A development more horrifying than any of Ghostface’s murderous antics has officially struck the quaint fictional town of Woodsboro: Neve Campbell will not reprise her iconic role as Sidney Prescott in Shout 6.
News of Campbell’s departure from the hugely popular murder series broke on Monday, with the actress citing a pay dispute as her reason to leave.
“Sadly, I won’t do the next thing Screaming she said in a statement. “As a woman, I have had to work incredibly hard in my career to establish my worth, especially when it comes to Screaming. I feel the offer made to me is not equivalent to the value I have brought to the franchise. It was a very difficult decision to continue. For all mine Screaming fans, I love you. You have always supported me a lot. I am forever grateful to you and what this franchise has given me over the past 25 years. ”
Naturally, everyone on the internet then lost their minds when they heard the truly chilling news. Many people are outraged that Campbell isn’t getting the salary she clearly deserves after carrying her damn franchise for 25 years. Disrespect of all! No one else can breathe on the phone or tiptoe around the corner swinging a kitchen knife like Miss Sidney Prescott.
“SCREAM belongs to Neve Campbell,” tweeted a critic. “They should be paying her pretty much whatever she wants at this point.” Another echoes this sentiment, write capitalized all the way up, “PAYING NEAR CAMPBELL EVERY DIME SHE Pants.”
Others worry about the fate of the franchise without Campbell’s character anchoring it.
“For me, the Scream movies have always been about Sidney Prescott’s journey and I can’t imagine a sixth movie without her in any capacity,” Written one Twitter user, “but it’s good to see Neve Campbell back down when an offer doesn’t fit her values or her character.”
“For me, the Scream movies have always been about Sidney Prescott’s journey and I can’t imagine a sixth movie without her, but it’s good to see Neve Campbell back down when an offer comes up. The offer doesn’t suit her. character value.”
Social feeds also quickly filled with loving tributes to the reigning queen of pop culture since 1996.
“Thank you Neve Campbell for being the last girl of my generation and representing what it means to be a survivor.” extrusion a fan with Campbell’s collage from each Screaming movie. “While it is a pity that SCREAM 6 will be the first SCREAM movie without Sidney Prescott, I am grateful that the story is continuing for a new generation.”
Screaming 6 scheduled to premiere next March after box office success of the most recent part in the series earlier this year. New additions to the cast of Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera return once again, and the directors of the final film, the Radio Silence film duo (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett), are directing the project. upcoming judgment. It was also announced just a few weeks ago that Hayden Panettiere would reprise her fan-favorite character from Screaming 4Kirby Reed.
But there may even be Screaming no Campbell? We were hoping we would never find out. Fingers overcomes that the collective fury of the Internet will be enough to knock everyone out at Paramount.
