The Scream franchise plans to continue on, with or without Neve Campbell
The producers behind the newest Scream installment have long, murderous plans for Ghostface in Hollywood

It’s hardly been a year since the last installment of the meta-horror slasher franchise Scream debuted, and this Friday brings in a new one with Scream VI, starring Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Dermot Mulroney. The production team behind the revived franchise, Project X, says they’ve figured out the formula to “lega-sequel” success.
When Project X’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Paul Neinstein signed a multi-year first look and co-development deal with Spyglass back in 2019, they were tasked with bringing Scream back from the grave it was laid in with Scream IV in 2011. When the time came, the trio brokered a deal with Paramount to get Scream V going.
In order to minimize the risk for both companies on the film, Scream V was set up as a co-production between Spyglass and Paramount with a $24 million budget. The 2022 “re-quel” would end up earning $140 million in box offices worldwide, and now Scream VI is already predicted to make upwards of $35 million its opening weekend. From the fervor that’s already surrounded the new film, this does not seem like the last time we’ll see Ghostface.
“If history shows, we should get a chance to live again,” Sherak tells IndieWire. “Launching a new franchise from scratch as Project X would be awesome because it’s rarefied air. But I also think executing our goal of turning Project X into a business where we can bring more friends of the court in to make their stuff is the dream.”