Scream fans were delighted when Paramount announced a sixth entry in the franchise, but the news came with a caveat: Neve Campbell wouldn’t be coming back.In June 2022, the Party of Five alum, who played Sidney Prescott in all five previous Scream movies, revealed that she exited the project over a salary dispute. “Sadly, I won’t be making the next Scream film,” she told Us Weekly in a statement. “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 Canada native noted that it was a “very difficult decision to move on” from the beloved horror franchise. “To all my Scream fans, I love you,” she continued. “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.”The first Scream film debuted in 1996 and also starred Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Skeet Ulrich.
After three sequels and a decade-long break, the franchise returned to the big screen in January 2022 with a fifth slasher simply titled Scream.
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