Summary
- Fans want Scream 7 to reflect the tone of the original film with humor and character development.
- Enjoyable fan theories focus on casting, directorial changes, and the potential storyline of the sequel.
- Scream 7 should be a direct sequel to the 1996 film by embracing the clever, funny, and sarcastic essence of the franchise.
Scream 7 had a lot of behind-the-scenes changes before the horror sequel even began shooting, but most of all, fans want the seventh entry the slasher franchise to reflect the unique tone of the first entry. Audiences can’t get enough of the first movie’s jokes about horror movies, the development of final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and the ’90s tone.
Fans have been curious about casting announcements, how Kevin Williamson will direct the movie, and why Ghostface is chasing Sidney again. All Scream 7 fan theories are enjoyable to read, especially ones focusing on Ghostface. After all, unlike in other slasher films that follow the same villain for the entire franchise, Ghostface’s identity always changes, although of course they wear the same mask and cape. There are also, of course, fan theories about how Scream 7 will fit into the franchise. Some might wonder if Scream 7 is having a bit of an identity crisis since there have been so many changes, including Williamson taking over as director from Christopher Landon. This fan theory, however, is logical.
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This Scream 7 Fan Theory Says The Horror Movie Will Be A “Direct Sequel”
Redditor @MatteoNunziata shared that Scream 7 could be a “direct sequel” to Scream since so many horror movies are retconning franchises. The fan wrote:
“it will ignore the events of the recent entries and function as a direct sequel in the vein of Hollywood’s latest horror revivals”
There is a lot that Scream 7 needs to do in order to be an excellent sequel, and it makes sense for it to be a direct sequel to the first film. The fan continued that Scream 7 is:
“resetting the timeline to place Sidney Prescott back at the forefront.”
They added that Scream was about slashers, Scream 2 made fun of sequels, and Scream 3 commented on trilogies. Then, Scream 4 talked about remakes, Scream (2022) focused on requels, and Scream 6 was about franchises. Scream 7 needs its own voice, and this fan believes that Scream 7 can be about retconning a horror franchise. The fan wrote that many other horror movies have done the same thing, including David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy. Although one could say that Halloween Kills didn’t do a good job with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), these three films did avoid commenting on the previous Halloween sequels and went back to telling a story about the original final girl.
The fan explained:
“Hollywood keeps erasing entire storylines to return to its roots, discarding newer characters to make room for the original protagonists.”
This idea seems logical because the Scream franchise has already satirized slashers and commented on sequels and franchises, as the fan pointed out above. What else is left? The fan noted that several characters from the previous movies won’t be in the upcoming horror sequels, including Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and Sidney’s husband Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey). Since that’s the case, the movie can briefly and humorously mention those characters, and then focus on Sidney and the new characters.
How Can Scream 7 Be A Direct Sequel To The Original 1996 Movie?
Scream 7 can be a direct sequel to the 1996 Scream by embracing Scream‘s identity as a smart, funny, and sarcastic teen slasher movie. In the first film, Sidney is a teenage girl who misses her mother Maureen and who is doing her best to be a regular teenager despite this massive loss. Then, when Ghostface strikes in her small town of Woodsboro, California, she’s still dealing with the complications of high school life, including her relationship with Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). The fact that Billy is one of the two original Ghostface killers rocks her world.
Scream 7 should follow this trajectory, but this time, the sequel should have two main focuses: Sidney and her teenage daughter. This dual POV would allow the movie to tell a story about the younger characters while also shining a light on Sidney’s adult life. Although the most common storyline for a reboot is following the main character’s child, it works well in this case. No matter which former characters show up in Scream 7, fans keep coming back because of Sidney’s funny, brave, and clever vibe, and it will be great to see her at the center of the story.
Scream 7
- Release Date
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February 27, 2026
- Director
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Kevin Williamson
- Writers
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Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick, James Vanderbilt
- Producers
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Cathy Konrad, Gary Barber, Marianne Maddalena, Peter Oillataguerre, William Sherak, Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Ron Lynch
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Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
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Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
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Mason Gooding
Chad Meeks-Martin
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Jasmin Savoy Brown
Mindy Meeks-Martin
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