Isabel May is set to play the daughter of Neve Campbell‘s Sidney Prescott in “Scream 7,” Variety has confirmed.
May, known for her role as Elsa Dutton in the “Yellowstone” prequels “1883” and “1923,” will star opposite Campbell, who is returning to the horror franchise after sitting out the sixth installment due to a salary dispute. “Scream” creator and writer Kevin Williamson will direct “Scream 7,” while Guy Busick, who wrote the fifth and sixth “Scream” films, is penning the script.
“Scream 7” will finally hit theaters on Feb. 27, 2026, after facing multiple setbacks, including production delays, creative overhauls and cast shakeups. In 2023, Melissa Barrera, who starred in the previous two films, was fired from the sequel over comments she made on social media about the Israel-Hamas war. Jenna Ortega, who co-starred with Barrera, had to drop out of the seventh film due to her shooting schedule for Season 2 of Netflix’s “Wednesday.” And Christopher Landon, the director of “Happy Death Day,” dropped out of the project in December of 2023, calling it “a dream job that turned into a nightmare.” Production was also held up due to last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
Paramount Pictures will distribute the film, which Spyglass Media is producing. Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein are producing with Radio Silence serving as executive producers.
In addition to starring in “1883” and “1923,” May played Katie Cooper in the Netflix sitcom “Alexa & Katie.” She is repped by CAA and Principal Entertainment.
