Neve Campbell Reflects on Her Favorite SCREAM Memory and Getting Emotional Over the SCREAM 7 Reunion
Nearly 30 years after Scream first sliced its way into theaters, fans still enjoy hearing behind-the-scenes stories from the 1996 horror classic. We’ve all heard about Skeet Ulrich getting accidentally stabbed with an umbrella and how Dewey was originally meant to die.
But for Neve Campbell, her favorite memory from the first film didn’t happen during a chase scene or a bloody showdown. It happened after the cameras stopped rolling.
Speaking with GamesRadar+, Campbell opened up about what meant the most to her from that experience, and it had nothing to do with Ghostface.
“I do like the memory of, you know, on the first film, we’d all had such a beautiful experience together and it had been so meaningful that we had this dinner at the end of the film where we each gave a toast and talked about what the experience had meant to them, and you know what we were hoping for in the future, and I still remember that day dearly.”
At the time, the cast couldn’t possibly have predicted how Scream would’ve hit. Back then, they were just a group of young actors making a clever horror movie. They had no idea Scream would reshape the genre, launch a franchise that would span decades, and turn Sidney Prescott into one of horror’s most iconic final girls.
Over time, though, the original crew started to thin out. David Arquette’s Dewey Riley met a brutal end in Scream 5. Campbell sat out Scream 6 after a salary dispute. The series kept evolving, introducing new faces while longtime fans held onto the legacy characters who started it all.
That’s what makes Scream 7 feel like such a big deal.
The upcoming sequel reunites four original stars and brings franchise mastermind Kevin Williamson back, this time stepping into the director’s chair after writing the first four films.
Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott, joined by Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Arquette’s Dewey Riley, and Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher, one of the very first Ghostface killers.
When Campbell was asked about how it felt to bring everyone back together, she said:
“I was excited, you know, I got to ask Kevin to direct it. Actually, when they came to me, the studio came to me and told me the concept of the movie. We were trying to figure out who the director should be, and obviously Kevin was the first name. So, yeah, I got to ask him, and he was crying, and I was crying. We were very happy.”
That’s the kind of full-circle moment fans love to hear about. Williamson helped create this world. Now he’s guiding it into its next chapter with the original cast by his side.
Of course, there’s one huge question hanging over all of this. Dewey died in Scream 5. Stu had a television dropped on his head in the original film. So how exactly are they coming back?
Maybe they’ll appear as visions, similar to Skeet Ulrich’s Billy Loomis showing up in Scream 5. Or maybe the franchise will go full slasher logic and pull a Michael Myers-style resurrection. At this point, nothing’s been confirmed, and that mystery is part of the fun.
What we do know is that Scream 7 is shaping up to be a major reunion event for longtime horror fans. After decades of twists, fake-outs, and brutal Ghostface attacks, seeing Sidney, Gale, Dewey, and Stu all connected to the same story again is pretty awesome. I’ve been waiting for Stu’s return for a long time!
Scream 7 hits theaters in the US on February 27.
