Neve Campbell Exits ‘Scream’ Franchise After Rejecting Offer: It ‘Did Not Equate to the Value I Have Brought’

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Neve Campbell confirmed that she will not be reprising the role of Sidney Prescott in the upcoming Scream 6 film.“Sadly, I won’t be making the next Scream film,” Campbell, 48, said in a statement to Variety on Monday, June 6. “As a woman I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to Scream.

I felt the offer that was presented to me did not equate to the value I have brought to the franchise.”The actress, who rose to stardom after joining Scream in 1996, noted that it was a “very difficult decision to move on” from the slasher franchise. “To all my Scream fans, I love you.

You’ve always been so incredibly supportive to me. I’m forever grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the past 25 years,” she concluded.In response to the shocking departure, fans took to social media to weigh in on the future of Scream. “Hate this for me, a Sidney Prescott/Neve Campbell stan, but love this for her because imagine not valuing what she brings to the SCREAM franchise??” a social media user tweeted.A Twitter account for the horror podcast “Epic Film Guys” questioned how Scream would live on without its original lead. “While I’m still optimistic about the future of the franchise, hearing they lowballed the person that literally carried this entire franchise on her back, is very disheartening.

Gutted,” they wrote.Amid rumors that Campbell hinted at her exit to fans at a convention over the weekend, some commentators were curious what that meant for Scream 6. “How many more times does sidney need to fight, her ‘I’ll survive, I always do’ line was a perfect ending for her.