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Scream’s Neve Campbell Explains Return to Fifth Installment of Horror Franchise

Sidney Prescott is returning to the Scream franchise. Yes – Sidney will be in Scream 5. The iconic character will be reprised by original actress Neve Campbell. How did new directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett convince Campbell to return now that Wes Craven has passed?

Campbell explained:

“I had been really apprehensive about doing another one,” Campbell told Jamie Lee Curtis in Variety’s special “House of Horror” conversation. “People had asked in the past whether I would do another one without Wes or whether I would make another one. I always felt like it’d be too difficult to do it without Wes. He was the master of these films. He did such a beautiful job on them. We were a family.”

Campbell continued:

“They actually wrote me a letter and they said they basically are directors because of these films. They are directors because of Wes Craven and they’re really so excited to be a part of these films and what an honor it is to do them, and that they really want to do justice to Wes and honor his legacy. That meant a lot. That letter meant a lot to me. Then I went and watched one of their films and it’s brilliant and in keeping in tone. So I thought, ‘You know what, I can do this.’ I think this could be a lot of fun and a good idea. These are people who are doing it for the love of these films. So that meant something.”

Are you excited for Campbell’s return to the Scream franchise?

Source: Variety

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