We now know when 'Scream VII' starring Neve Campbell will scare its way into theaters. Campbell and director Kevin Williamson took to Instagram Tuesday to share that the seventh installment of the 'Scream' franchise will hit theaters on February 27, 2026. The actress announced she would return to the world of 'Scream' earlier this year after sitting out 'Scream VI' over a salary dispute with producer Spyglass.
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00:00We now know when Scream 7, starring Nev Campbell, will scare its way into theaters.
00:05Campbell and director Kevin Williamson took to Instagram Tuesday to share that the seventh
00:09installment in the Scream franchise will hit theaters on February 27, 2026. The actress
00:15announced she would return to the world of Scream earlier this year after sitting out Scream 6 over
00:20a salary dispute with producer Spyglass. When first announcing the news, Campbell also revealed
00:25that franchise creator Williamson would direct Scream 7. Williamson wrote the script for the
00:301996 original, as well as Scream 2 and Scream 4. Scream 7 underwent a creative overhaul following
00:36last year's high-profile firing of star Melissa Barrera over social media posts she made amid the
00:41Israel-Hamas war, as well as the exit of Jenna Ortega, who quietly left the project several
00:45months earlier. In the wake of these changes, original director Christopher Landon also
00:50departed the project. Filmmaking trio Radio Silence revitalized the franchise with 2022's
00:55Scream, which featured Campbell. Fourteen months later, they released Scream 6, which broke the
01:00franchise's record for biggest opening weekend with a $44.5 million debut, on its way to grossing
01:06$166.3 million globally. For more on this story, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.