again, after the masked villain threatens what she loves most: her daughter, Tatum (played by Isabel May of 1883), whose name is a nod to Sidney's best friend in the original installment, Tatum Riley (played by Rose McGowan).

During the world premiere of Scream 7 in Los Angeles, Variety asked Cox if he would return to a future Scream 8with the actress joking: “How do you know I survived Scream 7? I think everyone should want to do another one. Scream. It's fun and cool. I don't think I can do the next one, but maybe we'll see.”

When the first one was released Scream In 1996, Cox said he never thought he would still be playing Gale three decades later, “But after the first one came out, I thought: 'Until they kill me, I'll be back.'”

Scream 7 already in cinemas.