Scream 7 Director And More Details

According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Christopher Landon is set to direct the seventh movie, which is currently in the development stage. Landon will take the reins from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who directed both «Scream» (the fifth one, not the first) and «Scream VI.»

Landon is no stranger to horror movies and recently worked on both «Happy Deathday» movies and the modern body-swap flick «Freaky,» so it seems like the «Scream» franchise is in pretty solid hands overall. As THR notes, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett will still serve as executive producers on the film, but they’re working on some original horror prospects that are taking precedence.

THR also specifics that, due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes, nobody knows whether or not actors like Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega will return to the roles they originated in «Scream» and «Scream VI,» especially when you consider that Ortega is now an Emmy nominee and megastar thanks to her leading turn in the Netflix original series «Wednesday.» Regardless, «Scream 7» has a director locked down as soon as it leaves development and moves forward.