Neve Campbell has something to shout about after reportedly getting a big payday to return to Shout out franchise.
After the jump Shout out VI regarding a salary dispute, Variety It was reported on Wednesday, February 25, that Campbell, 52, has received a nearly $7 million contract to reprise her role as heroine Sidney Prescott Shout out 7.
The big salary is $5 million more than Campbell’s long-term cost Courteney Coxwho played Gale Weathers in all of them Shout out the film from the original 1996, he received the appearance of the same film. In accordance with VarietyCox, 61, was awarded $2 million for his comeback. (Campbell originated his character in the 1996 film as well.)
Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Campbell and Paramount for comment.
When Campbell returns to the big screen to face Ghostface, the film will again focus on his character – and his teenage daughter – after the pivot in the story of 2022. Shout out start all over again in 2023 Shout out VI.
In the 2022 film, Melissa Barrera was the star, playing Sam Carpenter, when Jenna Ortega revealed her sister, Tara Carpenter. Campbell and Cox were also part of the renewed cast.
Barrera, 35, and Ortega, 23, are back Shout out VI the following year, their star power helped Paramount and Spyglass Pictures earn $161 million at the worldwide box office.
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox.
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesHowever, the Scream franchise recently took a hit after Barrera was fired from the upcoming seventh installment. The actor received criticism in late 2023 for his comments on Israel’s war in Gaza.
Ortega then exited the project in November 2023, citing scheduling conflicts with the new Netflix series. Wednesday.
The first film director, Christopher Landonhe also left after receiving death threats over Barrera’s dismissal, despite his innocence in the dismissal decision.
Paramount and Spyglass have since been hired Dawson’s Creek the creator Kevin Williamson to take the position of director. Williamson, author of Shout out franchise since the original film, is running with a 2022 sequel Shout out again Shout out VI the writers Guy Busick.
Scream fans rejoiced when Paramount announced the sixth entry in the franchise, but the news came with a caveat: Neve Campbell will not be returning. In June 2022, the Party of Five alum, who played Sidney Prescott in all five previous Scream movies, revealed that he had left the project due to a salary dispute. “Sadly, […]
The rewrite — which includes Campbell’s Sidney performance back in the barn — reportedly cost about $500,000, according to the report. Variety. The outlet added that the 2026 film has a budget of $45 million, which is an increase from the sixth film’s $35 million price tag.
Despite the drama surrounding it Shout out 7Campbell’s production, expressed his excitement about returning to his horror film roots.
“It’s been thirty years since I first picked up the phone, and now I’m picking it up again,” Campbell wrote on Instagram in October 2025, sharing a trailer for the new film. “Thank you so much to the amazing team and all the fans who supported me Shout out and Sidney over the years.”
Neve Campbell.
Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Paramount PicturesHe added: “Kevin Williamson and I couldn’t be more excited to share with you the trailer for #Scream7, in theaters only on February 27, 2026.
His return has reignited the hype around the franchise thanks to an added layer of nostalgia.
“I’m so happy to see Sidney being so focused again,” one fan wrote in Campbell’s Instagram comments. “You deserve all the good things! 🥰 February 27th can’t come soon enough. Hugs to you and the cast! ❤️.”
Neve Campbell is back as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7 for what looks to be a more brutal, bloody and deadly film. The official trailer was released on Thursday, October 30, showing Campbell’s return as Sidney’s family becomes Ghostface’s next target. Sidney’s daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), helps her mother cope […]
Director of movie analysis at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory, Shawn Robbinshe told Variety On Wednesday, “Neve Campbell is coming Shout out what Jamie Lee Curtis it belongs to Halloween franchise.”
“He’s a big player, especially for the older generations who grew up with the first films,” he explained. “At first it was thought that the momentum from the last two films might disappear. And there is a part of the audience that is upset about who is not coming back. But now the pendulum is swinging. This is causing a lot of interest in how certain characters are coming back.”
Shout out 7 will hit theaters on Friday, February 27.
