A few hours before Halloween, Paramount revealed the first trailer for the horror film this Thursday. Shout 7directed by American Kevin Williamson, original screenwriter and creator of the saga. It will be released in French cinemas on February 25. The previous (and sixth) work dates back to March 2023 and gathered almost 1.2 million viewers according to CBO.
This part, written by Guy Busick, marks a new direction for the franchise, marked by the retirement of actresses Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, as well as that of director Christopher Landon. Above all, it marks the return of Neve Campbell, heroine of the saga since the first part in 1996, directed by Wes Craven.
“When a new Ghostface emerges in the peaceful town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has rebuilt her life, her worst nightmares resurface,” the synopsis states. “When her daughter becomes the next target, Sidney has no choice but to return to the fight. Determined to protect her loved ones, she will have to confront the demons of her past to try to end the bloodshed once and for all.”
Therefore, actress Neve Campbell will return to service, after having skipped the sixth part for financial reasons. In the cast, Courteney Cox is back, as is David Arquette, whose character Dewey was killed off in the fifth film of the franchise, as well as two other “deaths” of the franchise, Matthew Lillard, who played Ghostface in the first. Shout and Mason Gooding, who played Chad Meeks-Martin in Shout 5 AND 6. Jasmin Savoy Brown is also back. Isabel May (young sheldon, 1883) will play Sidney’s daughter. Anna Camp, McKenna Grace and Mark Consuelos complete the cast.
Source: BFM TV
