While most fans agree that Scream could be modeled after Melissa Barrera’s firingSpyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures are still pushing ahead with a reworked seventh installment that will bring back Sidney Prescott and introduce her family to a world of pain and trauma. Now we know that Isabel May has been cast as her daughter.

The Hollywood Reporter shared the news and pretty much confirmed that the series might be embracing the “legacy sequel” angle to save what it can. Mind you, the general public probably doesn’t care much about the Barrera situation, though Jenna Ortega’s absence may be a major negative in the eyes of casual moviegoers.

Anyway, May (1883, Young Sheldon) is in talks to board the project, which should be shot sooner rather than later, as it currently targets a February 27, 2026, release date. Scream 1, 2 and 4 screenwriter Kevin Williamson is directing, although it comes as a surprise that the script is from Guy Busick again; he co-wrote 2022’s Scream and 2023’s Scream 6. Radio Silence was always meant to depart after the final installment, but Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) was attached to the sequel until it was heavily reworked after all the behind-the-scenes drama.

Although the 2022 film, which was supposed to revive the franchise without rebooting it, was considered a kind of legacy sequel by many cinephiles, the truth is that it pulled some surprising tricks and clever comments about this particular Hollywood phenomenon. Scream 6 then took things in a completely different direction which was generally well received. That said, some of the fandom welcomes Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott with open arms, even though she now risks never getting a happy ending from the Ghostface killers.

For the Carpenter sisters (Barrera and Ortega), this development means their story arc has been resolved in just two movies… unless the same situation brings them back into the fold years later, with past conflicts and feelings still lingering (I really wouldn’t be surprised). At the very least, the ending of Scream 6 is a perfect end to their shared story, and offers horror fans disturbed by this remake an easy fix.

Are you showing up for the next Ghostface massacre regardless? Audio muted below.