Kevin Williamson directs Scream 7 to finally tell Sidney’s story. Cast reactions hint at legacy returns, glitter, and ghosts who don’t want to stay dead.
Kevin Williamson, the screenwriter who forever altered horror in 1996 is finally directing a Scream film, and it’s the one that brings Sidney Prescott back into the eye of the storm—on her own terms.
During a panel at the ATX TV Festival, Williamson revealed what lured him behind the camera for Scream 7: “The company pitched it to me because they said, ‘This is going to be about Sidney Prescott. It needs to be about Sidney.’ That’s why I would want to do it.”
He added that Scream 7 will explore the parts of Sidney that fans have never seen. “We’ve never gone home with her. We don’t know what her life is about. I want to know those things.” That alone hints at a seismic shift in tone: no longer just the hunted, Sidney becomes the narrative anchor—a woman shaped by survival, not defined by it.
It’s a light that hasn’t been cast on Sidney for a long time, with the requels only dropping hints: a stroller, a wedding ring, the name Mark.
“It was also about the part,” Williamson emphasized. “It was like, ‘You want me to show up at the end of a movie with a gun and help everyone shoot Ghostface? That’s great. I’ll do it.’ She was happy, but she’d also wanted a part. Actresses want to play parts.”
“Working with Neve, we did it together. She was with me every step of the way,” said Williamson. “She walked me through a lot of it. I hope it shows.”
Beyond the Scream universe, Williamson is also set to premiere his new Netflix drama series, The Waterfront, on June 19, 2025. The series follows the Buckley family in Havenport, North Carolina, as they navigate the challenges of maintaining their fishing empire amidst personal and professional turmoil. The cast includes Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist, and Jake Weary.