Sidney Prescott, her husband and their daughter must survive a new cycle of bloodshed from Ghostface.
Even with Kevin Williamson returning to write (with Guy Busick) and direct, Scream 7 (2026) struggles to meet expectations. There is a sense of creative déjà vu running through its veins... it borrows not just from its own legacy but echoes the reinvention seen in the Halloween franchise and many more. Instead of sharpening the formula, it often feels like it is recycling it.
As well as inducing eye rolling, it times it leaves you question character logic. That said, there is genuine appeal in seeing Neve Campbell return as Sidney Prescott (Evans), alongside Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers.
The cameos (including Matthew Lillard as ‘Stu Macher’, and returns from David Arquette and others) are welcome and handled with a degree of restraint, though the much-teased AI angle feels underdeveloped. It is a missed opportunity-not least because it could have plausibly included figures such as Billy Loomis.
Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin steals every scene. Michelle Randolph as Madison, McKenna Grace and Asa Germann (as Lucas Bowden) are all memorable. Sidney's daughter Tatum Evans, played by Isabel May-feels miscast. A switch with Grace might have worked better.
Williamson's directing along some hard hitting violence and bloody effects for the most part hits the mark. Marco Beltrami's score and Ramsey Nickell's cinematography help elevate the film.
Where the film falters most is in its final act. The reveal and resolution feel rushed and flat. That said, there are flashes of wit, some solid set-pieces, and a clear affection for the franchise throughout-but it never quite lands the killer blow.
If an eighth instalment happens, it would do well to move forward with conviction rather than reflection. The pieces are still there-it just needs the groundbreaking nerve to use them.Rushed and flat.
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