While most fans agree that Scream could be cooked after The firing of Melissa BarreraSpyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures continue to move forward with a reworked seventh installment that will bring back Sidney Prescott and presents his family with a world of pain and trauma. Now we know that Isabel May has landed the role of her daughter.

The Hollywood Reporter shared the news, pretty much confirming that the series might take the “legacy sequel” angle to salvage what it can. Mind you, the general public probably won’t care much about Barrera’s situation, but The absence of Jenna Ortega might be a bigger negative in the eyes of casual moviegoers.

Regardless, May (1883, Young Sheldon) is in talks to board the project, which is expected to be filmed sooner rather than later, as it is currently targeting a February 27, 2026, release date. Scream 1, 2 and 4 screenwriter Kevin Williamson directs, although it’s surprising that the screenplay once again comes from Guy Busick; he co-wrote Scream in 2022 and Scream 6 in 2023. Radio Silence was always supposed to leave after the last installment, but Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) was attached to the follow-up until it was heavily reworked after all the behind the scenes. dramatic scenes.

While the 2022 film, intended to reinvigorate the franchise without rebooting it, was considered a sort of legacy sequel by many moviegoers, the truth is that it pulled some surprising tricks and clever commentary on this very Hollywood phenomenon. Scream 6 then took things in a very different direction which was generally well received. That said, some of the fandom welcomes Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott with open arms, even if she now risks never getting a happy ending away from Ghostface’s killers.

For the Carpenter sisters (Barrera and Ortega), these developments mean their story has been resolved with just two films…unless that same situation brings them back into the fold years later, with past conflicts and feelings left behind (I’d really prefer not to be surprised). If nothing else, the ending of Scream 6 is a perfect conclusion to their shared story, giving horror fans bothered by this revamp an easy out.

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