Summary
Many changes have happened sinceScream7was announced in 2023, fromChristopher Landon exiting the projecttoJenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera no longer being partof the movie. Although Neve Campbell didn’t return forScream 6because she wasn’t offered a fair salary, there is still hope that she could star in the new horror movie. SinceSidney Prescott is one of the most famous final girls in the horror genre, many would say that there will always be a place for her independence, strength, and intelligence.
With fans wondering whatScream 7will look like, it’s the perfect time to wonder if Sidney Prescott should come back or if the slasher franchise can move on without her. This is a subject that many fans have been debating for a while now.
Do Scream Fans Want Sidney Prescott To Return For Scream 7?
Ever sinceScream 7was first announced, fans of the slasher franchise have debated whether they want to see Neve Campbell play Sidney Prescott again. In athread on the topic on Reddit, fans agreed that the character would need to be integrated into the story seamlessly and logically. It wouldn’t make sense to feature Sidney just because. Redditor @Antique-Cantaloupe69 wrote:
“It would have to be something that directly affects her and the life she’s built. In 6 she wasn’t involved because Sam was the target. She and her family went into hiding as a precaution but she wasn’t targeted… they would both have to be targets or both affected somehow.”
Several fans raised the point that Sidney should appear inScream 7because she doesn’t have a satisfying conclusion inScream (2022).Redditor @Zestyclose-Check wrote that Campbell “deserves a better send off to her character” than what she got in the fifth movie in the franchise. Redditor @joe96ab agreed:
“I think they should give us a little more closure. I want to actually see her and her family properly exit the franchise. They can leave the country at the end of 7 or something.”
Redditor @DylanDrthinks that if an eighthScreammovie was made, it would be fun if the franchise followed theNightmare On Elm StreetmovieNew Nightmare.It would definitely be fun ifScream 8told a meta story about Campbell playing this iconic final girl for so long. Thetrue story behind Freddy Krueger killing people in their dreamsmakes everyNightmaremovie seem more eerie and chilling, and since the late and legendary director Wes Craven worked on both horror franchises, this would be fitting.
The fan wrote, “Scream 8should be Neve returning to play herself being attacked by Ghostface in real life like Wes Craven’sNew Nightmare. Sidney’s story is done, but it would be a great way to refresh the series while also giving Neve an incredible final send-off from the franchise!”
What Happened To Sidney Prescott In Scream (2022)?
Horror fans were thrilled thatNeve Campbell returned to play Sidney PrescottinScream (2022). When Dewey Riley (David Arquette) calls her to let her know that another Ghostface is going on a reign of terror, Sidney is scared but fully prepared to return to her old life. She takes all the lessons that she has learned in the years since she left her hometown of Woodsboro, California and teams up with Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) andGale Weathers (Courteney Cox), who thankfully survivesScream 6, to end this killing spree once and for all. Sidney has been living a nice family life with her husband Mark Kincaid and their two children, and it’s unnerving for her to deal with her traumatic memories from the past.
Sidney survives yet another attack from Ghostface inScream (2022)and has one of the most hilarious and intelligent lines in the entire movie. When Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison) is revealed as one of the two killers, Sidney says:
“Let me guess, the movies made you do it?”
Scream (2022)featured several fresh characters, including Jenna Ortega’s characterTara Carpenter who loves elevated horror moviesand who survives the first Ghostface attack in the horror movie. While it was fun to see how new characters like Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy-Brown) fit into the story, it was also great to see what one of the best examples ofthe horror movie final girl tropewas doing.
While Neve Campbell’s reasoning for not joiningScream 6makes sense, she explained in an interview withPeoplethat she felt “sad” about it. She said:
“I love these movies. I love Sidney. I love this franchise; I’m so grateful for it. But at the same time, I really just couldn’t bear the idea of walking onto [the sixth film] and feeling undervalued.”
While it remains to be seen if Campbell will return forScream 7, there aremany ways that Sidney could fit into the franchise again. It doesn’t feel like her story is over.
