Neve Campbell comments on whether she could return for Scream VII

Neve Campbell has reflected on the "disrespectful" situation that resulted in her not appearing in Scream VI.

The actress has led the Scream franchise since the first movie in 1996. However, during pre-production for Scream VI, she announced that she would not be returning as Sidney Prescott due to a salary dispute with the producers.

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“As a woman, I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to Scream," she wrote on Instagram at the time.

“I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise.”

The movie was released to critical and commercial success, with the focus again being on the younger group of heroes, as was the case in the 2022 version of Scream.

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Fans are still clamouring for Sidney to return, though, so could it happen?

"It's a hard question, because it's a matter of principle, as well," she replied on KiSS 92.5 when asked if fan support could catalyse a return to the franchise.

"As much as I love the characters that I've played and ones that I've had a history with, it's also very important to me the concept of equal pay. I think we're still not there yet. I really do believe that had I been a male, that the offer would have been different. I can't prove that, but it's the feeling I have and the way that I was treated was not great and it feels disrespectful. So at what point does self-respect come into play? It needs to always be there, right?"

Scream VII is happening and could be released in 2024, though the current actor and writer strikes in Hollywood have postponed any work on the project for now. Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding are all set to reprise their roles.

Campbell will always be Scream's Final Girl

Even though the franchise has moved on to another group of potential Ghostface victims, Campbell's co-star Skeet Ulrich says Campbell will always be Scream's "final girl".

“She’s the final girl, no doubt. But yeah, I think she misses it, all of it and everything," the Scream actor, who returned as Billy Loomis in Scream VI, explained.

"This is new to me — I did and then a big jump, we didn’t have this kind of thing obviously because of the pandemic, so this is like years and years’ of growth. So I think she has more to miss. To me, it’s new and exciting.”

In the Scream reboot in 2022, it is revealed that Sam Carpenter is the daughter of serial killer Billy Loomis.