First Glance: “Scream 7”

The “Scream” franchise keeps chugging along with the upcoming release of “Scream 7”. Wes Craven’s popular slasher film series began in 1996, lasting for four features before running out of steam in 2011. But the series returned in 2022 with a decent reboot only to drop the ball in 2023 with the dreadful “Scream VI”. But now its back with a new creative team, a new focus, and a brand new trailer. And just by first looks, there’s some fun to be had.

“Scream VI” welcomes back the series star Neve Campbell who returns as the original protagonist Sidney Prescott. She and her daughter Tatum (Isabel May) find their quiet, small town life disrupted by the murderous Ghost Face. The trailer also reveals a returning Courtney Cox as dogged reporter Gale Weathers. And it appears they aren’t the only veteran cast members to reappear. Kevin Williamson (who wrote three of the four original Scream movies) directs what looks to be a fun yet derivative sequel. Still, it can’t be much worse than the previous installment.

“Scream VI” slashes its way into theaters on February 27th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.

9 thoughts on “First Glance: “Scream 7”

  1. Wow… I haven’t caught up with the series ever since the horror that was the 4th film (which sucked) as I might watch this but I want to catch up with the rest of the series.

  2. Am back as a commenter on your blog, and got the wordpress security settings going on mine ( to hopefully keep the scornful-minded readers away )

    Anyway, to answer your question- probably not. The last Scream movie i saw was part 3

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