Mikey Madison says ‘Scream’ fans approach her in public “mad” about her character: “I’m so sorry”

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Scream star actor Mikey Madison has revealed that fans were “mad” at her after she killed a major character off in the franchise.Madison, who portrayed Amber Freeman and was revealed as Ghostface in the 2022 Scream reboot, told Collider when she killed the long running bumbling police deputy Dewey, played by David Arquette, fans were not happy.“I have to be honest, when I did the film, it sounds naive, but I wasn’t so aware of the huge fan base that the franchise has, that I’ve now been able to discover,” Madison said. “Scream and horror fans and people who love horror films are the best people ever, but I really naively went into it.”She continued: “I remember being kind of sad because I was like, ‘Oh, such a great character.

It’ll be sad to see him (Dewey) go.’ And then I realised afterward the heartbreak that so many people felt.“People have come up to me, and they’re like, ‘I hate that this happened.

I’m mad at you.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry, I didn’t write the script!’ I didn’t want to do it.”When she was originally told that her character would be the film’s Ghostface, Madison thought it sounded “really fun”.She said at the time: “I would absolutely like to do that.

I specifically would love to play this Ghostface character because it’s such an interesting, fun reveal and it’s such a crazy, unpredictable arc for a character, as well.”Meanwhile, Isabel May was recently announced as Sidney Prescott’s (Neve Campbell) daughter in the forthcoming Scream 7.The sequel was recently confirmed for a February 27, 2026 release date.