Scream 8 on the Way After Scream 7's Record-Breaking $200 Million Box Office Success, Poker Face Showrunners Writing the Script

Scream 8 is reportedly successful the works, pursuing the record-breaking container bureau occurrence of Scream 7.

Deadline said that Spyglass is moving connected Scream 8 with Poker Face co-showrunners Lilla and Nora Zuckerman writing.

Scream 7 made implicit $200 cardinal astatine the planetary container office, mounting a grounds for the franchise successful the process. The archetypal Scream movie made $173 cardinal worldwide from theaters backmost successful 1996, unadjusted for inflation.

Nostalgia played a large portion successful Scream 7’s success. Neve Campbell, who stars arsenic franchise protagonist Sidney Prescott, returned for Scream 7 aft skipping Scream 6 implicit a wage dispute. According to Variety, Campbell secured a astir $7 cardinal woody for Scream 7, whereas Courteney Cox, who plays newsman and seasoned execution spree subsister Gale Weathers, was paid $2 million.

News of Scream 8 comes arsenic small surprise, then. Speaking earlier this month, Scream 7 writer and manager Kevin Williamson revealed Neve Campbell already had a “great” thought for Scream 8, which helium promised would beryllium made arsenic agelong arsenic Scream 7 was a success. Well, that didn't instrumentality long!

IGN’s Scream 7 reappraisal returned a 6/10. We said: “Scream 7 packs successful plentifulness of satisfying slasher action, adjacent if it gets a small excessively comfy playing the hits (and heavy cuts and slayer tracks).” Check retired our Scream 7 ending explained to find retired what it each means for the future.

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