{"id":134733,"date":"2025-05-27T01:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134733\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T01:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:58:12","slug":"beloved-scream-franchise-star-laments-getting-left-out-of-seventh-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134733\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Scream Franchise Star Laments Getting Left Out of Seventh Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/tag\/movie\/scream-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scream 7<\/a> bringing back several characters from the dead, one franchise alum hopes to join in on the fun and see her character emerge from the afterlife. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/tag\/movie\/scream-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scream 2<\/a> star Sarah Michelle Gellar hopes for another run in the titular slasher film series nearly 30 years after seeing others return from the dead for the next sequel.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QTSIcrKkdZs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, Gellar expressed interest in seeing her character, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/scream-2-proved-sarah-michelle-gellar-unluckiest-scream-queen-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cici Cooper<\/a>, appear in Scream 7 or a future sequel despite being one of Ghostface&#8217;s many victims in the eponymous franchise. However, Gellar never got a call from creator Kevin Williamson or the Scream brass about a comeback. \u201cI tried to get in Scream \u2013 <strong>nobody wanted me<\/strong>,\u201d Gellar said. \u201cThey were bringing everybody back, <strong>I kept thinking I would get a call<\/strong>. I didn\u2019t get a call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/kiefer-sutherland-mirrors-hulu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mirrors 2008 Movie\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mirrors-2008-movie.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/mirrors-2008-movie.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/kiefer-sutherland-mirrors-hulu\/\" title=\"Kiefer Sutherland&#039;s Forgotten 17-Year-Old Horror Movie Hits Hulu Next Month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tKiefer Sutherland&#8217;s Forgotten 17-Year-Old Horror Movie Hits Hulu Next Month<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">An underappreciated horror film is about to get a new streaming home, and Kiefer Sutherland fans couldn&#8217;t be happier.<\/p>\n<p>Gellar&#8217;s time as a scream queen in Scream 2 was brief as Cici was murdered early in the award-winning sequel. The acclaimed actor believes Scream 7 would have been the perfect time to bring Cici back following the inclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/david-arquette-scream-7-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Arquette<\/a>&#8216;s Dewey Riley and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/matthew-lillard-discusses-scream-7-returning-30-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Lillard<\/a>&#8216;s Stu Macher, both of whom were also killed off in the early Scream films. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of people that died in all the Scream movies that are back. Skeet [Ulrich], [Matthew] Lillard \u2013 I\u2019m just saying I\u2019m waiting for my call,\u201d Gellar said.<\/p>\n<p>                        Scream 7 Features Some Old Faces and a New Direction<\/p>\n<p>Directed by franchise creator Kevin Williamson, Scream 7 is set to debut following a slew of creative shifts triggered by the departure of helmers Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett), plus star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/scream-legacy-star-melissa-barrera-controversial-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melissa Barrera&#8217;s controversial exit<\/a>. Along with the return of deceased characters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/scream-7-will-focus-on-sidney-prescott-neve-campbell-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scream 7 will revolve around Neve Campbell&#8217;s legacy character<\/a>, Sidney Prescott, and her family after Campbell skipped Scream VI due to salary disagreements.<\/p>\n<p>Scream 7 wrapped filming in March after a January production start. Scream mainstay Courtney Cox will reprise her role as Gale Weathers, while Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding are again playing twins Mindy Meeks-Martin and Chad Meeks-Martin, returning from 2022&#8217;s Scream and Scream VI. Roger L. Jackson also returns as the voice of Ghostface, a role he&#8217;s played since the original Scream.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/sarah-michelle-gellar-explains-why-buffy-reboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"1408\" height=\"704\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buffy cast\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/buffy-cast.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/buffy-cast.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/sarah-michelle-gellar-explains-why-buffy-reboot\/\" title=\"Sarah Michelle Gellar Explains Why Buffy Reboot Is Needed Now &#039;More Than Ever&#039;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSarah Michelle Gellar Explains Why Buffy Reboot Is Needed Now &#8216;More Than Ever&#8217;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Sarah Michelle Gellar is about to reprise her role as Buffy, and she&#8217;s excited about it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gellar is also associated with another cult classic horror film, notably starring as Helen Shivers in I Know What You Did Last Summer, which Williamson wrote. With I Know What You Did Last Summer getting a sequel 28 years after the original, there were rumors of Helen returning for the movie despite being killed off in the first installment. However, the remake&#8217;s director, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-sarah-michelle-gellar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she was unsuccessful in convincing Gellar to return<\/a> despite &#8220;relentlessly&#8221; trying to get her on board.<\/p>\n<p>Scream 7 opens in theaters on Feb. 17, 2026. Fans can also watch Gellar in Scream 2 by streaming the legacy sequel via Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Entertainment Tonight<\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"780\" height=\"1171\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"01731656_poster_w780.jpg\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01731656_poster_w780.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/01731656_poster_w780.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/tag\/movie\/scream-7\/\" title=\"Scream 7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tScream 7<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<dl>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Release Date<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Director<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Williamson<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Writers<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Williamson, Guy Busick, James Vanderbilt<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Producers<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeve Campbell, Peter Oillataguerre, William Sherak, Ron Lynch<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<ul class=\"cast-tab-list\">\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instar53807014.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/instar53807014.jpg\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>Neve Campbell<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Sidney Prescott\n                                                <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instar51165302.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/instar51165302.jpg\"\/>    <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instar51224057.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/instar51224057.jpg\"\/>    <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cast-tab full-width\">\n<p>                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"instar53428236-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/instar53428236-1.jpg\"\/>    <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Scream 7 bringing back several characters from the dead, one franchise alum hopes to join in on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,3943,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-134733","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114577323489077198","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}