The seventh instalment within the Scream franchise is at the moment within the works with Joyful Loss of life Day director Christopher Landon on the helm.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Scream 7 will mark Landon’s debut within the franchise, taking up from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who directed 2022’s Scream 5 and this 12 months’s Scream VI.

Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett will reportedly nonetheless be connected to the Scream 7, although solely as government producers, together with Chad Villella. Bettinelli-Olpion and Gillett reportedly stepped down from Scream 7 so as to work on an authentic horror movie for Common Photos earlier than it was halted because of the ongoing writers and actors strike in Hollywood.

Scream 5 and Scream VI noticed the franchise obtain a delicate reboot, whereas additionally performing as sequels to the unique movies. The solid is led by Jenna Ortega, Melissa Barrera and Mason Gooding. In keeping with THR, all three actors have but to signal on for Scream 7 however are anticipated to take action as soon as the Hollywood strikes come to an finish.

Christopher Landon is finest identified for writing and directing thriller and comedy-horror movies corresponding to Joyful Loss of life Day, Scouts Information to the Zombie Apocalypse, Joyful Loss of life Day 2U, Freaky, and We Have a Ghost. He additionally served as a scriptwriter for the Paranormal Exercise franchise.

Scream VI scored a four-star evaluate upon its launch earlier this 12 months. NME‘s Alex Flood wrote: “Scream VI isn’t excellent: the fixed meta references (previous killers, the ‘guidelines’ of the franchise) felt creative in final 12 months’s reboot, however right here develop tiresome. There’s additionally a complicated subplot round Sam’s suppressed need to emulate her dad (Billy Loomis, the unique Ghostface), who seems in hallucinations telling her to homicide folks. Throw within the ordinary exposition periods, which maintain the viewer updated on the plot however make it really feel like a Gen Z Poirot, and it might all begin to get in your nerves. Fortunately, such is the sheer, bloody pleasure of the factor that you just’ll be too preoccupied to note. Perhaps extra horror baddies ought to transfer to New York?”