Neve Campbell provides an update on her Scream 6contract after rumors saying she has signed on for the sequel. 2022's Scream was able to successfully reboot the franchise by making fun of the current trend of rebooting and remaking classic horror movies. Reviews for the movie were mostly positive, despite it being the first Scream film Wes Craven wasn't involved in. It also did quite well at the box office, earning $140 million worldwide, so naturally, Scream 6 was quickly confirmed by Paramount and Spyglass.
With Scream acting as a sequel and a reboot, it introduced a new group of characters while also bringing back Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott), Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers), and David Arquette (Dewey Riley). Cox and Campbell were both originally thought to be coming back, but last month Campbell revealed she would not be returning for Scream 6due to a pay dispute. Recently a rumor was circulating the internet that Campbell had secretly signed a contract to appear in Scream 6 and 7 but that the studios were keeping it a secret so that her appearance could be a Spider-Man: No Way Home-type surprise for moviegoers.
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While the rumor didn't generate enough steam for Paramount to officially respond, Campbell has now put the rumor to rest. While attending a panel at Mad Monster Party Arizona, Campbell was asked if there was any truth behind the rumors about her signing a contract for Scream 6. Campbell apologetically responded, «There is not I'm afraid to say. I'm sorry. Sorry guys.»
There is always the possibility that Campbell is lying to keep her return a secret, but that seems incredibly unlikely in this instance. Campbell isn't returning because she
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