Sidney Prescott will return for “Scream 8”.
Neve Campbell has confirmed that she will reprise her role as the ultimate final girl after Sidney survives her final altercation with the Ghostface masked killers in “Scream 7.”
The 2025 film was a major box office success, tallying the 30-year-old franchise’s biggest opening ever ($97.2 million worldwide) and ultimately becoming the highest-grossing installment in the series ($208 million worldwide against a $45 million budget). As a result, Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures, which distributes the films, quickly began developing “Scream 8.”
Campbell confirmed his involvement Monday during an interview with the Associated Press, promoting his role in the Netflix series “Black Doves.”
“’Cry 8.’ That’s in the works as well,” Campbell said, listing the meta-horror film among his upcoming projects. When asked for more details about what Sidney will face this time around, she hesitated. “You know, I can’t tell you anything about Scream 8,” Campbell said with a laugh. “I’ll be there.”
Campbell has starred in six of the seven “Scream” films, taking a break for 2023’s “Scream 6” following a contract dispute. She returned for “Scream 7” after receiving a $7 million salary to play Sidney again.
At the time, she told CBS Mornings that she “didn’t think I could live with myself” if she accepted the offer to return for “Scream 6,” knowing that her “value to this franchise was greater than what had been offered.” “I just didn’t feel right… For me, I had to make this choice,” she said.
In 2022, Campbell said Variety that she would not return for the sixth installment because she felt that “the offer presented to me was not equivalent to the value I brought to the franchise”.
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