SCREAM 7 Is Officially Moving Forward With A New Director

SCREAM 7 Is Officially Moving Forward With A New Director

Confirming recent rumors, the duo known as Radio Silence will not be taking the helm of the next Scream movie, with Christopher Landon (Freaky, Happy Death Day) stepping in to take over...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 03, 2023 06:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Scream
Source: Via FearHQ

Following a recent rumor that a new Scream movie was in the works without Radio Silence at the helm, we now have confirmation that Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment are working on a seventh instalment in the iconic horror franchise.

As previously reported, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo known as Radio Silence, will not be back to helm the project after directing the previous two entries. It seems the pair will be stepping away to focus on their untitled Universal Monster movie (which is believed to be a take on Dracula's Daughter), but they will remain on board in a producing capacity.

Instead, Christopher Landon, (the Happy Death Day movies, Freaky) will take charge of Ghostface's return to the big screen

Pre-production won't be able to commence until after the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes come to an end, so don't be surprised if we're waiting another while (potentially a long while) for any official updates on this next Scream movie.

It's a given that the surviving "Core Four" played by Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmine Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding will be back (and no doubt invincible as ever), and we may also see Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers after her near-fatal encounter with the masked killer in Scream VI.

There have been rumors that Neve Campbell may reprise the role of Sydney Prescott after sitting out the last film, but we wouldn't put too much stock in those reports just yet.

Are you looking forward to another Scream movie with some fresh blood behind the camera? Drop us a comment down below.

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/3/2023, 6:53 AM
I'll see it because the director has made some entertaining movies. Not because of Scream 6, that movie was a shitshow
kirklazarus87
kirklazarus87 - 8/3/2023, 7:05 AM
Can't wait to see how Randy's nephew and niece get stabbed 10000 times only to be back for Scream 8
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/3/2023, 7:47 AM
I like scream series how many can they make that killer is friend family member from previous sequels ?
CoHost
CoHost - 8/3/2023, 7:54 AM
Great. Toilet humor for Scream!
Origame
Origame - 8/3/2023, 8:28 AM
Makes sense. Last one was basically "scream but only the killers die"
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/3/2023, 9:34 AM
I cant watch another one of these. I just cant. Stop it.
Webster614
Webster614 - 8/3/2023, 11:05 AM
@Shivermetimbers - ...... so don't?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/3/2023, 11:02 AM
Awful franchise since Scream 1
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 8/3/2023, 11:09 AM
I'm 50/50 with this on one half I feel like some new blood will help the franchise, but on the other half this guys other films lead me to believe we'll probably get a film in the vain of the MTV scream show.

Scream 6 was on its way to being one of my favorite until they ruined it with the killer review and motivation, so I hope this means we are getting new writers as well.
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 8/3/2023, 1:07 PM
I really wish they would've just ended this franchise after 3 or 4. But sadly, I suppose it was its destiny to become like the other slasher franchises that overstayed their welcomes & saw diminishing returns in quality as well as audience anticipation.
ScottPilgrim29
ScottPilgrim29 - 8/3/2023, 1:50 PM
So instead of greenlighting Happy Death Day 3, they are still gonna milk out Scream franchise. Scream 6 was horrible. Hope Landon brings in his sense of humour and gore to 7th one.
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