Summary
Final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is at the heart of theScreamfranchise, even though she didn’t appear inScream 6. After grieving the death of her mother Maureen and learning that her high school boyfriend Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) is a killer, Sidney tries to move on with her life while still being connected to the horrors in her hometown of Woodsboro, California. No matter how many new and smart characters are introduced, Sidney will always be the most compelling in the franchise.
Screamfans have debated Sidney’s return, and althoughScream 6was still a solid slasher movie without this famous character, there are many reasons why she should star inScream 7. If Sidney comes back forScream 7, herstoryline should be more dramatic and important than ever.
Scream Revealed That Sidney Has A Family
InScream (2022), fans learn thatSidney Prescott has a husband and three children. She ismarried to Detective Mark Kincaid(Patrick Dempsey), whom she met inScream 3, and they have left Woodsboro behind to raise their family. When Dewey Riley (David Arquette) phones Sidney inScream (2022)to share that Ghostface is back, she is running with a stroller, which proves that she has at least one very young child. WhileScream 7should focus on Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), fans want to see Sidney again, and it’s interesting that she is now in the phase of her life where she has a family.
It makes sense that Sidney would end up with Mark as the two have several clever conversations inScream 3. They are both wise and hardened characters who have seen a lot, andMark understands what Sidney has been throughbecause he is a homicide detective. While Mark makes some meta jokes about trilogies, these scenes also reveal that it’s hard for Sidney to open up and trust new people because of the trauma that she has been through. When he says that she can call him by his first name instead of Detective Kincaid, she says:
“I’ll call you ‘Mark’ when you catch the killer, Detective.”
InScream 6, which didn’t include Sidney, Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) references Neve Campbell’s character. Gale explains, “She’s taking Mark and the kids somewhere safe. She deserves to have a happy ending.” As co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin toldEntertainment Weekly:
“For us, you can’t make aScreamthat doesn’t have Sidney’s presence in it somewhere, you know. It just felt like we had to verify that the characters dealt with that in a real, honest, heartfelt way. And the way that it’s dealt with in the movie felt right to us.”
Scream 7 Could Seriously Raise The Stakes For Sidney
Scream 7should include Neve Campbell’s character Sidney Prescott becausethe stakes will be higher than ever before. Now that Sidney has a partner and kids to go back home to, her fight for survival matters even more. Sidney would also ensure that Ghostface wouldn’t go after her family, which would be a powerful and terrifying motivation.
Screamfans want to see Sidney inScream 7, and there are many ways that she could be integrated into the story. If she did return, it seemsunlikely that she would be the main character again. However, ifScream 7takes place somewhere other than Woodsboro, it would make sense for Sidney to travel there and fight Ghostface. Since she has a family that she wants to keep safe, she wouldn’t want Ghostface to find her.Scream 6’s new location of New York Citymade the story scarier since the big city is full of so many strangers, andScream 7could find a similar eerie and important new setting. Sidney would also be terrified of a future Ghostface targeting her children, which would motivate her even more.
Since Gale Weathers already mentioned Sidney’s family inScream 6, it would make sense for the two to work together and come up with a smart plan inScream 7. Gale cares about Sidney after so many years of trying to survive together, and Gale wants Sidney, Mark, and their kids to be okay. Thetwo characters often have hilarious and tough banter, and this should be repeated inScream 7.
SincetheScreamfranchise needs to recoverandScream 7needs to tell a fresh, logical, and engaging story about characters fighting Ghostface, including Sidney is the perfect way to move forward. Before, Sidney was fighting for her mom’s reputation, and now, she’s an adult with responsibilities, a partner, and kids whom she would do anything for. IfScream 7is really going to be unique and stand out from the previous movies, it needs to incorporate Sidney’s emotional motivation to survive.
